Professor Laser analyzes two significant copyright cases involving AI training on copyrighted data. One case, Bartz v. Anthropic, finds that training AI on lawfully obtained copyrighted works constitutes fair use, but pirating works for training is not permitted. The court focuses on the transformative nature of using AI for creating new text. The other case, Kadrey v. Meta, differs by highlighting the potential market harm caused by AI-generated works flooding the market and outcompeting original works, although it ultimately finds that plaintiffs failed to present evidence of market harm to them. These cases are among the first to address these topics and illustrate the varied possible approaches to AI and copyright law.

Should we have a federal right of publicity? This tutorial on the law of deepfakes and right of publicity from law professor Christa Laser explains everything you could want to know. News items such as the NO FAKES Act and the Take It Down Act are explored, as well as an introduction to the law that currently applies to synthetic media.

Prof. Laser, a law professor, gives an overview of the intellectual property law issues with OpenAI's Sora video generation model and its plans for an opt-out vs opt-in generation of copyrighted characters.

Christa talks with Jordan of SVIC Podcast about Anthropic's settlement of author's copyright claims for a $1.5 billion settlement fund. Christa breaks down how the fund will be distributed. This is a good deal for authors, she urges.

Honey allegedly replaced its own affiliate codes for those of influencers, costing them creator revenues. Is there a potential class action lawsuit?

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging a breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Christa Laser reacts.

I summarize the recent decision finding AI created artwork not eligible for copyright protection. The real answer is more complex than the news is conveying. This summary might be useful for those learning about legislation as well as copyright and intellectual property law or AI artists.

Prof. Laser presents her paper, Rethinking Patent Law's Exclusive Appellate Jurisdiction, at George Washington University Law School.

Professor Laser represented clients such as Samsung and Lenovo in their defense strategy around standard essential patents (SEPs). "One challenge with SEP litigation is that infringement is happening globally, while patent litigation is always local." She discusses standard essential patent strategy.