by Victor Bruzos | Sep 15, 2023 | Analyst, Blog, Uncategorized
OpenAI, the organization behind the ChatGPT platform, finds itself amidst a series of lawsuits centered on allegations of copyright infringement. For context, ChatGPT operates as a free-to-use generative AI model trained on vast amounts of text data from the internet....
by Victor Bruzos | Aug 29, 2023 | Analyst, Blog, Copyright
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has delivered a significant ruling in the case of Valancourt Books v. Garland. The court determined that the Copyright Office’s mandatory deposit requirement (17 U.S.C. §407) is an unconstitutional taking....
by Victor Bruzos | Jun 9, 2020 | Copyright
In early 2018, Stephanie Sinclair, a professional photographer brought a copyright suit against Mashable, Inc. and its parent company, Ziff Davis, LLC. Stephanie alleged the defendants infringed on her copyright regarding one of her photographs at least because...
by Victor Bruzos | Dec 11, 2019 | Trademark
For some, buying a Rolex or other high quality watch is a statement in self and brand identity in it of itself. For others, a need arises to truly distinguish such a purchase by means of customization. For these others, a range of deemed “watch...
by Victor Bruzos | Apr 16, 2020 | Trademark
In another lawsuit between Michael Jordan and Qiaodan Sports, the Supreme People’s Court ruled in favor of Michael Jordan over Qiaodan Sports for a trademark dispute. The suit arises at least over the fact that one may translate the name “Jordan” to the...