David Baker
NY Times sues OpenAI over claims of AI copyright misuse
As you’ve probably already read, The New York Times has filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in Federal District Court in...
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David Baker
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Tolkien Estate Wins Copyright Lawsuit
In one of the least surprising court rulings of 2023, the estate of the late writer J.R.R. Tolkien and the entertainment and consumer...
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David Baker
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Sound off on the future of AI – The Copyright Office wants to hear from YOU!
Let it know what you think about AI model training, artist permission and compensation, infringement liability, and likeness or imitation...
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David Baker
Oct 3, 20234 min read
PRACTICAL IP - The Public Domain
It (probably) isn’t what you think The "public domain" refers to a body of creative works, inventions, and knowledge that is not...
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David Baker
Sep 30, 20232 min read
Fables free for all
He couldn’t afford litigation, so creator Bill Willingham put Fables in the public domain In an unexpected twist, Bill Willingham, the...
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David Baker
Sep 21, 20237 min read
Ravensburger magically releases Lorcana at GenCon 2023 despite IP infringement lawsuit
Competitor Upper Deck has filed suit and tried to prevent the release In a fascinating legal battle that has caught the attention of the...
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David Baker
Apr 6, 20232 min read
IKEA can’t take a joke
Unless you count their ginormous do-it-yourself furniture stores as a joke As much as any trip to an IKEA furniture superstore may seem...
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David Baker
Aug 16, 20224 min read
'Fair use' isn't what most people think
IP LAW FUNDAMENTALS Fair use isn't what most people think it is. Ask someone about the doctrine of "fair use" and they're most likely to...
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David Baker
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Google v. Oracle Ends with Bizarre SCOTUS Decision
On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision in the contentious copyright battle between tech giants...
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David Baker
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Art World Embraces Non-Fungible Tokens
Just when you thought it was impossible for the art world to get any weirder, this happens: A non-fungible token (or “NFT”) of a digital...
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David Baker
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Banksy On Fire ... Just Not Literally
Luckily, there are always new developments in the IP world to keep us distracted. Whether it was street artist Banksy’s recent social...
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David Baker
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Ninth Circuit Favors Seuss Over Star Trek
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a publishing company, ComicMix, LLC, was in the wrong when it published a...
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David Baker
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Passage of COVID Relief Bill Changes Copyright Law
Last month, the CASE Act was signed into law by President Trump as part of the massive 5,593-page, $1.4-trillion omnibus spending and...
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David Baker
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Copyright Fundamentals
Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in "a tangible form of expression." The fixed form does not have to be...
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David Baker
Nov 15, 20184 min read
'Fair use' isn't what most people think
IP LAW FUNDAMENTALS Fair use isn't what most people think it is. Ask someone about the doctrine of "fair use" and they're most likely to...
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