When AI is used to manufacture fake endorsements, copyright law doesn’t do enough to protect celebrities, influencers and other public figures.
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It’s a relatively new legal tactic and not yet tested in court.
William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, penning protest songs against Great Britain.
The new deal might seem like a ‘win’ for artists at face value. But how it actually benefits them remains unclear.
The new song on The Life of a Showgirl credits the late George Michael as a songwriter – and borrows some lyrics. But it still hold its own as an original track.
AI ‘learns’ by digesting copyright-protected material, with billions at stake. Proper licensing deals offer the best solution for authors, artists and publishers.
The largest copyright settlement in US history has established a crucial legal precedent for the relationship between AI companies and content creators.
Some DJs who release illegal, unauthorized remixes are lauded by electronic dance music fans and artists, while others are condemned for it. A new study looks at why this is.
Raygun is unlikely to be able to claim intellectual property over her name, her persona and her dance moves.
Even after departing this world, artists have plenty of legal tools to protect their creative vision.
His department can enhance the country’s soft power and create jobs - but he’ll have to turn its reputation around and run its operations better.
Generative AI music apps Suno and Udio are alleged to have copied significant amounts of famous recordings.
The AI train has left the station. Now, guardrails need to be hastily built to keep the technology from running the music industry off the tracks.
With the click of a button, you can now generate songs in any topic and genre you want. But it’s not clear-cut whether you own the music, despite what the app terms say.
Traditionally seen as an American holiday, more Australians are preparing to celebrate Halloween. Here’s what we know about costumes, cosplay and copyright, just in time for the spooky season.
Authors are furious about finding their works on pirated dataset Books3. Copyright is the usual avenue for redress, but while AI moves at speed, the law is slow – and not designed to combat AI issues.
The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.
Prosecraft creator Benji Smith believed he was honouring copyright laws, while using more than 25,000 books without authors’ consent. What does the law say? A copyright expert explains.
Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s lawsuit claims their books were used without their consent. But copyright protection doesn’t apply to ideas – they’ll need to demonstrate the likelihood of economic loss.
When universities do use fair dealing to supplement purchased, licensed and freely available resources, they work within guidelines developed across the education sector.
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of New England
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Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Regional & Metro), University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Research professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Glasgow
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PhD Candidate, Law, Western University
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Professor, University of Gondar
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Professor of Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Musicology, Dan School of Drama & Music, Queen's University, Ontario
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Copyright Specialist, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Portsmouth