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AI Can’t Patent Inventions, UK Supreme Court Rules
AI Can’t Patent Inventions, UK Supreme Court Rules
December 20, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The British court has ruled that a scientist cannot patent inventions created by an AI. The ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court is a “landmark” decision in...

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Microsoft Offers Legal Protection for AI Users in Copyright Cases
Microsoft Offers Legal Protection for AI Users in Copyright Cases
September 10, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft says it will provide some legal safeguards to customers using its AI.  The tech giant announced last week the launch of its Copilot Copyright...

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Authors’ Lawsuit Alleges OpenAI Violated Copyright Law in ChatGPT Training
Authors’ Lawsuit Alleges OpenAI Violated Copyright Law in ChatGPT Training
July 05, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Two authors have sued OpenAI, alleging the ChatGPT creator violated copyright law. Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad said in their lawsuit that the ChatGPT artificial...

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Twitter Faces Legal Battle Over Copyright Infringement
Twitter Faces Legal Battle Over Copyright Infringement
June 14, 2023  |  Legal

The National Music Publishers’ Association has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, alleging that the platform has been using copyrighted music without permission. NMPA President David...

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Generative AI Tools Center of New Regulation-Innovation Tug of War
Generative AI Tools Center of New Regulation-Innovation Tug of War
April 04, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT could be too good to be true — literally. A recent consumer alert from the Federal Trade Commission...

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Andreessen Horowitz Leads Licensing Charge to Protect NFT Market
Andreessen Horowitz Leads Licensing Charge to Protect NFT Market
September 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The ownership rights transferred with many nonfungible token (NFT) collections are so vague and poorly written that the finality of any transaction involving them, along...

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New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
November 25, 2019  |  Regulation

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on...

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Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
Chinese eCommerce Site Pinduoduo Pinged For Piracy, Counterfeiting
April 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) has placed Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo.com on a blacklist, along with other sites the organization says are involved in...

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Lawsuit: Peloton Used 1,000+ Songs Illegally
Lawsuit: Peloton Used 1,000+ Songs Illegally
March 20, 2019  |  Legal

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is suing streaming exercise bike company Peloton, saying the service used upwards of 1,000 songs without licensing them properly,...

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