Need some good reading material? Here’s a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month!
- “Now, more than 30 years after Fish Market was released, Steely & Clevie Productions is suing three of reggaeton’s most celebrated hitmakers – El Chombo, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee – for what they characterise as unlawful interpolation of Fish Market’s rhythm (or “riddim”), and are seeking the credit – and royalties – they say they deserved from the start.” – Can you copyright a rhythm? Inside the reggaeton lawsuit that could shake the pop world, The Guardian
- “Two Silicon Valley companies on Tuesday announced new tools that use artificial intelligence to generate images while tackling some of the thorniest legal issues surrounding the technology: copyrights and payments.” – Adobe, Nvidia AI imagery systems aim to resolve copyright questions, Reuters
- “On the website of Character.AI, users can create and query hundreds of AI chatbots that represent real people (Tim Cook, Elon Musk) and famous fictional characters.” – Yoda and Harry Potter Chatbots Could Be the Next Big Legal Battle, Bloomberg
- “Damian, a 17-year-old Whetstone High School junior, won a coveted patent award back in eighth grade at the national Invention Convention.” – Columbus teenager gets patent for garbage bin solution, Axios
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