Generative AI has triggered a wave of legal uncertainty in copyright law, with over 70 lawsuits worldwide challenging the unlicensed use of creative works in AI training. The recent deal between…
In August, I spoke at the Panama International Book Fair, in an event co-hosted by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Panama Copyright Office, the Ministry of Culture, and the…
This article is an adapted and shortened English version of the German language article „Haftung für Urheberrechtsverletzungen im Output generativer KI-Systeme“, published in Gewerblicher…
Using generative AI does not necessarily render output non-copyrightable. What matters is whether the human creative contribution to an AI-based outcome is sufficient. The question has been widely…
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In the first part of this post on the Kneschke vs. LAION decision by the German Hamburg Regional Court (“Court”), we explored the Court's key findings regarding the…
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On September 27, 2024, the German Hamburg Regional Court (“Court”) issued the first ruling on reproductions of copyrighted content from the Internet made during the…
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Generative AI continues to make advances. And whilst its capabilities can be overhyped,…
1. A ‘Google Zero’ World?
“I got the new stuff!” are the background lyrics of the latest Google advertisement about the future of online search. “Overviews” is a new feature that is gradually being…
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The sweeping evolution of generative AI models is rapidly reshaping the legal landscape of copyright. In the wake of the landmark cases of Authors Guild, Inc v…
