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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.Links: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.pdfStructured Asset Sales LLC v. Sheeran, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 23-905https://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&_rdrMeta releases new AI assistant powered by Llama 3 https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133808/meta-ai-assistant-llama-3-chatgpt-openai-rival
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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.
Links:
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) -
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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 -
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
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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 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/ -
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On today's show, Universal Music Publishing faces possible payment of damages for the alleged use of an uncleared sample on Mary J. Blige's "Real Love". George Carlin's estate settles deep fake AI podcast complaint. And KISS sells their back catalogue of songs for future AI generation. All of this plus my analysis on AI and the creative industries.
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Tuff City Records v Universal Music Publishing Inc., US District Court for the Southern District of New York, no. 1:24-cv-0285:
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/klpydoxdlvg/MARY%20J%20BLIGE%20COPYRIGHT%20LAWSUIT%20complaint.pdf
Main Sequence Ltd v. Dudesy LLC, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:24-cv-00711:
Injuction: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zdvxnwgbmvx/GEORGE%20CARLIN%20AI%20LAWSUIT%20injunction.pdf
Complaint: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/jnvwxwzewpw/GEORGE%20CARLIN%20AI%20LAWSUIT%20complaint.pdf
Hard rock band Kiss sells brand and songs for $300m (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68735699 -
Did Kim Kardashian promote fake designer furniture on YouTube? We're waiting for her side of the story. NBC Universal settles *Back to the Future* trilogy trademark dispute. And Tiger King cameraman case revived by appeals court.
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Judd Foundation v. Clements Design Inc, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:24-cv-02496 https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zdvxnglewvx/DONALD%20JUDD%20KARDASHIAN%20LAWSUIT%20complaint.pdf
DeLorean Motor Co v. NBCUniversal Media LLC, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, No. 8:22-cv-02189 https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/8:2022cv02189/869832
Whyte Monkee Productions LLC v. Netflix Inc, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 22-6086
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gdpzdaznxpw/TIGER%20KING%20COPYRIGHT%20LAWSUIT%2010thcir.pdf
