Copyright Law
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Copyright Law Meets Artificial Intelligence: The New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft
by Hovey Williams January 19, 2024OpenAI and Microsoft employ advanced AI to assist rapidly growing user bases across diverse tasks. However, the New York Times recently took legal action to challenge OpenAI and Microsoft’s sources of training data based on the NYT’s protections under copyright law.
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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Resolve Circuit Split Regarding Copyright Damages
by Hovey Williams November 8, 2023Two appeals courts, a California-based Ninth Circuit and New York-based Second Circuit, have been split over a key time frame established by the Copyright Act, leading to one essential question—Can a copyright holder recover for infringements that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit? After a Florida-based Eleventh Circuit recently ruled
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“I Do Not Own the Rights to This Music’ and Other Pointless Disclaimers”
by Hovey Williams July 28, 2023On-line disclaimers won’t protect you if you use copyrighted creative materials.
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Hovey Williams 2nd Annual Intellectual Property Bootcamp Set for September 29th
by Hovey Williams June 15, 2023Now Accepting Applications. Join us for a hands-on crash course on intellectual property for diverse undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law students.
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Registration Guidance for Copyright Applications of Works Incorporating AI-Generated Content
by Hovey Williams May 3, 2023The guidance stems from the principle that individuals who use AI in creating a work may claim copyright protection for their own contributions to that work (and not the AI-generated content). The Copyright Office has clarified that applicants have a duty to disclose the inclusion of AI-generated content.
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Copyright Office Grants Limited Protection for AI-Generated Images
by Hovey Williams March 1, 2023Artists and content creators alike should take note
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Four Hovey Williams Partners Honored as Super Lawyers®
by Hovey Williams November 22, 2022We are pleased to announce that four of our Partners, Scott Brown, Cheryl Burbach, Crissa Cook, and Michael Hurd have been selected to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Selection for the Super Lawyers list means these Partners rate among the top 5% of attorneys within their practice areas for the year. Scott
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Global Entrepreneurship Week – KC
by Hovey Williams November 2, 2022ATTENTION PIONEERS and INVENTORS!! DON’T MISS OUT ON FREE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Global Entrepreneurship Week – KC happens November 14-20, 2022. Learn how to to protect and commercialize your inventions with patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks. Our partner, Tom Luebbering will host a free informative session on Thursday November 17, 2022 from 2:45pm
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Hovey Williams 2023 Recognition in “The Best Lawyers in America”®
by Hovey Williams August 22, 2022Congratulations to our honorees. A well deserved honor.
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