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Intellectual Property

A great week at WIPO

Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI

Copyright Showdown: AI’s Next Frontier

Ed Sheeran’s Not Alone: A Look Back at the Iconic Artists Sued for Plagiarism

Ed Sheeran found not guilty of plagiarizing Marvin Gaye classic

EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI

Fair Use Best Practices: Resources

Fair Use Codes of Best Practices for Various Stakeholders

Fair Use & Music: Copyright and Plagiarism

Four SA Collecting Societies collectively holding R1.17 billion in cash ….

Have music copyright lawsuits gone too far? (Video)

How Libraries Can Benefit from Nigeria’s New Copyright Law

Jury finds Ed Sheeran did not infringe in copyright case

Music Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) Hails Buhari for New Copyright Law

New partnerships – Right to Research in Africa

Nigeria: Notable Provisions Of The Copyright Act 2022

Over R1bn in royalties is sitting with collecting agencies (interview)

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Digital Rights for Libraries

Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases.

The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook (updated 2023)

Western Cape Provincial Legislature discussions on submissions on CAB – 5 May 2023 (video)

What Parts of Music Can Be Copyrighted? (…and What Can’t?)

AI Issues

AI-generated music strikes chord and discord

ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Generative AI Special Topic Hub

Guest Post — Artificial Intelligence Not Yet Intelligent Enough to be a Trusted Research Aid

Journalists using AI-produced content could be liable for copyright infringement

Recent Copyright Office guidance on works generated by artificial intelligence

The Andy Warhol Copyright Case That Could Transform Generative AI

The Relationship Between Open Access Science and AI

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication

African Principles for Open Access in Scholarly Communication

Editors quit top neuroscience

EU governments to rein in unfair academic publishers and unsustainable fees

Guest Post — Why Interoperability Matters for Open Research – And More than Ever