This week, the EU’s Digital Services Act is taking effect. We shall see how well enforcement fares. Also, Judge Howell in the DC Circuit sided with the Copyright Office that works created solely by AI are not eligible for copyright protection. EU’s Digital Services Act AI and Copyright
Links for Week of August 18, 2023
This week, there was a lot of discussion over the case filed against the Internet Archive for its digitization of 78 RPM records and placing those recordings online. 78 RPM Record Digitization by Internet Archive
Links for Week of August 11, 2023
This week, there are rumblings that the FTC’s ongoing investigation of Amazon will result in antitrust charges, likely next week. Also, Professor Goldman announced the 2023 edition of his Internet Law Casebook. Amazon and Antitrust Internet Law Casebook
Links for Week of August 4, 2023
This week, there was a lot of discussion over Canada’s new law requiring publishers to be paid when their news articles are linked to by search engines and social media companies. I also liked Professor Grimmelmann’s forthcoming article with Katherine Lee and A. Feder Cooper on copyright and generative AI. Canadian Publisher Payment Law Copyright…
Links for Week of July 28, 2023
This week, the SEC announced a rule that will take effect later this year requiring publicly traded companies to report cybersecurity incidents within 4 days. I also liked the guest blog post by Professors Chon and Farley on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Abitron v. Hetronic. SEC and Cybersecurity Abitron v. Hetronic
Links for Week of July 21, 2023
So what has your AI been trained upon? A group of authors requests that their copyrighted works not be used for that purpose. Further, for many years American military emails (.MIL) have been mis-sent to Mali (.ML) due to typos. Now, that domain is being transferred back to that country’s control. Finally, I was very…
Links for Week of July 14, 2023
This week, I liked that John Welch posted Professor McCarthy’s take on the Jack Daniels Supreme Court case. I also liked Evan Brown’s post regarding copyright and AI creation, specifically whether a human could be a joint author with the AI. Thought provoking for sure! Jack Daniels v. VIP Products Copyright and AI
Links for Week of July 7, 2023
Continuing our trend of looking at Supreme Court cases, last Friday the Court ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that a Colorado website designer did not have to create a website that conflicted with their beliefs, in accordance with the First Amendment. The decision was criticized for its conservative interpretation and the impact on…
Links for Week of June 30, 2023
This week, the Supreme Court ruled in Counterman v. Colorado, which is concerning for its potentially chilling effect on other online stalking cases. Counterman v. Colorado
Links for Week of June 23, 2023
This week, an interesting post by Evan Brown on who owns a social media account used by a business as well as by an individual. I also liked guest posts by Professors Tyler Ochoa and Lisa Ramsey regarding the recent Supreme Court cases in Warhol and Jack Daniels. Social Media Account Ownership Copyright Trademark Parody