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No Infringement of Nonfiction Work by Makers of Tetris Film – Court Uses Wrong Analysis to Reach the Right Result

Ackerman v. Pink asks how much of a written history can be claimed as proprietary by the author of that history.   The answer:  Not much.  It is black letter that the author of a non-fiction work cannot prevent others from using historical facts in some other work – even if those historical facts are known … Continue Reading

Clock is Ticking for Responses to UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

The authors wish to thank Sumaiyah Razzaq for her contributions to this post. Ever since the emergence of generative AI, a major concern for all participants has been the extent to which copyright works can and should be used in training AI models. The application of UK copyright law for this purpose is disputed, leading … Continue Reading
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