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Major record labels have sued AI companies Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging their generative AI models overfit copyrighted music. The case challenges the AI industry's fair use defense, highlighting potential licensing or opt-out solutions.

When thinking about music, patents may not be the first type of IP right that springs to mind.

The claimant record companies issued proceedings against the six main internet service providers in the UK seeking an order pursuant to s 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 requiring them to block access to ...

No, I did not copy the headline from my colleague Dr. Alex Robinson (@Robinson_IP), who used it for his brilliant tweet.

The Law Commission has published its long-awaited draft of the Goods Mortgages Bill.

The National Theatre of Scotland has an international reputation for creating pioneering programmes that get right into the heart of communities...

Forsters' Art and Cultural Property team with Private Client Partner, Catherine Hill launch ‘Innovations in Art' together with Smartify – the world's most downloaded museum app.

Buying and owning art can be one of life's greatest joys. But while the drive to own art is often fuelled by an emotional connection with a piece or the prospect of holding a lucrative investment...

On 11 August 2010, the European Commission decided that a video installation should be classified as DVD players and projectors and a light installation as light fittings when imported into the EU.

In September, the High Court handed down summary judgment in Creative Foundation v Dreamland Leisure Ltd.

With harmonisation of collective rights management in the EU having been on the European Commission’s agenda since as far back as 1995, 4 November 2013 saw the conclusion of negotiations concerning the Directive on collective management of copyright and related rights, and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market (the "Directive").

Welcome to the fourth issue of the HLK Newsletter tracking the AI legal landscape. In this issue, we are taking a look back at peer-to-peer sharing...

As we approach several upcoming European art fairs and events such as Art Basel in Switzerland and Frieze London, artists, investors, galleries, dealers and shippers are moving art.

Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works along with databases, sound recordings, films and broadcasts are all protected by copyright. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988...

By virtue of the finite nature of melodies, it is not uncommon for melodies in new compositions to sound very similar, if not identical, to melodies present in earlier compositions.

World Music Day, or Make Music, was launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. In this article, we explore some...

Best known for her dense abstract canvases sparking arcs of geometric colour and with mark making reminiscent of architectural plans, aerial maps and urban landscapes...