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LeBron James Tattoo Artist Loses Copyright Case Against NBA2K
LeBron James's tattoo artist seeks compensation for the use of his designs on NBA 2K games; Ed Sheeran faces revival of a lawsuit filed by the copyright owner of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" composition, and Meta AI launches in English-speaking countries, including several African countries.
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Hayden v. 2K Games Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
[https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/akpemwrmnpr/TATTOO%20COPYRIGHT%20TRIAL%20verdict.pdf](https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/akpemwrmnpr/TATTOO%20COPYRIGHT%20TRIAL%20verdict.pdf
Structured Asset Sales LLC v. Sheeran, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 23-905
https://www.courthousenews.com/financier-asks-2nd-circuit-to-revive-lets-get-it-on-copyright-claims-against-ed-sheeran/
MetaAI Terms
https://www.facebook.com/policies/other-policies/ais-terms?paipv=0&eav=AfZROBAoJnjweJpbBOzbqYGr36G1YV6XBNfHNEeh4BJtW0Py4fJ1OeurH-uk4S9Y31A&_rdr
Meta releases new AI assistant powered by Llama 3
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133808/meta-ai-assistant-llama-3-chatgpt-openai-rival -
Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, and AI-Powered Patent Analysis
On today's show - Timberland's trade dress application refused by US appeals court, South African Airways ordered to delete illegally obtained confidential information and Google's VC arm backs AI-powered patent analytics tool.
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TBL Licensing LLC v Vidal, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 23-1150
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/klvydrxdwpg/TIMBERLAND%20TRADEMARK%20APPEAL%20ruling.pdf
South African Airways Ordered to Delete Illegally Obtained Confidential Information
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/saa-must-delete-data-from-airlink-court-orders-airline-to-stop-using-info/ (The Citizen)
Google's Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/googles-gradient-backs-patytics-to-help-companies-protect-their-intellectual-property/ (TechCrunch) -
Pablo Escobar Brand Rejected on Grounds of Immorality
On today's show, the Pablo Escobar brand is rejected in the EU on grounds of immorality, an update on the ongoing battle for an anti-apartheid symbol in South Africa, and a development in copyright infringement cases against Open AI and Microsoft. I'm Zola Ndlovu and this is the daily brief.
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Escobar Inc. v EUIPO
https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=284821&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=3226233
uMkhonto weSizwe Trade Mark Assigned to the ANC
https://www.enca.com/news/2024-elections-umkhonto-wesizwe-trademark-ceded-anc (eNCA)
Authors Guild, et. al. vs Open AI, et. al
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/AuthorsGuildetalvOpenAIIncetalDocketNo123cv08292SDNYSep192023Cour/3?doc_id=X46OOQRFJ2G8TDPBLMOPQPUDE22 -
Oreos Trademark Feud: Fraud and Famous Marks
On the show today, a trademark tug-of-war takes us to Zambia, a never-before-heard collection of Marvin Gaye songs sends us to Belgium, and a tentative triumph for artists in the coming age of AI. I'm Zola Ndlovu and this is the daily brief.
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Intercontinental Great Brands LLC v Zayaan Investments Limited (2023/HPC/0224) [2024] SMHC 1
https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/judgment/zmhc/2024/1/eng@2024-01-30
Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music surfaces in Belgium
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68674814
SAG-AFTRA, record labels reach tentative sound recordings agreement
https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-record-labels-reach-tentative-sound-recordings-agreement -
Paramount Secures Top Gun Copyright Infringement Win
On today's show Paramount Secures Top Gun Copyright Infringement Win; a case where politics and IP intersect and UK MPs weigh on the status of creators' rights in the age of AI. This is the daily brief.
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Yonay et al v. Paramount Pictures Corp, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No. 22-03846
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yonay-vs-paramount-ruling.pdf
Battle over uMkhonto weSizwe Symbol
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-06-battle-over-umkhonto-wesizwe-symbol-intensifies-as-npo-signs-trademark-over-to-anc/ (Daily Maverick)
House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee, 26 March 2024, Creator remuneration, (Fifth Report of Session 2023–24) https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/44143/documents/219382/default/ -
Google Wins Victory in Smart Speaker Patent Battle
Google wins a victory in its ongoing dispute with Sonos over smart speaker patents. Will Apple Inc. overcome the Apple Watch import ban? And a new AI assistant that will help football coaches make tactical decisions. All of these, coming up in today's episode of the daily brief.
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Google wins a victory in a smart speaker patent infringement battle
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/jnpwxoyayvw/ALPHABET%20SONOS%20APPEAL%20ruling.pdf
Apple Inc. v International Trade Commission, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zjpqwgxlmpx/APPLE%20APPLE%20WATCH%20ITC%20APPEAL%20brief.pdf
TacticAI: an AI assistant for football tactics
https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/tacticai-ai-assistant-for-football-tactics/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TacticAI/