This Update is the second in a three-part series on legal issues surrounding generative technologies. This second installment discusses the initial lawsuits filed involving these technologies and how these issues may be addressed by the courts for the first time.

There have been two important developments in recent weeks regarding the U.S. Copyright Office’s position on registering works created by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. First, on February 21st, the Copyright Office issued its much-anticipated decision regarding the registration of a graphic novel by artist Kristina Kashtanova that included images generated using the AI tool Midjourney. Then, on March 15th, the Copyright Office issued a policy statement providing its first guidance on the subject of copyright registration for works generated by AI.

This Update is the first in a three-part series on legal issues surrounding generative technologies. This first installment will discuss recent developments regarding the copyrightability of AI-generated works.

After briefly recounting the history of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and their respective lines of business, this Update analyzes the potential legal theories and remedies that antitrust enforcers could pursue against the entertainment conglomerate.

The Washington Employment Security Department has recently been auditing Seattle restaurants, resorts, hotels, and nightclubs and claiming that, under Washington law, their musicians are employees of the company unless they have a written independent contractor agreement. 

In a rapid shake-up of the antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour Inc., professional golfers Carlos Ortiz, Abraham Ancer, Pat Perez, and Jason Kokrak have withdrawn from the case.

A group of 11 professional golfers launched an antitrust suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the PGA Tour, Inc.

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, creating massive disruptions across many industry sectors.

The COVID-19 pandemic is upending the entertainment industry, with music, film and television, and other industry sectors experiencing profound disruptions to the status quo.

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly cutting a wide swath of change in the entertainment industry.

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week announced that it was seeking public comments on the continued viability of the Paramount Consent Decrees, which have regulated how motion pictures are distributed to theaters for the past 70 years.

Think the First Amendment protects your business from liability for running an ad congratulating a celebrity or other public figure?  Better think again.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is charged with enabling and securing the Internet, has been hard at work on a significant expansion project.

As more countries join the Madrid Protocol System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid System), trademark owners should be sure to take full advantage of this trademark registration option.  There are now 89 members of the Madrid System.  Significantly lower application and maintenance costs, as well as streamlined portfolio management options, are just a few of the reasons why the Madrid System is advantageous for trademark owners.

On January 8, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of New York conducted a hearing in a criminal case that may cause concern among software developers whose software could be used for illegal activities.

This Q&A addresses the types of persons and aspects of identity protected by the right of publicity, remedies for violations of the right, defenses to right of publicity claims, personal jurisdiction and choice of law considerations, and transfer and licensing of the right.