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Copyright Implications of the Relationship Between Generative Artificial Intelligence and Text and Data Mining

In the heated copyright discussions over generative artificial intelligence, the term “text and data mining” is sometimes used interchangeably with “machine learning” or the “ingestion of material” to ...
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Covid-19 Trade Secrets and Information Access: An Overview

The unprecedented Covid-19 (Covid) virus has brought to the forefront many challenges associated with exclusive rights, information sharing, and innovation. How do we get effective diagnostics, ...
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The Role of Copyright Law in Text and Data Mining Research

Natasha Karanja & Chebet Koros Strathmore University Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CC-BY) Link When evaluating the copyright ecosystem within the African continent, ...
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The South African Copyright Amendment Bill at the Constitutional Court: Notes from the Presidential Referral of the Bill (Part II)

In Part I of this blogpost, I briefly set out the procedural history of the copyright reform process that led to the Presidential Referral of the Bill to the Constitutional Court. I also briefly ...
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The South African Copyright Amendment Bill at the Constitutional Court: Notes from the Presidential Referral of the Bill (Part I)

On 21 and 22 May 2025, the South African Constitutional Court heard the matter of Ex Parte President of the Republic of South Africa: In re Constitutionality of the ...
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New Nigerian Copyright Act Creates Open Fair Dealing Exception

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to a new copyright act that updates the country’s exceptions and limitations for the digital environment. Most significantly, the act replaces a closed ...
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WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Harmonizes Disclosure and Remedies

The basic contours of the treaty followed the model of the President’s Proposal closely, which itself was very close to the draft the Conference began with. As described previously in “Trading ...
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Comments on Creative Commons Statement on Copyright and Generative AI

At this year’s Creative Commons (CC) Global Summit in Mexico City, a group of CC members “identified a set of common issues and values” on copyright and artificial intelligence. The ideas were ...
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Does the South African Copyright Bill Promote Plagiarism?

Concerns have been raised in the media by some opponents of the Copyright Amendment Bill that Section 12B(1)(a) will promote plagiarism. They have suggested that ...
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Testimony to U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

I am a Professor of Law in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science at Emory University where I was hired as part of Emory’s AI.Humanity initiative. Although we are still a long way from the science ...
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WIPO: Failure to reach consensus, “no decision” adopted on four issues

[Reposted from TWN News, Link] Member States at the recently concluded 46th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a “no decision” outcome when consensus ...
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Disclaiming Designs: A Comment on the “Dotted Lines” Issue in the WIPO Design Law Treaty by Professor Sarah Burstein

In this blog post, leading Design Law Professor Sarah Burstein argues that the negotiating draft of the WIPO Design Law Treaty contains a little noticed provision, buried in its “regulations,” that ...