Copyright law grants creators of original words exclusive rights in their expression from the moment their work is fixed in a tangible medium. It protects the expression of ideas (not the underlying ideas, facts, systems, or methods) by allowing copyright owners to control core exploitations like reproduction, distribution, public performance, public display, and derivative works, subject to statutory limitations and defenses (such as fair use, first sale/exhaustion, and compulsory licenses). Copyright is primarily governed in the US by the Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17) and aims to incentivize creation while balancing public access and free expression.
Lawyers should use GAI as another tool to advocate zealously for their clients. However, engaging with AI to assist with estate planning by lay people and legal professionals alike should be handled with judiciousness.
Courts must evolve standing rules and state action doctrine thresholds to preserve trust in the digital landscape. Failure to adapt risks rendering the First Amendment obsolete amid proxy controls.
The dynamics between band members and musical artists have long been documented as fraught – what happens when this drama leads to the courtroom?
In 2024 alone, more than 30 million podcast episodes were published, and over 500 million people were recorded as active listeners of podcasts. Needless to say, podcasts have become a very popular form of digital entertainment.
Watching reality TV has low stakes, but making it on a reality TV show is a competitive process. However, in the slim chance someone does make it on a show, the participant will be asked to sign a legally binding contract.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has a list of activities that are banned, with the risk of termination of a user’s account if the company discovers banned activity. Within these banned activities, OpenAI specifically prohibits academic dishonesty. The regulation instructs its users not to misinform, misrepresent, or mislead others.
Tracing ChatGPT back to its conception, the core of the programming was always the Language Learning Model. By being able to access and compress a large number of data points into a uniquely generated output mimicking speech patterns, chatbots seem to be a supreme combination of search engines and research tools.
However, copyright laws, though helpful for larger works such as cookbooks and websites, may not be as accessible to those who create their culinary works through other individual platforms, such as food blogs, videos, and podcasts. Social media outlets create inclusive communities to build networks both to share recipes and also to copy recipes without giving credit where it is duly earned. In order to combat this, it may be up to those communities to create a shared space of respect and appreciation without relying on the legal system.
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