Copyright

21Aug 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI

August 21, 2025 Copyright
AI copyright training fair use legal debate

Dear Doc: I hear that using copyrighted materials to train artificial intelligence systems is legal. Can that be true? Signed,Every Artist, Ever Is Using Copyrighted Materials to Train AI Legal? Dear EAE: Training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly large language models (LLMs), is a process that relies on vast amounts of information that is broken […]

03Jul 2025

Is a Car a Character?

July 3, 2025 Copyright
Eleanor

Do you enjoy car chases? Then you probably remember Eleanor—the sleek Mustang from the Gone in 60 Seconds franchise. She’s arguably the star of the film’s most thrilling scenes. But is Eleanor more than just a car? Is she a copyrightable character, like Mickey Mouse, Batman, James Bond, or even Godzilla? If you’re looking to monetize a character—especially […]

20Mar 2025

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Birkenstocks

March 20, 2025 Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
birkenstock copyright

Dear Doc: Some things are protected by trademarks. Some by copyrights. Some by “trade dress”. Others by design patents. Some by utility patents. And others by trade secrets. How do you lawyers decide which is which, and can it be more than one? Signed, Confused Again Dear CA: Yes…this can be confusing, and often the stakes […]

19Dec 2024

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Library Lending

December 19, 2024 Copyright
Library Lending

Dear Doc: Digital readers such as the Kindle have become the way that many people borrow books from the public library. It’s like going to the library digitally: you have to wait for a copy to become available, and you can “take it out” for a limited time, after which it disappears from your device. […]

17Oct 2024

Ask Dr. Copyright® About Clowns

October 17, 2024 Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright
Clown Egg

Dear Doc: What is the strangest form of intellectual property protection you’ve ever run across? Signed,Ronald McD. Dear Ronald: Without a doubt, the most unusual form of protection of an idea or expression is the Clown Egg Register in Wookey Hole, England (the “Register”). The Doc is indebted to David Fagundes and Aaron Perzanowski and […]

24Jun 2024

Horror Retail Meets Copyright Law

June 24, 2024 Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademark

Policing your trademarks is as important as registering them.  Policing requires that the trademark and other rights owners monitor the world of commerce to ensure that others are not stealing their intellectual property and, if so, take immediate action against infringers.  Many corporations zealously defend their trademark portfolios. Here’s but one example. In a recent article at Wired.com, The […]

20May 2024

Viacom v. YouTube: The Saga Continues

May 20, 2024 Copyright
gavel of justice

YouTube is no stranger to copyright infringement issues.  In 2008, Viacom filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube, claiming that the video site contributed to an explosion of copyright infringement by permitting users to post infringing videos.  The federal district court eventually dismissed Viacom’s action against YouTube on grounds that the Digital Millennium […]

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