Can you Copyright your Vibe? The New Frontier of IP
Introduction In April 2024, Sydney Gifford, a Texas-based influencer, filed suit in Texas federal court against another Texas-based…
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Ink-orporated: Who Owns the Art on the Athlete?
David Beckham, Lebron James, Mike Tyson. Aside from achieving incredible success at the highest level of their respective…
New Music, New Rules: Figure Skating Into the New Copyright Era
After earning a Gold Medal for Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the figure skating pair…
A Star Wars Trilogy: Examining the Legal Implications of Disney’s Three Posthumous Uses of AI and CGI
In 1977, American filmmaker George Lucas envisioned a science-fiction adventure that would ultimately transform the entertainment industry’s approach…
The Fine Line Between Inspiration and Infringement: Navigating Copyright in Modern Music
As highlighted in recent lawsuits involving superstars Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran, certain musical elements, such as ostinatos,…
Wizards, Bears, and Millionaires in the Public Domain
In the era of remakes and sequels, it may seem like most movies and TV shows today are…
Who Teaches Robots? Music Publishers Sue Anthropic in Artificial Intelligence Copyright Lawsuit
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, courts are striving to establish precedents for this burgeoning technology. Numerous…
Chanel vs. What Goes Around Comes Around: Unraveling the Threads of Trademark Battles in the World of Luxury Resale
The fashion industry relies on intellectual property protections, including trademarks, to protect and distinguish its brands. Likewise, trademarks…
The VPPA Gets Dragged Into Overtime
The VPPA Gets Dragged Into Overtime1[1]I have written more extensively on the VPPA in Elizabeth Gemdjian, Note, The…
Authoring AI – How the Copyright Act of 1976 Protects Authored Works From Machine Learning Databases
Since its public launch in 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has become one of the most used data tools on…