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Business Development Strategies to Inspire Trust and Confidence

Stephanie Friese

People refer business to those they like and trust, and both are equally important. Someone may believe we are the best at what we do, but if they don't really like us, they are not going to refer business to us. So, how do we begin to inspire trust and confidence in the first meeting?

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ChatGPT, Generative AI and IP

Dan Felz, Wim Nauwelaerts, Paul Greaves & Josh Fox

Part One of a Two-Part Article Corporate legal departments are increasingly receiving requests from business clients to use ChatGPT or similar AI-powered tools in their operations. These requests can be urgent, with business clients demanding enablement from legal. This article is in two parts: Part One briefly details what "generative AI" tools like ChatGPT are and provides an overview of key legal and IP considerations, including by looking forward to upcoming AI-specific legislation in the EU and the U.S.

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Authorship and Copyright In Hybrid AI-Human Collaborative Works

Aaron Dunn & Chris King

The United States Copyright Office recently issued a letter ruling on the copyrightability of Kristina Kashtanova's comic book-like work, Zarya of the Dawn. The Kashtanova ruling indicates that the Copyright Office's determination of copyrightability of works involving use of AI will rely on whether the author is able to control and foresee with some measure of predictability the output of the authorial process

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Innovative Uses and IP Considerations of 3D Printing

Brian A. R. Raddatz & Kate Nuehring Su

Companies involved in 3D printing must be cognizant of the patent rights obtained by their competitors in this space and must be proactive in identifying and securing their own patent rights to effectively compete in this continually developing field.

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IP News

Howard Shire & Alicia Ginsberg

Proving Damages for Trademark Infringement In the Eleventh Circuit

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Music Publishing and Recording Rates and Royalties 2023: Past, Present and Future Image

Music Publishing and Recording Rates and Royalties 2023: Past, Present and Future

Jeff Brabec & Todd Brabec

Part Two of a Two-Part Article In the United States and in most foreign countries, the "performance right" is one of the most important rights of copyright and, in many cases, the most lucrative. In the United States, there is no statutory license under the Copyright Act for this right. Songwriters, composers, lyricists (jointly "writers") and music publishers join these organizations, which in turn negotiate licenses with the users of music, collect the license fees from those users and distribute the monies to writers and publishers based on surveys of performances, specific payment schedules and distribution rules, as well as other factors.

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What's Happening With the Concerns Over How Event Tickets Are Sold Online?

Stan Soocher

The November 2022 tech meltdown of online access that slowed or barred consumers from buying tickets from Ticketmaster for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, her first since 2018 and the largest one-day ticket demand Ticketmaster had ever faced, generated worldwide coverage and outrage from her fans. But the incident also resulted in a sizzling convergence of many of the issues that have plagued online sales of live events for years.

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11th Circuit Joins Controversy Among Circuits on Copyright Damages Look Back

Michael A. Mora

The federal appellate court in Atlanta, GA, in a case of first impression "that has divided our sister courts" over the U.S. Copyright Act's §507(b) statute of limitations on recovering damages beyond three years of a copyright lawsuit filing, just added to that division.

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Lionsgate GC Who Resigned Without 'Good Reason' Got Severance Pay

Greg Andrews

Add another plot twist to the storyline surrounding Corii Berg, who unexpectedly quit as general counsel of the film studio Lionsgate in December, even though he was under contract through June 2023.

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Fresh Filings

ELF Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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