TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
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TechnoLlama covers several Cyberlaw topics, with emphasis on open licensing, digital rights, software protection, virtual worlds, and llamas. While the blog tackles these issues in a light-hearted and nonchalant manner, some serious points filter through from time to time.
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
2w ago
The European Parliament has approved the AI Act (final text here), setting in motion its publication in the official journal in the next few months. While full implementation will take place between 2025 and 2026, we will start seeing its effects sooner rather than later as AI companies and other ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
1M ago
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing in class how some comedians cloned George Carlin‘s voice, and the subsequent lawsuit by his estate. I won’t go into any details, Aaron Moss has written the best analysis of the merits of the case, but suffice it to say that it ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
1M ago
A Commercial Court in Barcelona has made a ruling in a novel copyright dispute between fashion shop Mango and the Spanish collective society for artists VEGAP (text of the decision in Spanish here). The dispute involves the adaptation of a number of works by prominent Spanish artists into garments displayed ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
2M ago
A game called Palworld is taking the world by storm. This title has garnered 8 million downloads on Steam in less than 6 days, it also has become the second game in Steam history to hit over 2 million concurrent players. The game is a monster-collection-base-defence-crafting mash-up, you catch creatures ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
3M ago
The New York Times has joined the AI Wars by suing OpenAI and Microsoft (complaint here). The case was filed while I was on my yearly holiday, so I am late to the party. Quite a lot has already been written on the subject by various parties. Depending on whom ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
3M ago
The copyright law world has been abuzz last week with news that a court in the People’s Republic of China decided that a work generated with Stable Diffusion had copyright, and therefore the author could sue for copyright infringement. The case is Li v Liu (page with full verdict here ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
4M ago
There’s a fascinating case developing in the US (complaint here courtesy of Simon Geiregat), which could have a lasting effect in the reggaetón music genre.In 1989, Cleveland “Clevie” Browne and Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson released “Fish Market,” which introduced an iconic drum beat that would affect a generation. The rhythm (or ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
4M ago
While most of the attention regarding artificial intelligence and copyright has been centred in the United States, it’s useful to remember that one of the main pieces of litigation is taking place in the courts of England and Wales. We’ve now had the very first order emanating from the case ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
4M ago
While we’re in the middle of a Golden Age for the discussion of copyright and artificial intelligence, one topic that may not have received as much attention as it warrants is the interaction between open content and AI, and in particular content released under some-rights-reserved licensed such as Creative Commons ..read more
TechnoLlama | Not Just Another Technology Law Blog
5M ago
A few weeks ago, The Atlantic published an article titled “These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech“. This article discussed a dataset used to train some large language models, which has sparked controversy due to the inclusion of a significant number of suspected pirated book ..read more