U.S. Copyright Office’s Post

Have you ever wondered how Generative AI/ChatGPT can write in an author's style? It turns out that these systems have "read" numerous papers and books that were downloaded from pirated archives. This begs the question: is this just a part of learning or a violation of copyright? #AI #copyright #technology

I support the The Authors Guild on this open letter to generative AI companies. https://lnkd.in/ePegBhNG #chatgpt #bard #generativeai #copyright #copyrightinfringement #authors #creators #creatorsunite

This week's #jktbt is from Joshua Claybourn in a blog that originally posted just last week on AI (artificial intelligence) and the Copyright Office. Check it out here:https://lnkd.in/efHa_-kw #jacksonkelly #AI #artificialintelligence #copyright

The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in cases involving artificial intelligence, including some of the first major rulings involving generative AI. In this blog post, my Perkins Coie LLP colleagues review the copyright and non-copyright claims of a few of the cases and share takeaways. #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #Copyright #CopyrightLaw

Are you interested or concerned, or would you like to know more about AI and licensing? Our open friends at OpenFuture will launch on Feb 13 the "Alignment Assembly on AI and the Commons." Paul Stacey started a discussion on #OEGConnect Find out more: https://lnkd.in/d93VcrHw #jointheconversation #creativecommons #intellectualproperty #copyright #ai #artificialintellegence #openmovement

Copyright Office is holding a webinar regarding registration of #ai generated works on June 28. Definitely worth attending if you or clients have questions about the CO’s take on authorship and registerability. I’m personally curious about what, if any, special training personnel will receive (or if experts will be hired) to evaluate applications with AI components or to discern whether deposit material contains AI content when the application doesn’t disclose it (cuz that’s definitely going to happen). Good to see steps being taken to address public concerns and questions. #copyright #copyrightoffice #generativeai https://lnkd.in/eFsusQgC

Can you write a book WITHOUT AI?!? Listen, I know AI is hot and everyone’s doing it but if you want to maintain the IP of your ideas, you may want to press pause on having AI write your book, bae. Legally, AI cannot be copyright protected, which means your brilliance that you’ve fed your AI writer of choice, is literally stealing your ideas and you no longer own that wisdom. Surprise! That said, writing your own book won’t be as easy as AI but it’s worth it. Here are my top 3 tips for writing made easy to get that book done and maintain your copyright protection, too! Snag my free guide here: https://lnkd.in/gkzUwNV3

Did the SCOTUS write a death sentence for Generative AI modules such as Dall-E and Midjourney? Very recently, the Supreme Court of The United States in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, held that "Transformative Use" will no longer be the primary factor while determining whether a reproduced piece of work infringes the copyright of the original author. Instead, the deciding factor is now going to be the PURPOSE for which the second piece of work has been created. Under the old view, content generated by AI in most scenarios could have been granted the benefit of the Fair Use Doctrine as observed in cases such as Authors Guild v. Google where AI using the original work to create something new was held to be fair use. Since most of the Generative AI modules are paid subscriptions, the Courts could have the opinion that the commercial nature of the service makes it likely to financially compete which is the purpose of the original work, and it would not matter whether the reproduced work is transformative or not. Only time will tell how this is going to be resolved since a class action suit against many AI companies such as deviantart and midjourney has already been filed in the US. #ipr #iprights #copyright #fairuse #technologylaw