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Anderson v. TikTok and Section 230 of the CDA

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_margin=”-75px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] A recent article by Barry Sookman, “The Significance of Anderson v. TikTok: A Test for Section 230 CDA,” explores the Third Circuit’s recent decision in Anderson v. TikTok, which redefines the […]

Library Orgs Criticize WIPO’s Scoping Study on Public Lending Right (PLR)

A recent article published by EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) contends that the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) draft study on Public Lending Right (PLR) is fundamentally flawed. The PLR system allows authors and rightsholders to receive compensation for the non-commercial lending of their works by libraries.  The WIPO scoping study assessed PLR systems across […]

Updates on Research in the Brazilian AI Bill

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Video on the Design Law Treaty and Disclosure of Traditional Knowledge & Genetic Resources – Margo Bagley

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President Ramaphosa refers the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) to South Africa’s Constitutional Court, despite SECTION27’s application to compel him to sign the CAB into law

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Is Using Data to Train AI ‘Fair Use’?

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_margin=”-88px|||||”] In a recent Forbes article, Roomy Khan explored the ongoing legal debates around the use of copyrighted content for training artificial intelligence (AI) models. Whether AI companies can use copyrighted data, such […]