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Copyright and regulatory law and policy expert

[FP LAW @FionaPLaw]

Great to be at the ALAI Congress with colleagues (human and otherwise) discussing the many issues raised by #copyright and #AI. https://t.co/Lb9QPJ5K81

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The BIG #news in #copyright circles overnight is the decision by the #US #supremecourt that Andy #Warhol's use of Lynn Goldsmith's portrait of #Prince did not amount to #fairuse.

The case focused on the 1st fair use factor: the p…https://t.co/2EpyBi2t84 https://t.co/eYd4EBraR1

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Sam Altman's testimony before Congress acknowledging the need for #regulation of #AI is being widely reported today. So far, we are seeing different regulatory approaches to #AI emerging in jurisdictions such as the #EU and the #US…https://t.co/D1XP1zMZxT https://t.co/fCSLFs5uwr

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This case is a reminder of the need for (small) business owners to manage #Confidential #information in #hybrid work working arrangements. #copyright https://t.co/4HiHn1X9Yu

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In keeping with the theme of #WorldIPDay2023, a shout out to some of the remarkable #women in #copyright from around the world (captured at Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School in 2017). Michele Woods, Professor Jane C Ginsburg,…https://t.co/HwvuXvEozK

[FP LAW @FionaPLaw]

Today is World #IP Day. The theme this year is Celebrating innovative, creative and enterprising #women around the world. As a woman working in IP for three decades, it is gratifying to see the growing number of women in senior lea…https://t.co/TTjk0BSaLn https://t.co/oNnfSn6nOL

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The 1st final #decision of the newly created #CopyrightClaimsBoard provides food for thought about alternative models for resolving #small #claims in #copyright matters. The decision concerned #infringement of copyright in a #…https://t.co/nwRu98zBmq https://t.co/qogNNbEM75

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#Authorisation #Liability for #Copyright #Infringement headed to the #HighCourt of #Australia

Authorisation liability for copyright infringement plays a significant role in Australian copyright #jurisprudence. Now, more than a dec…https://t.co/5GvcSAhc7I https://t.co/huEsYNK2cR

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Interesting decision from the #US #Copyright #Office examining the limits of #copyright protection for material created with #AI. The approach is to go back to first principles: i.e. is there an element of human effort involved? In…https://t.co/q1GrMkyGg4 https://t.co/goYWynvw5U

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Yesterday I was contacted by an Australian media outlet to comment on debate over the edits made to various Roald Dahl publications to make them more consistent with modern sensibilities.

Road Dahl died in 1990, so his works will…https://t.co/0SIdKhOIQL https://t.co/r2Jz5T2FFf

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Important development in the UK, as plans to broaden the text and data mining #datamining #exception in the #CDPA are halted following a parliamentary debate raising issues about #AI and the implications of such an amendment on #co…https://t.co/g6Ct0WYHVy https://t.co/vCwEqPsVfl

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Catching up on reading after the break. Although only the first 8 paragraphs of Perram J's decision in Motorola v Hytera Communications has been published, the outcome is a reminder of the important role that #copyright can play in…https://t.co/TId9oaAP6J https://t.co/dopTZA6RZt

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BREAKING The #Australian #Government has released a #Copyright #Enforcement #Review ssues paper. It poses a series questions about Australia's current enforcement framework grouped under 3 broad categories: industry-led mechanism…https://t.co/3WMMRg2SMN https://t.co/0DOlMh5ylM

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It has become somewhat of a tradition for Australian #governments to give #copyright #stakeholders homework for the #Christmas holidays. Last year, it was the exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Access Reforms) Bill 2021 wh…https://t.co/30L2dmRLiJ https://t.co/xZg9xWkrGv

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As captured in this brilliant exhibition, Cala Zampatti is the work uniform of so many professional women.I recall my mother buying me a black crepe pinstriped Carla Zampatti jacket before I started my first big job many decades g…https://t.co/P115ODYW2x https://t.co/4hhoBfpF3M

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Thank you to Independent Cinemas Association of Australia and Roadshow Films for a sparkling dinner last night. With Adrianne Pecotic Kieren Dell @BZeccola @AntidoteFilmsOz Cameron Mitchell Lori Flekser https://t.co/HjKGjpSSNG

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My kind of mural #copyright

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Looking forward to talking about the# international #copyright scene with US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, IPA Secretary General @JoseBorghino and Professor @TanyaAplin at the Biennial Copyright #Law & Practice #Symposiu…https://t.co/TeleYHkEBX https://t.co/2cZKP4v2jx

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Following on from my last post, I wanted to alert readers to some important consultations being undertaken by the Australian Government in relation to #indigenous #culture and #Ip.

1. The Government is currently consulting on a…https://t.co/TN0rOH3B1b https://t.co/P94Sisdxvr

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While consultation on the #Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Exposure Draft #Bill closed in February, the submissions (of which there are many) have only just been published. Since the Bill was released for consultation last Dece…https://t.co/BTGRaAADCG https://t.co/mIdGYGnQYW