January 2023 – EntertainmentLawyer.Pro™

AI Art Generation and Copyright Law

Posted on 01/26/2023 by Elliot Zimmerman

In cases where there is NO HUMAN INVOLVEMENT, Urantia Found. v. Kristen Maaherra, 114 F.3d 955, 957–59 (9th Cir. 1997), has indicated that the work is solely created by AI and no copyright will issue. The newest spin on these AI issues exists when the Artist feeds his underlying work to a computer and uses AI to apply styles it has “learned” by scanning named Artists like DaVinci, Michaelangelo, etc. Andersen et al v. Stability Continue reading AI Art Generation and Copyright Law→

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Artists Sue AI Art Generators for Copyright Infringement

Posted on 01/18/2023 by Elliot Zimmerman

Andersen et al v. Stability AI Ltd. et al, Case No. 3:23-cv-00201 in the United State District Court for the Northern District of CA, San Francisco Division, is a class action suit wherein several artists are suing AI art generators Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt for using their work to train AI tools. The suit contends defendants downloaded billions of images from the internet without consent which were used to create AI styles of the Continue reading Artists Sue AI Art Generators for Copyright Infringement→

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NFT: non-fungible token law including "smart" contracts, production and producer agreements, talent agreements (actors, models, musicians, composers), distribution contracts, synchronization licensing, film, music & video industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to trademark and copyright;

MUSIC: including recording contracts, production and producer agreements, talent agreements (musicians, composers), distribution contracts, synchronization licensing, music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to trademark and copyright;

MASS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT DEFENSE: including motions to quash subpoenas to ISPs to ascertain the identity of an alleged infringer by IP, and defense of civil and criminal copyright infringement suits;

FILM: covering option agreements, finance, chain of title issues, talent agreements (screenwriters, film directors, actors, composers, producers, designers), production, post production and trade union issues, distribution issues, motion picture industry negotiations, distribution, and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright and trademarks;

MULTIMEDIA: including software licensing issues, video game development and production, information technology law, advertising, new media licensing, censorship, privacy, freedom of information, telecommunications, and general intellectual property issues;

PUBLISHING: including print media, advertising, models, author agreements and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;

TELEVISION AND RADIO: including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;

THEATER: including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal issues;

VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN: including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places; and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products;

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