Leah Luckett discusses current AI copyright cases that have been decided or are ongoing. She discusses how the fair use doctrine has shaped copyright law and now is shaping artificial intelligence development. Eventually she concludes authors may not be receiving the protection they deserve.
Joshua Smith explores how the federal government’s use of Zach Bryan’s hit song “Revival” for immigration agent recruitment exposes unresolved tensions between copyright protection, expressive autonomy, and the limits of government speech.
In this article, Abriana Malfatti explores the current law on postmortem rights to publicity and argues how State law can protect one’s image from being commodified in death.
In this article, Elias Aidun discusses the recent New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement and analyzes potential fair use arguments.
In this article, Elias Aidun discusses how the recent ruling in LKQ v. GM may significantly change the landscape for design patents, as the standard for determining “obviousness” has been redefined.
In this article, Camille Chandler explores Glasgow’s disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experience and discusses the possible ways an attendee could recover under Ohio’s Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices statute.
In this article, Camille Chandler discusses the possible implications recent trademark cases could have on upcycling, and how these decisions could severely limit the sustainable fashion movement.
In this article, Parker Herren explores the future of the case Sedlik v. Drachenberg and the potential implications it could have on fair use and copyrightability in tattoos.
In this article, Cecilia Giles discusses how Taylor Swift’s public battle to own her music has caused record labels to incorporate new contract provisions that require artists to wait unprecedented amounts of time before re-recording their music. Giles argues that record labels should find alternative ways to address this issue in order to foster a mutually beneficial relationship between artists and labels.
Author Micah Kindred discusses Nintendo’s new patent and how software is under protected in the current intellectual property landscape.
