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𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 The right of publicity is a legal concept that allows individuals to control and profit from the commercial use of their identity, including their name, likeness, voice, and other distinctive characteristics. It prevents unauthorized...

You have of course heard that AI output is not protectable by copyright in the U.S. – or is it?? 𝟏.         𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈–𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: In the United States, current law does not recognize copyright ownership for works generated solely...

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐏 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬: Due Diligence: Thoroughly vet third-party software...

AI has recommended adding glue to bind cheese to pizza, staring at the Sun for 30 minutes and eating a rock for health once a day. AI hallucinations can be humorous, frustrating and dangerous. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 AI hallucinations occur when an AI system generates...

The FTC issued a final rule banning non-compete clauses on April 23, 2024. The FTC’s ruling banning non-compete agreements is intended to promote competition and employee mobility, but it could have several negative impacts on the tech industry. However, there have...