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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently upheld a final refusal by the U.S. Copyright Office to register a visual work that was "autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine," which the plaintiff called the Creativity Machine and identified as the "author" of the work.

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Recognizing that U.S. "copyright law protects only works of human creation," the court determined that the Copyright Office "acted properly in denying copyright registration for a work created absent any human involvement."

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Questions of Fact Remain About Width of Easement Transfer Invalidated As Fraudulent Transfer Cotenant's Operation of Mine Not Enjoined Homeowners Association Lacked Standing to Enforce Covenant Easement Holder Liable for Trespass After Easement Was Extinguished

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Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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In an important recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reviewed a $1.7 billion syndicated loan and provided a helpful analytical framework for determining whether applicable securities laws were called into play.

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Site Plan Denial Overturned Claim for Encroachment Reinstated Area Variance Upheld

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A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Bankruptcy courts continue to adjudicate disputes regarding Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, which addresses the disposition of executory contracts between the debtor and third parties. And we continue to report on developments in this area. Often the issue involves whether the contract is an executory contract that is subject to being assumed and assigned.