Category: Copyright

As we have discussed several times on this blog, there are major issues with copyright laws and the use of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs like OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. At least two dozen cases have been filed by various plaintiffs and groups around the United States making various copyright infringement claims against the companies that […]

Copyrights entitle the owners to exclusive use of their original works of authorship. That right means that others cannot use — either whole or in part — the original work. This means that the work cannot be used, copied, displayed, performed, etc., without permission. Just as importantly, no works derivative of the original can be […]

For copyright purposes, songs have three distinct components: lyrics, music, and performances. Each component carries its own copyright, and each is to be registered separately with the U.S. Copyright Office. One person can own the copyrights to all three components either because one person created the unique artistic works embodied in the lyrics, music, and […]

Website cloning can be a major problem for website operators. Cloning is usually defined as the duplication of an entire website (or significant portions) for criminal or other nefarious purposes. For example, a cybercriminal can clone a bank website, hoping to lure unsuspecting bank customers to the fake website in order to steal usernames and […]

The answer depends on a few factors. First, if you are filing a YouTube claim or a copyright lawsuit against another party for violation of YOUR copyrights, then the wisest course of action is to hire experienced copyright attorneys to prosecute your claim. Studies show that when prosecuting claims related to the infringement of intellectual […]

Yes, website owners should register the copyright for their websites, although, strictly speaking, CONTENT is registered because the U.S. Copyright Office has stated that the website itself is not something that can be copyrighted. This is common sense because the website is just the “structure” or “frame” into which you place your content. The content […]

Yes. Lawsuits are being filed and the plaintiffs have every reason to expect success. Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is not really “intelligent” and it is not autonomous. Someone has created the software and programming — wrote the code — that instructs the AI to do what it does. That means that a person or business is […]

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In copyright law, derivative works are original works of authorship that are based on earlier original works of authorship. For example, a sequel to a book or movie is a “derivative” work if characters or storylines and elements carry over from the original to the sequel. Many derivative works “cross artistic fields,” such as motion […]

The answer is “no” and “yes.” The “no” is first because of how copyrights work. A copyright for a song comes into existence when the song is created. Thus, you do not need a lawyer to copyright a song since the song is copyrighted when it is written and reduced to paper, computer file, or […]