According to the research, blockchain provides several game-changing benefits for intellectual property licensing and management. A professor from the Texas A&M University School of Law recently published research exploring blockchain technology use cases in the world of copyright administration. According to their findings, blockchain has the potential to radically alter the way intellectual property is…
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The new partnership between Universal Music Group and BandLab Technologies focuses on ethical AI usage to protect artist and songwriter rights. Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a new partnership with social music creation platform BandLab Technologies on Oct. 18 to promote responsible practices with artificial intelligence (AI) in the industry. The partnership focuses on the…
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Google explicitly stated that only seven products fall under this legal protection, excluding Google’s Bard search tool. Google has announced its commitment to protect users of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems within its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms in cases where they face allegations of intellectual property infringement. This move aligns Google with other companies, such…
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The Author’s Guild opened a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging misuse of copyrighted material in training of its AI models. The Author’s Guild in the United States opened a class-action lawsuit against the Microsoft-backed OpenAI on Sept. 19 due to its alleged misuse of copyrighted material in the training of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. According…
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Can Ansay, founder of AI streaming and marketplace platform Musixy, says AI-generated music is revolutionary, brings efficiency and lowers costs to productions. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries across the globe. However, the conflict between its usefulness and its ability to infringe on intellectual property (IP) has been a particular struggle…
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The bill will classify the risk of AI tools and force developers of generative-AI applications to disclose the use of any copyrighted materials. Controversies around artificial intelligence (AI) and its use of copyrighted material have arisen in various scenarios after a major uptick in the use of the technology in content creation. Legislators in the European…
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A CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) NFT is an NFT with a copyright in which the owner permits anyone to use the NFT for commercial gain. What are the future possibilities with CC0 NFTs? The world of NFTs is in its infancy. As artists and creators explore ways to create and monetize their content, products and…
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EDM artist R3HAB and music community anotherblock are using NFTs to share song royalties with everyone involved in the process of launching a song — including fans. The music industry continues to find inventive ways to integrate decentralized technology into new releases to benefit both artists and their fans. Electronic dance music (EDM) artist R3HAB…
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While GameStop faced the heat for an insensitive NFT listing, OpenSea had the Falling Man NFT listed on its platform for over two months. A recent nonfungible token (NFT) listing on GameStop’s marketplace became the center of controversy in the NFT world. The listing received heavy backlash from the community, which prompted the marketplace to…
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In posting NFT artwork on social media, a new owner could be breaking intellectual property laws. A “wave of litigation has already begun.” The rapidly growing but loosely regulated nonfungible token (NFT) industry already touches many areas of human endeavor “from academia to entertainment to medicine, art, and beyond,” wrote recently two United States senators…
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