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Intellectual Property

The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court Building

The AI Revolution Is Upon Us, Whether or Not Copyright Laws Are Ready

AI technology is opening up new creative horizons for artists and musicians. It's also creating headaches for US intellectual property lawyers.
By Suzi Morales

So Mickey Mouse Is About to Enter the Public Domain. Can Anyone Actually Make Money Off Him?

Disney's prolonged protection of Mickey Mouse is about to come to an end. But ways to profit off Mickey are not obvious.
By Erik Sherman

The Scary Part About AI Is That a Lot of Writers Like It

More novelists and essayists approve of AI for writing than you might guess.
By Ann Kjellberg
Graffiti of ape holding sandwich sign around neck

Banksy Wins a EU Trademark Case and Will Be Allowed to Remain Anonymous

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A woman holds up the BeReal app to take a photo

BeReal, a French Social Media Startup, Is Being Copied by Big Tech, and There’s Not Much it Can Do About it

By Rachyl Jones
Baby Yoda

Baby Yoda Shows Us the Force of Intellectual Property Rights

By Ross Marchand

Uber Faces Yet Another Scandal After Disastrous Q3, Stock Plummets

By Sissi Cao

German Artist Martin Wojciechowski Accuses Hermès of Copying His Work

By Helen Holmes

Artist Chris Williams Sues After Seeing His Mural Used in an Ad Featuring Oprah

By Helen Holmes

Why Cardi B’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Okurrr’ Might Be an Uphill Battle

By Helen Holmes

Cult-Favorite Workout Bike Peloton Could Pay $150 Million for Stealing Hit Songs

By Sissi Cao
In 'Who Lets The Dogs Out?,' director Brent Hodge niftily balances a tightrope equation of "how much is this a white paper and how much is this an entertaining movie," something he admits was a struggle

The Secret, Troubled History of ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’

By Brendan Bures
Musician Gene Simmons of KISS raising his hand in the gesture he's trying to trademark.

Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark This Rock and Roll Hand Sign

By David Akst
Chinese President Xi Jinping.

What to Expect: Chinese President Xi Jinping Set to Visit Mar-a-Lago

By Jonathan Russo
A journalist films a wax figure of the actress Carrie Fisher as the Star Wars character Leia Organa.

The Royalty Gates: Rest in Peace or at Least Until the Sequel

By Robert Garson
Members of the media gather around a table displaying the new Apple MacBook Pro laptop after the product launch event on October 27, 2016 in Cupertino, California.

Is Apple Ripping Off Outside Developers?

By Andrew J. Chapin

This Looks Familiar: Artist Richard Prince, Gagosian Sued Again Over Copyright

By Guelda Voien
Alexandra Serio describes how Monegraph will power licensing of premium video on, Nameless, a pre-launch startup.

Bitcoin’s Database Now Powers Monegraph, a Digital Art Marketplace

By Brady Dale

How Is Anonymous Going After The French Co. Trying To Trademark Its Logo? Let Us Count The Ways

By Steve Huff
Screencapped from the filing.

Some Genius at a French Retailer Wants to Trademark the Anonymous Logo

By Kelly Faircloth

Survey Says: Patent Troll Shenanigans Cost U.S. Companies $29B Annually

By Kelly Faircloth
Etan Patz as taken by his father, Stanley Patz in 1979. This photograph was taken from Wikipedia where it is listed under a Creative Commons attribution license.

Etan Patz’s Father Pulls Etan’s Photos

By Ben Weitzenkorn

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