This week, there was an interesting ruling in the case against OpenAI brought by authors. And, the Ohio law requiring “parental consent” for the use of social media by minors was held to be unconstitutional. Finally, the EU’s Digital Services Act takes effect tomorrow. Copyright and OpenAI Ohio Social Media Law EU’s Digital Services Act
Category: Copyright
Links for Week of February 9, 2024
This week, a cautionary tale on the “Internet of Things” and making sure connected devices are updated – millions of smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDos attack. CORRECTION – Bruce Schneier reports that the article was incorrect, resulting from a mistranslation of the original German. The article was supposed to be a…
Links for Week of January 26, 2024
This week, CircleID had an interesting article on a California spam investigator who is being prosecuted for practicing without a private investigator license. Professor Goldman posted his annual Year In Review of Emoji law. And, there is another article on whether copyright exists for legal documents. License for Spam Investigation Year In Review – Emoji…
Links for Week of January 5, 2024
Happy New Year! This week, copyrighted works from 1928 and sound recordings from 1923 entered the public domain as their term of protection ended. A lot of attention is focused on the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse. Disney has also been using this version as a trademark, and newer versions of Mickey remain under…
Links for Week of December 29, 2023
This week, the New York Times sued Microsoft and Open AI for copyright infringement for including its content within the large language models of ChatGPT and Bing AI. Also, Evan Brown had a good summary of a recent ruling in the Southern District of New York involving the liability of platform owners for allowing allegedly…
Links for Week of December 15, 2023
This week, Marty Schwimmer had a good post about a SAD enforcement case gone bad. Another lawyer cited non-existent cases in a brief apparently prepared with AI assistance. And, Cathy Gellis posted about an amicus brief she wrote on behalf of the Copia Institute. Finally, we note that the EU has implemented an agreement in…
Links for Week of December 8, 2023
This week, news broke that Apple and Google were giving US government sources information from push notifications on smartphones. These companies had been under orders not to reveal the program’s existence, but now that the news of the program was out there the companies could notify users appropriately if future requests were made. I also…
Links for Week of December 1, 2023
This week, I liked the IAPP’s article on President Biden’s AI Executive Order. I also noted that the 5th Circuit is considering a standing order requiring lawyers to certify that either no AI was involved in the preparation of court filings, or to certify that they had been reviewed by a human afterwards. Finally, I…
Links for Week of November 24, 2023
This Thanksgiving week, the AI news was dominated with the leadership of OpenAI. Sam Altman was ousted, and then restored to CEO status with a new Board of Directors. I’m sure this will make a good movie someday. I liked Professor Guadamuz’s article on Creative Commons and AI training. Further, news broke of a secretive…
Links for Week of November 17, 2023
This week, I liked Gene Spafford’s reminisces of the original Internet worm from 1988. The Copyright Office reflects on 18 months of the Copyright Claim Board. Just for fun, be sure to check out the Museum of Internet Artifacts. Cybersecurity – Original Internet Worm Copyright Claim Board Museum of Internet Artifacts