Tag: #copyrightlaw

A Case Study: George Carlin, Artificial Intelligence and the Right of Publicity

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Carolyn Wimbly Martin, Sara Etemad-Moghadam and Ella Sands
Copyright Law + Entertainment, Culture and the Arts + Privacy, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

In January 2024 Dudesy, an AI-assisted podcast, released a new hourlong special titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” featuring a version of the late comedian George Carlin (“Carlin”) allegedly generated by artificial intelligence (“AI”). Dudesy is a comedy podcast written, created and controlled by AI, and is hosted by “Mad TV” alum Will Sasso […]

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NFTs: Are They Securities?

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Susan J. Lutzker, Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Sara Etemad-Moghadam
Copyright Law + Trademarks and Brand Protection

This is the second in a two-part series on the current status of NFTs. The first Insight in the series discusses the evolving, less sensational but more functional approach to the use of NFTs. In part two of the series we explore whether an NFT is a security and, if so, the additional scrutiny and […]

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NFTs: Where Are We Now?

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Susan J. Lutzker, Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Sara Etemad-Moghadam
Copyright Law + Trademarks and Brand Protection

This is the first in a two-part series on the current status of NFTs. The second Insight in the series will discuss the issue of whether NFTs are securities subject U.S. securities laws. In 2021 Art Basel Miami Beach attracted more than 250 international galleries across 36 countries and territories and showcased artworks across all […]

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Copyright Infringement of Photographs and Reclaiming Publicity Rights Through NFTs

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Carolyn Wimbly Martin and Margaret Horstman
Copyright Law

Richard Prince is a controversial artist known for appropriating third party images. Prince initially drew criticism in the 1980s when he took a photograph of a Marlboro advertisement and simply removed the word “Marlboro” from the picture. One of Prince’s appropriated Marlboro pieces earned him more than a million dollars in 2005 and another earned […]

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Film, Theater and Copyright Post-Pandemic

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Carolyn Wimbly Martin
Copyright Law + Entertainment, Culture and the Arts + Internet and Social Media

For 11 days in January-February 2021 a group of college friends from the class of 2020 each purchased a $350 all access pass to the virtual Sundance Festival so they might text and share video chats around their passion for theater. Since graduation, they were now scattered across the country, one in a new job […]

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NFTs: A 2021 Internet Craze or a Fundamental Shift in How We Think of Digital Property and Copyright Law?

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Carolyn Wimbly Martin
Copyright Law + Internet and Social Media

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have existed since 2017, but in March 2021 they became a household word. In the following weeks a number of issues came to light, which may suggest that the future of NFTs will not live up to the initial hype. An NFT is a digital property existing on a secure network of […]

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