Organisation: US Copyright Office

Copyright owners will be able to challenge DMCA exemptions, although overturning them will still be difficult, says expert.

10 July 2024

AI is posing many challenges but we are finding ways to overcome them, says US Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter.

05 July 2024

Following in the footsteps of the EU Parliament, the US Congress is now contemplating a piece of legislation that would force AI developers to disclose which copyright-protected materials were used to train their generative AI tools. 

11 April 2024

IP commentators are concerned about the global impact of a Chinese court ruling that AI-generated images with sufficient human contribution can be copyright-protected.

15 December 2023

Senior executives from the entertainment and sports broadcasting industry have called on the US Congress to update IP enforcement mechanisms in the age of illegal online streaming.

14 December 2023

Featured in Border and customs protection around the world

In the next part of our regular series, we head to South Korea to understand the challenges of – and best solutions for – brand protection at the borders and ports of entry.

27 November 2023

A new legal framework may be required to govern AI and IP rights, especially in a globalised digital economy.

16 September 2023

While the court is the first in the US to review a Copyright Office decision on AI-generated art, the narrow nature of the ruling means that many more questions remain, practitioners tell WTR.

22 August 2023

New data reveals that INTA is engaging in more political lobbying in Washington DC than ever before.

16 August 2023

A deep dive through the CBP's FY2021 seizure statistics reveals some interesting findings and pointers for rights holders.

29 March 2023