Move by London-based start-up to compensate those it uses to generate digital ‘avatars’ is a first for AI industry
Trade association Comic Book UK to lobby for recognition over importance as export industry and value as IP developer
Label uses scale of problem to argue against UK government’s proposed loosening of rules
Data licensing can support a thriving ecosystem for tech firms and creators
Artificial intelligence companies must decide how to pay for the human-generated content they need
Broadcaster accuses company of failing to do enough to tackle piracy, often involving its Fire Stick TV devices
Studio agrees deal with longtime producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
Local pharma groups have taken over a lucrative niche market
Large language models allow image generators to produce pictures where infringement is hard to prove
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US company creates joint venture to own and manage almost 100 years of film and television music
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
Body that represents Disney, Fox and Universal Music set out ‘strong opposition’ over weakening of copyright laws
Specialist knowledge is required to help tech clients facing a wave of copyright and privacy claims
High Court judge says consumers can distinguish between three and four stripes
Media company had claimed intellectual property rights for goods including antiperspirants, tuxedos and biofuels
Researchers express satisfaction that their work has been cited by companies in patent applications
Lack of consultation has turned potential allies into adversaries, but technology and the creative industries can work together
Move escalates battle over intellectual property theft between Beijing and Seoul in critical semiconductor sector
SoftBank-backed company is battling the US semiconductor maker over royalty payments
Publishers accuse company of ‘freeriding’ on valuable news content
Who’s being ripped off by a fake designer baseball cap?
IP protections must match the pace of technological progress
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models