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AI CANNOT BE AN AUTHOR WITH COPYRIGHT PRIVILEGES

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/21/22944335/us-copyright-office-reject-ai-generated-art-recent-entrance-to-paradise

SCOTUS DETERMINES ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED TO INVALIDATE COPYRIGHT APPLICATION

Unicolors, Inc v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP – SCOTUSblog 

Justices require actual knowledge that application was erroneous to invalidate copyright filing – SCOTUSblog  

https://casetext.com/statute/united-states-code/title-17-copyrights/chapter-4-copyright-notice-deposit-and-registration/section-411-registration-and-civil-infringement-actions

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/595/20-915/?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-02-25-us-supreme-court-a6e64f2a8d&utm_content=text-case-title-1

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/what-you-don-t-know-can-t-hurt-you-4985104/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-supreme-court-reverses-ninth-circuit-holding-mistake-law-can-excuse-inaccurate

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-915_pol1.pdf

RESTRICTION AGAINST TRUMP TOO SMALL ™ IMPERMISSIBLE

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/first-amendment-trumps-statutory-ban-on-9379862/?origin=CEG&utm_source=CEG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CustomEmailDigest&utm_term=jds-article&utm_content=article-link

PRACTICE POINTER: NEW GUIDANCE FROM USPTO

https://www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/case-act-implementation/initiating-proceedings/?loclr=eanco

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/laws/2020-modernization-act?utm_campaign=subscript[…]t=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

CONFLICT IN UKRAINE – What it means for Intellectual Property Law

USPTO statement on engagement with Russia, the Eurasian Patent Organization, and Belarus

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/09/russia-allows-patent-theft/?utm_campa[…]=206813264&utm_content=206813264&utm_source=hs_automation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/09/russia-allows-patent-theft/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=206813264&utm_content=206813264&utm_source=hs_automation

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-news-says-trademark-loopholes-could-used-reopen-mcdonalds-1686981?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=206813264&utm_content=206813264&utm_source=hs_automation

Copyright

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-war-russia-targets-peppa-004400411.html?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=206813264&utm_content=206813264&utm_source=hs_automation&guccounter=1

KATY PERRY NOT LIABLE IN DARK HORSE LAWSUIT 

Katy Perry defeats appeal in ‘Dark Horse’ plagiarism case

Gray v. Hudson, No. 20-55401 (9th Cir. 2022)

PREEMPTION AND STOLEN LYRICS 

Google and LyricFind Beat Genius’ Plagiarism Lawsuit In Appellate Verdict

COACHELLA TRADEMARK LITIGATION

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/court-declines-to-dismiss-goldenvoices-coachella-trademark-lawsuit-against-live-nation/