Tag: Intellectual property

Can sandals be art? Birkenstock says yes, but a German court says no

BERLIN -- Birkenstocks: they are ubiquitous in the summer, comfy and very German, come in many colors and shapes, look sometimes chic and...

US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies

BANGKOK -- Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or...

It sure looks like OpenAI trained Sora on game content — and legal experts say that could be a problem

OpenAI has never revealed exactly which data it used to train Sora, its video-generating AI. But from the looks of it, at least...

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

OTTAWA, Ontario -- A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a...

Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer's use of its vintage sports logos and...

Mark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors

SAN FRANCISCO -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing...