April must be copyright month. Those who follow copyright, photography and the free press will have their interests piqued by the Southern District of New York’s holding of fair use as a defense to infringement involving the events of January 6, Fox News and a freelance photographer who, on January 6, was at the Capitol and filmed the activities.
“AI is the next revolution … there is no going back.” M. Werneck, executive vice president, The Kraft Heinz Company. Not all revolutions benefit humanity. Tech luminaries Elon Musk and AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio recently warned we might be circling the drain. They, and others, have called for a six-month moratorium on training artificial .
New York Times v. Sullivan. It was a landmark Supreme Court decision holding that the First Amendment limits the right of public officials to sue media for defamation; to successfully sue, a public plaintiff must prove “constitutional” malice, meaning that the allegedly defamatory statement was made by the news media with either reckless disregard for .
In the first trial involving non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, trademark rights and a First Amendment defense, a jury in New York City earlier this month found an artist had violated the trademark rights of Hermés, the iconic French fashion house. At issue was the artist’s NFT depictions of Hermés’ Birkin bags and his use of .
A lawyer and legal educator weighs in on the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, which seeks to safeguard American companies and founders’ trade secrets.