Dec 05, 2023 China and U.S. Clash in Approach to AI Copyright Cases By Laura Lamansky A Chinese court ruled that an image created by an artificial intelligence (AI) platform is protectable by copyright law. The Beijing...
Dec 05, 2023 The Top 3 Places to Start a Small Business Nationwide: Right Here in North Carolina By Lyle Gravatt Travis Albea Adam Wanee Did you know that the top three places nationwide to start a small business are all right here in the Tar Heel State? According to a...
Nov 29, 2023 Michael Best Joins Defense Alliance to Focus on DoD/NDAA Priorities and SBIR/STTR Funding for Small Businesses By Lyle Gravatt On Thursday, November 30, principals from Michael Best’s Defense and National Security team will join the Defense Alliance of North...
Oct 30, 2023 FTC Holds Roundtable on the Impact of AI on Creators and Creative Industries By Jeffrey Brown The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on...
Oct 17, 2023 AI Deep Fakes: How Tech May Change Rights of Publicity Laws By Laura Lamansky AI can generate digital replicas of celebrities, which may imply an endorsement of a product or service where none exists. Just recently,...
Sep 22, 2023 How is AI Impacting Content Creators and Entertainment Industries? The FTC Wants to Know. By Jeffrey Brown The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion on October 4, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. ET, to better understand the...
Aug 30, 2023 Thoughts on the Intersection of AI and Copyrights? U.S. Copyright Office Requests Comments on Various AI Issues By Laura Lamansky The U.S. Copyright Office is taking artificial intelligence (AI) seriously. They've held webinars and listening programs throughout the...
Aug 18, 2023 What's in a name? Overstock Rebrands as Bed Bath & Beyond By Laura Lamansky Trademarks are source identifiers marketers and brand gurus use to differentiate their goods or services from competitors. But how much...
Jun 21, 2023 Generative AI And The Artist - How Will Copyright Law Keep Up? By Laura Lamansky Only humans can own a copyright. But when we have human-like technology creating art, does that change the analysis? What about the work...
Jun 15, 2023 Jack Daniels Fetch'd a Win in SCOTUS Dog Toy Case By Laura Lamansky Alcohol brand Jack Daniels won at the U.S. Supreme Court this summer against a dog toy manufacturer who created novelty dog toys similar...
May 19, 2023 SCOTUS (Purple) Rain'd Down on Warhol By Laura Lamansky The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision on May 18th, 2023 in the hotly debated case about Andy Warhol's silk screens of...
May 08, 2023 Ed Sheeran Victorious in Landmark Copyright Case By Laura Lamansky On May 4, 2023, a jury found Ed Sheeran, hit making pop artist, not guilty of copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"...