Mickey Mouse (partially) Public Domain; the Latest AI Cases, and Much more
Entertainment Law Update Podcast Episode 164
Tamera Bennett and Gordon Firemark discuss the impact of Mickey Mouse entering the public domain. The latest artificial intelligence and intellectual property cases - Thaler losses again. Nirvana Nevermind baby gets his day in court. Tolkien estate copyright infringement and more.
EPisode Highlights
Public Domain Day: January 1, 2024
It’s a new year and that mean new works once protected by copyright are now in the public domain. On January 1, 2024, thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 entered the U.S. public domain, along with sound recordings from 1923. Works include:
House at Pooh Corner (including the first introduction of Tigger)
Peter Pan (Play Manuscript)
Mickey Mouse’s cartoons: Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy.
A.I. - Intellectual Property Cases From the End of 2023 and January 2024
Tamera and Gordon discuss the latest artificial intelligence news from the UK High Court on patents and Thaler loses again in Thaler v Comptroller [2023] UKSC 49. The New York Times sues OpenAI in The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp., et al No. 1:23-cv-11195 (S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 27, 2023). And the No AI Fraud ACT bill is introduced in the House.
How Did French Montana Win His Copyright Infringement Lawsuit?
Listen in to Tamera and Gordon’s discussion on copyright applications for sound recordings and musical compositions and the questions they have on the pleadings in Eddie Lee Richardson, a/k/a Hotwire the Producer vs. Karim Kharbouch, a/k/a French Montana.
These stories and much more on this episode of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast.
