This week, Professor Guadamuz had another post on the Copyright Wars, this time “Copyright for Dummies.” Courtesy of BeSpacific, The Verge had a nice reminder to never give your phone to the police. As more states get Digital IDs, keep this advice in mind. Finally, I liked a summary of the forthcoming EU Cyber Resilience…
Category: Copyright
Links for Week of September 20, 2024
This week, I liked a summary on ArsTechnica on the arguments made in the DC Court of Appeals in the TikTok case. Professor Goldman had a nice look at the Grant v. Trump case where Trump was found to have infringed the song Electric Avenue. Finally, Professor Guadamuz had more to say on the Internet…
Links for Week of September 13, 2024
This week, I liked Pari Esfendari’s blog post at Circle ID re: the current status of the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance. Professor Goldman posted about the Netchoice v, Reyes case in Utah, which enjoined the Minor Protection in Social Media Act. There also was some good ongoing discussion of the Internet Archive’s appeal I…
Links for Week of September 6, 2024
This week, via BeSpacific, I liked this Tech Policy article on the myths behind Generative AI. Further, the Internet Archive’s e-book lending was found not to be fair use on appeal to the Second Circuit. Myths Behind Generative AI Fair Use
Links for Week of August 16, 2024
This week, there was an interesting ruling denying a motion to dismiss in the ongoing class action lawsuit against some of the larger AI Image Generation sites, Stability AI, Midjourney, Runway AI, and DeviantArt. The FTC also introduced a new final rule banning fake reviews. Finally, a reminder to be careful of the fine print…
Links for Week of August 2, 2024
This week, there’s some new legislation proposed which would add a “digital replication right” for likenesses. Via BeSpacific, I learned of a new tool to allow copyright holders to see if their work is being used to train AI models. Finally, Professor Grimmelmann has a new article on copyright and generative AI. NO FAKES Act…
Links for Week of July 5, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court ruled in Moody v. Netchoice re: social media moderation. I really liked LLRX’s article on navigating online risks of minors. Finally, Ars Technica had a nice article on a recent hearing in the copyright case against the Internet Archive’s digital lending practices. Moody v. Netchoice Navigating Online Risks for Minors…
Links for Week of June 28, 2024
This week, two of the AI-powered sites for music generation, Udio and Suno, had lawsuits filed against them by Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Records. A Hat tip to John Welch for linking to a great article on Amazon’s quiet overhaul of the trademark system. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s post on the…
Links for Week of May 17, 2024
This week, I liked Tyler Ochoa’s guest blog post on the copyright case decided last week by the Supreme Court. Along with introducing a new Lord of the Rings movie, Warner Brothers had to apologize for mistakenly taking down a 15-year old fan film. Finally, something to keep an eye on – a new version…
Links for Week of May 10, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that damages in copyright cases can, in the right circumstances, go back further than three years. The claim needs to be timely made, and then the damages can go back further than the normal 3-year statute of limitations. As expected, TikTok’s owner sued the government over the “foreign…