Tag: Copyright

I Can Buy Myself Flowers, But Is It Fair to Use Them? The Copyright Clash Over Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’

By: Brianna Marquinez Miley Cyrus, international pop star, was sued in September 2024 for copyright infringement regarding her Grammy-award winning single “Flowers” because it contains conspicuous similarities to the track “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars.  The lawsuit alleges that Cyrus’ song encompasses the impermissible exploitation of numerous elements from Mars’ song, revealing… Read More I Can Buy Myself Flowers, But Is It Fair to Use Them? The Copyright Clash Over Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’

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Cheat Software for Video Games Considered an Infringement of Copyright Protections After Historic Decision in Developer Bungie Inc.’s Lawsuit Against Phoenix Digital

By: Henry Carrington Bungie Inc. has made significant waves for both video game developers and players alike with a recent ruling in their ongoing legal battle against cheat producer Phoenix Digital.  The precedent established opens a new avenue for developers to crack down on cheating moving forward, making games a safer and more enjoyable space… Read More Cheat Software for Video Games Considered an Infringement of Copyright Protections After Historic Decision in Developer Bungie Inc.’s Lawsuit Against Phoenix Digital

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StreamEast Domain Seizures: A Not-So-Cautionary Tale to Live Sports Pirate Platforms

By: Charlotte Golnik Recent studies show that the average American spent $552 on streaming subscriptions in 2023 with 44% facing cost increases.  Many bypassed high costs, evidenced by the 141 billion visits to unauthorized streaming platforms (“pirate platforms”).  Among those platforms is StreamEast, which promises users “hassle-free and completely free” access to nearly all live… Read More StreamEast Domain Seizures: A Not-So-Cautionary Tale to Live Sports Pirate Platforms

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AI Music: Fair Use or Theft?

By:  Connor Green “Polka Face”, “Party in the CIA”, “White and Nerdy” are all parody songs written by “Weird Al” Yankovic, based on the popular songs “Poker Face”, “Party in the USA” and “Ridin’”.  “Weird Al” has made millions by writing songs that are heavily based on other artists’ work through the doctrine of fair use.… Read More AI Music: Fair Use or Theft?

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Conflicts in Writing a New Future with Artificial Intelligence

By: Allison Nickerson   Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an unavoidable part of modern life, every time someone asks Siri a question or enters a Google search, they are using AI technology. While often extremely helpful for common tasks, there is an increasing concern aboutjust how far AI can go. AI was intended to complete specific… Read More Conflicts in Writing a New Future with Artificial Intelligence

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Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

By: Sarah McLaughlin   With more than 551 million users, Spotify, one of the world’s most popular audio streaming services, is making a significant entrance into the AI arena by trying to reshape the user experience.  In February of 2023, Spotify released their new AI DJ—a “personalized AI guide that knows your music taste so… Read More Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

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Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

By: Bryan Sicard   As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly accessible to the general public, it is being used not only as an artistic novelty but has also shown itself capable of being used to fill voids in artistic markets.  This has resulted in AI being directed to create poems and literature, songs, scripts, and… Read More Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

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Writer’s Guild Strikers push for boundaries to be set in negotiations involving the use of Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood, setting legal precedent, and taking the future of careers out of technology’s hands.

By: Meg Cotter The writers behind our favorite films and movies and the actors portraying the roles within them are standing up for their place in Hollywood as Artificial Intelligence becomes a hot topic in the SAG-AFTRA labor strike.  Technology has progressed to the point that scripts can be written without writers and actors’ images… Read More Writer’s Guild Strikers push for boundaries to be set in negotiations involving the use of Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood, setting legal precedent, and taking the future of careers out of technology’s hands.

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Fairness and Online Gaming: Bungie’s Successful Use of Copyright Laws Against Cheat Developers

By: Hayden McGuire Over two years ago, the major game developer, Bungie, filed suit against Aimjunkies.com, requesting damages and injunctive relief, stopping Aimjunkies.com from selling cheats for Bungie’s popular game Destiny 2.  Destiny 2 is a free-to-play online first-person-shooter that was released in 2017.  It has maintained between 100,000 and 300,000 concurrent players since then,… Read More Fairness and Online Gaming: Bungie’s Successful Use of Copyright Laws Against Cheat Developers

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Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

By: Jack Gagner The “golden age” of artificial intelligence (“AI”) image generation, or at least the buzz surrounding it online, shows no sign of slowing down in 2023.  Although AI image generation has been around for years, widely accessible and free online programs have recently delivered it to the internet-savvy masses.  Today, “[t]he most common… Read More Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

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The C with the Circle: How American Copyright Laws Affect Technology and Vice Versa

By: Erin Howlin If you look closely at some logos or the inside cover of a book, you’ll discover a small “C” enclosed by a circle.  Although small, this symbol represents a protection that a company or brand has from others copying their work.  The Copyright Act of 1976 is the basis of copyright law… Read More The C with the Circle: How American Copyright Laws Affect Technology and Vice Versa

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Artificially Intelligent Artists?

By: Kiara D. Benac Although art generated by algorithms has been around for years, the emergence of new programs that use machine learning to transform words into images within seconds, such as DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, has become not only trendy but also controversial.  Historically, controversy has followed the introduction of new art-making technology.… Read More Artificially Intelligent Artists?

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Google v. Oracle: The Ten-Year Tech Battle

This blog discusses the potential consequences of the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision in Google v. Oracle, the culmination of a series of lawsuits that began in 2010. The suit considers the potential copyrightability of an application programming interface (API), a system regarded in the tech world as crucial to software and application development. Should the Court rule in favor of Oracle, the tech industry can expect the emergence of a much more competitive landscape. … Read More Google v. Oracle: The Ten-Year Tech Battle

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Ethical Issues to Consider Before Entering Lego World Builder: A “High-Risk” World of Copyright

This blog describes how the efficient nature of Lego’s crowd-sourcing platform, Lego World Builder, comes at the cost of relinquishing intellectual property ownership rights for creative users. The blog further looks at the ethical copyright issues that are implicated by the use of the platform and what legal consequences creators need to consider before submitting their work to the platform. … Read More Ethical Issues to Consider Before Entering Lego World Builder: A “High-Risk” World of Copyright

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Use the List, problem dismissed? How placing Chinese firms on the Entity List may better protect American business Interests.

This blog discusses the potentiality of adding Chinese firms which, violate American intellectual property laws to the Commerce Department’s Entity List. A national security decision with implications for Chinese trade, and those American businesses with which they do business.… Read More Use the List, problem dismissed? How placing Chinese firms on the Entity List may better protect American business Interests.

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STRIKING OUT – YOUTUBE’S SWING-AND-MISS COPYRIGHT ID SYSTEM

Faced with the dilemma of keeping their website free from unlawful activity, YouTube’s Content ID system works to keep copyright infringement at bay. Unfortunately, the automated system leaves small content creators voiceless at the whim of copyright claims from corporate entities. Is there a realistic solution for Youtube?… Read More STRIKING OUT – YOUTUBE’S SWING-AND-MISS COPYRIGHT ID SYSTEM

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