Birkenstock sandals are pieces of design, not art, court finds
Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and ...
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AI and copyright
Remember the monkey selfie case? In Naruto vs. Slater, a monkey named Naruto took selfies using a camera set up by wildlife photographer David Slater. The photos were later published in a book ...
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The Overlap Between Designs and Copyright under the New EU Design Reform
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Court rules Birkenstock design does not fall under copyright protection
A federal court in Germany has ruled that Birkenstock sandals cannot be considered “copyrighted works of applied art.” The court added: “For copyright protection to apply, there must be such a degree ...
Are Birkenstocks a Work of Art? A German Court Says No.
On Thursday, the federal court of justice in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled that Birkenstocks were not “copyrighted works of ...
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Birkenstock Loses Court Battle: Sandals Deemed Design, Not Art
Germany's highest civil court has ruled that Birkenstock sandals, despite their cultural impact, are considered pieces of ...
Condé Nast, McClatchy and Other Publishers Accuse AI Firm Cohere of Copyright Violations
The lawsuit accuses the Canadian company of sharing versions of entire articles without permission.
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Using copyrighted material to train AI isn’t always fair use, judge rules. But what are the implications for photographers?
In a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Thomson Reuters, a federal judge has ruled that AI competed with the original ...
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No ‘Fair Use’ Defense for Using Copyrighted Works for Training AI Models
On February 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted Summary Judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters in Thomson ...
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Editorial: Musk’s bid for OpenAI exposed the non-profit’s hypocritical theft of copyrighted work
In creating its premiere product, ChatGPT, OpenAI gathered and scraped copyrighted content from across the Web to create an app that smoothly repackages that content as its own. As it becomes ...
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CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides software, hardware, services, and reusable integrated circuit (IC) design blocks worldwide. The company offers functional verification services, including ...
Connecticut Families: Road Signs for Life gives incarcerated women hope for a productive future
A mother and grandmother, who was recently incarcerated, wants to ignite inspiration in women who are forging a new path. “I am a retired Connecticut ...