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Fast Fashion Creating Even Faster Copies?: Examining Shein’s Intellectual Property and Racketeering Suit

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

However, independent designers are accusing Shein of something much more sinister: systematic and rampant intellectual property theft amounting to racketeering. We will vigorously defend ourselves against this lawsuit and any claims that are without merit.” Shein is no stranger to lawsuits. What’s Next?

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Supreme Court Rejects Genius’ Preposterously Stupid Lawsuit Against Google

Above the Law - Technology

The post Supreme Court Rejects Genius’ Preposterously Stupid Lawsuit Against Google appeared first on Above the Law. Not genius.

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Artists versus Artificial Intelligence: The Modern-day Battle Over Intellectual Property Rights 

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

Earlier this month, three artists initiated a lawsuit against Stability AI, DevianArt, and Midjourney, which are some of the leading A.I. The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement because these companies have been using images of the artists’ work to train their programs to produce similar work without their consent.

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Justia Featured Resources: Justia Dockets Offering Info on AI Lawsuits

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Federal statutes do not provide clear answers to these questions, so courts will need to confront them. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts.

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My New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share a draft of a new paper, “ A SAD New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” This paper explains the scheme, how it bypasses standard legal safeguards, how it’s affected hundreds of thousands of defendants, and how it may have cost the federal courts a quarter-billion dollars.

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Now Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article

Eric Goldman

I’m pleased to share the final published version of my article, “ A SAD Scheme of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation.” Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme In a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark Schedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v.

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Some forms of data are protected by copyright, trademark, or another cognizable forms of intellectual property. But most of the data on the Internet isn’t easily protectible as intellectual property by those who might have an incentive to protect it. LinkedIn Corp. In the end, it was a pyrrhic victory.