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The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Related Technologies in Academic Publishing and How it Might Transform the Way Publishers Work

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Classroom & Curriculum

Long before ChatGPT arrived on the hype cycle, many of us were considering what artificial intelligence (AI) technology could mean for scholarly publishing – how it might change processes developed over centuries, and how publishers should react.

20 June 2023

By Martin Delahunty

The Supreme Court Case of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: What, if Anything, Does it Mean to Artificial Intelligence?

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in the popular infringement case of Andy Warhol Foundation v Goldsmith.

15 June 2023

By Roy Kaufman

U.S. Copyright Office Launches AI Initiative, Including New Registration Guidance

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

The U.S. Copyright Office announced a new artificial intelligence initiative that will “examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by AI, including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and the use of copyrighted materials in AI training.”

23 March 2023

By Catherine Zaller Rowland

Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

While training AI usually involves large data sets, significant AI innovation occurs today by virtue of tech companies (and others) using large datasets licensed by entities such as Getty, STM publishers, and news outlets, among others.

16 March 2023

By Roy Kaufman

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Copyright and Licensing Around the World

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

At CCC, we continue to monitor the copyright landscape as part of our mission to support copyright and licensing around the world.

20 October 2022

By Michael Healy

Content Authenticity Initiative: The Solution to Information’s Provenance Problem?

Topic: Copyright Licensing & Permissions Information Management

In 2019, Adobe, with its partners Twitter and The New York Times, announced the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) to provide consumers with more information about the content they’re seeing and to help them become more discerning about media.

17 August 2022

By Christopher Kenneally

Can an AI be Properly Considered an Inventor?

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

The legal and regulatory environment for AI tools remain at the forefront of copyright policy, and we observe that government agencies entrusted with administering these issues are thinking about them and soliciting views from the public about them.

16 March 2022

By Dave Davis

Future-facing Topics in Copyright: USCO and USPTO to Stream Discussion of “Copyright Law and Machine Learning”

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

On Tuesday, October 26, the US Copyright Office, and the US Patent and Trademark Office are co-hosting a three-part discussion on “Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?”

20 October 2021

By Dave Davis

CCC Announces New General Counsel and Appoints Three New Directors

Topic: Company News Copyright Licensing & Permissions

CCC is pleased to announce that Catherine Zaller Rowland has joined CCC as General Counsel.

18 August 2021

By CCC

AI & Copyright: What is Old is New Again?

Topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Copyright Licensing & Permissions

Many AI practices involve the ingestion of copyrighted content, including the content found in journals, newspapers, books and databases, the rights for which comprise CCC’s repertories available for licensing.

11 May 2020

By Dave Davis