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April 26, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence, Data Security
Key Issues in Generative AI Transactions
By: Aaron P. Rubin and Heather M. Whitney
Over the past year, we have seen a dramatic increase in the adoption of AI technologies across industries. Because transactions involving AI technologies can resemble those involving traditional software, like SaaS agreements, parties often assume that their expectations from those standard agreements about what
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March 03, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence, Copyright
Copyright Office Denies Claim to Copyright in Generative AI Images
By: Joseph C. Gratz and Heather M. Whitney
The U.S. Copyright Office has denied an attempt to register copyright in images created using the Midjourney generative AI tool. The reasoning of its decision sharply limits the potential paths to receiving copyright in images created using generative AI tools, even where that output
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February 15, 2023 - Copyright, Artificial Intelligence
Are Outputs of Ai Models Copyrightable?
By: Heather M. Whitney, Evangeline Phang, Tessa J. Schwartz and Aaron P. Rubin
Heather Whitney, Evangeline Phang, Tessa Schwartz, and Aaron Rubin authored an article for Law360 covering whether the outputs of generative artificial intelligence tools are copyrightable. Read the full article.
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May 24, 2021 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)
By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst
After the presentation of a general “European Approach to Artificial Intelligence” by the EU Commission in March 2021, a detailed draft regulation aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and user safety was published today (“Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation’s main provisions are the following:
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October 13, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, IP
In the Public Eye: USPTO Issues Report on AI
By: Tessa J. Schwartz
The USPTO recently released the report “Public Views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy”. The report is part of the USPTO’s effort to engage with the innovation community and experts on AI and to promote innovation of AI through appropriate intellectual property incentives.
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October 07, 2019 - First Amendment, Artificial Intelligence, FTC, Influencer Marketing, Fraud, Free Speech
A dating platform’s alleged fraud; a decline in the popularity of popularity metrics; TikTok’s unique AI
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Singapore has enacted a law granting government ministers the power to require social media platforms to completely remove or place warnings alongside posts the authorities designate as false. Unlike the compensation earned by child stars who perform on television, in films, or on other
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May 20, 2019 - Advertising, Trademark, Artificial Intelligence, Data Security, Hacking, Defamation, Fair Use, Litigation, Right of Publicity
Trademarks as hashtags; influencer sues company allegedly depicting him in an ad; new uses for AI technology
By: Aaron P. Rubin
A federal district court in California has added to the small body of case law addressing whether it’s permissible for one party to use another party’s trademark as a hashtag. The court held that, for several reasons, the 9th Circuit’s nominative fair use analysis
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June 01, 2018 - Advertising, Blockchain, First Amendment, Artificial Intelligence, European Union, GDPR
Social Links: Laws affecting politicians using Twitter & tourists taking photos; the GDPR takes effect; lost Bitcoins
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Finding that President Trump’s Twitter feed constitutes a public forum, a federal judge in New York City held that it’s a First Amendment violation when the President or one of his assistants blocks a Twitter user from viewing or responding to one of the
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May 02, 2018 - Digital Content, Artificial Intelligence
Socially Aware’s John Delaney Receives “Reader’s Choice” Award
We’re proud to announce that the online platform JD Supra has named Socially Aware co-founder and co-editor John Delaney as the recipient of one of its 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. John was chosen from among the nearly 50,000 writers who publish on JD Supra
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January 24, 2018 - Artificial Intelligence, Event, Autonomous Vehicles
The Best of the Best of CES 2018
This post is a bit meta. It is about an event that I attended that was about an event that I didn’t attend. Let me explain. I missed the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, but was fortunate to attend the Paley Center for
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Topic Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Key Issues in Generative AI Transactions

By: Aaron P. Rubin and Heather M. Whitney

Copyright Office Denies Claim to Copyright in Generative AI Images

By: Joseph C. Gratz and Heather M. Whitney

Are Outputs of Ai Models Copyrightable?

By: Heather M. Whitney, Evangeline Phang, Tessa J. Schwartz and Aaron P. Rubin

Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)

By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst

In the Public Eye: USPTO Issues Report on AI

By: Tessa J. Schwartz

A dating platform’s alleged fraud; a decline in the popularity of popularity metrics; TikTok’s unique AI

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Trademarks as hashtags; influencer sues company allegedly depicting him in an ad; new uses for AI technology

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: Laws affecting politicians using Twitter & tourists taking photos; the GDPR takes effect; lost Bitcoins

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Socially Aware’s John Delaney Receives “Reader’s Choice” Award

The Best of the Best of CES 2018