Within a one-week period in June 2025, two federal judges in the Northern District of California entered summary judgment rulings on the application of the fair use defense under the Federal Copyright Act in connection with generative AI platforms’ use of copyrighted materials owned by several authors of works who did not give the AI […]
Copyright Ownership of Generative AI Work Product In Major International Jurisdictions
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools can produce a vast range of new content in a remarkably short period of time. The output may include software code, text, audio, images and video. For business owners like you the speed with which AI produces rems of work product in response to a user prompt is simply breathtaking, […]
U.S. District Court Confirms ‘Human Authorship’ Required for Copyright Protection and Sets Copyright Boundary for AI-Generated Works
On August 18, 2023, Judge Beryl A. Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a first-of-its-kind federal court decision in Thaler v. Perlmutter et al., agreeing with the U.S. Copyright Office that works generated entirely by artificial intelligence are not copyrightable for lack of human authorship. The court rejected the plaintiff’s argument […]
How to License Your Company’s Copyrights to Maximize Their Financial Value
When your company owns valuable copyrights, licensing them to customers over and over again is a powerful way to generate revenue, expand your business into new markets, and solidify your company’s presence in those markets. To truly maximize the financial value of your copyrighted works, however, it’s crucial to approach copyright licensing with a strategic […]
Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive IP Strategy for Your Technology Startup
Now that you have decided to launch your technology startup it cannot be overstated as to how important it is to develop and implement a comprehensive intellectual property (“IP”) strategy to ensure your company successfully secures, retains and commercializes its IP rights. Such a strategy should cover IP creation, acquisition, and protection, and also try […]