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AI Generated Video Games Are Coming: How Do Game Developers Protect Rights in Their IP?

by JSEL | Sep 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

Stuart Irvin,[*] Winslow Taub[†] and Sam Jungyun Choi[‡] Click here to download a PDF of this article. AI generated video games are coming.  What remedies does a video game publisher have when its game is used to train an AI model?  If the resulting model generates a...

Authors File Complaint Against OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

by JSEL | Jul 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

By: Alec Winshel Last month, Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for infringement of their works. The complaint is another in a series of cases filed by Matthew Butterick and the Joseph Saveri Law Firm that mount legal challenges against...

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NBA “BUBBLE” GUIDELINES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF THE 2019-20 SEASON

by JSEL | May 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

(PDF Version Here) Eric Zilber[*] TABLE OF CONTENTS[†] Introduction COVID-19 Background The Challenges Facing the NBA Initial Planning The “Bubble” Emerges as a Front-Runner “Bubble” Plans Solidify and the Protocols Phase One Phase Two Phase Three Phase Three-A Phase...

All I Want for Christmas is Full Damages for Copyright Infringement

by JSEL | Apr 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

By: Daniel Imakyure• Introduction In June 2022, Andy Stone, a.k.a. Vince Vance, brought a copyright infringement action in the US District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana against singer Mariah Carey, producer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music...

When “Gravy” meets “Roll”: The Future of Interpolation in Music Recording

by JSEL | Apr 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

By: Lea Washington What do you get when you put a roll and gravy together? A lawsuit apparently. The “Rickrollin’” star Rick Astley is suing upcoming rapper Yung Gravy and his team. Gravy’s song “Betty” is the focus of this dispute, as it borrows from the song “Never...

The Future of NFL Broadcasting

by JSEL | Mar 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

By: Ben Reichard   The first Sunday kicking off the 2022 NFL season was just days away. Like millions of fans across the country, I was both hopeful and anxious for how my team would start the season. But I had another reason to be nervous: I couldn’t figure out...

States Can Use Advertising and Consumer Protection Law to Avoid Rolling the Dice with Online Sports Betting

by JSEL | Mar 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

By: Brandon McCoy             Prior to Super Bowl Sunday, one of the most popular gambling days of the year, Massachusetts opened sportsbooks in its three brick-and-mortar casinos: Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park Casino. The state joined 32...

Copyright Has a Preemption Problem That’s Destined for the Supreme Court

by JSEL | Dec 9, 2022 | 0 Comments

By: Alec Winshel Fans of radio personality Howard Stern and legendary rapper 50 Cent had reason to rejoice in 2013 when the two sat down for an interview on The Howard Stern Show. After discussing rap feuds and the joys of meeting Oprah, the celebrities parted ways...

Supreme Court Considers the Future of Copyright’s Fair Use Doctrine

by JSEL | Nov 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

By: Alec Winshel On October 12th, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v. Goldsmith. Litigants traded arguments scrutinizing the boundaries of artistic license while Justices lobbed hypotheticals that...

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