This week, a tool that artists are using to protect against mimicry of their online artwork by AI was cracked. Professor Guadamuz has a nice article on Internet history. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it… Finally, Professor Goldman explained what happed to Gonzalez v. Google after the Supreme Court’s ruling last term….
Category: Links
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 June 21, 2024
This week, I liked Bruce Schneier’s article on Democracy and AI. I also thought it was interesting how Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, introduced during WWDC earlier this month, actually works. AI and Democracy Apple – Private Cloud Compute
Links for Week of June 14, 2024
This week, I liked a primer on Child Online Safety Legislation as a great resource on that area. I liked Ben Thompson’s analysis of Apple’s AI announcements during their WWDC keynote this week. And, finally, on a somewhat lighter note, I liked Eugene Volokh’s take on an online libel case involving statements made in TikTok…
Links for Week of June 7, 2024
This week, there is continued skepticism of the new AI-powered “Recall” feature announced for Windows PC’s. The Verge article calls it a security disaster. Employees within the AI industry published an open letter which asks for the ability for employees to warn about the risks of AI without fear of retaliation. Finally, some ISP’s are…
Links for Week of May 31, 2024
This week, I liked David Barnett’s post on CircleID explaining the methodology of searching for infringements among subdomain names. Professor Guadamuz’s post on the use of Scarlett Johnansson’s voice by OpenAI was interesting. Finally, I liked Evan Brown’s take on an 11th Circuit case involving the use of AI LLM’s in legal document interpretation. Locating…
Links for Week of May 24, 2024
Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Remember why we have the holiday. Via BeSpacific, I learned about an MIT Technology News article on how criminals are using AI. Sabrina also linked to a great article by the Pew Research Center on how web content disappearing over time. Finally, I had to link to this Techdirt…
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…