Hacker News with Generative AI: Intellectual Property

Copyright infringement is a 'strict liability' offence (dacs.org.uk)
Infringement is decided on a case by case basis. If you think your work has been infringed, you’ll need to provide some proof of the infringement. It’s always a good idea to keep records of your work, in case you need to rely on them at a later point to prove authorship or date of creation.

Copyright, Law, Legal Issues, Intellectual Property

17 points by dp-hackernews 11 days ago | 0 comments

Disney steals art and sells it in their gift shops (youtube.com)

Disney, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Art, Business

11 points by alsoforgotmypwd 33 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk Biographer: No Evidence Billionaire Has Any Intellectual Achievements (thewrap.com)
Attorney, journalist, and Elon Musk biographer Seth Abramson eviscerated both Elon Musk and his “fanboys” who have attempted to use the billionaire’s IQ as an indication of his intellectual prowess in a series of messages shared on X Thursday evening and into Friday.

Elon Musk, Biographies, Criticism, Intellectual Property

51 points by axiologist 39 days ago | 29 comments

Banksy Fights with Greeting Card Company for Control of His Trademark (robbreport.com)
Banksy, the anonymous British graffiti artist, risks losing the right to his own name in a landmark case brought against him by a greeting card company.

Art, Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark

54 points by abetusk 48 days ago | 20 comments

U.S. Anti-Piracy Symposium Emphazises Need for Site Blocking (torrentfreak.com)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held an anti-piracy symposium last week to discuss the latest achievements, challenges, and solutions in combating piracy.

Copyright, Piracy, Law, Legal, Intellectual Property

30 points by gslin 64 days ago | 14 comments

Doctorow Has the Best Idea for How Canada Should Retaliate to Trump's Tariffs (ianwelsh.net)
Just break the IP laws and set up app stores with 5% feeds. Create jail break kits for John Deere tractors, and so on.

International Relations, Trade, Intellectual Property, Technology

14 points by susiecambria 72 days ago | 1 comments

After shutting down several popular emulators, Nintendo admits emulation legal (androidauthority.com)
The top IP lawyer at Nintendo agreed that emulators are technically legal at a panel for intellectual property rights.

Emulation, Law, Gaming, Nintendo, Intellectual Property

15 points by pseudolus 76 days ago | 0 comments

New Huawei Headquarters Glass Dome Copyright Infringement Dispute (crowndome.com)
The USA trade war with China is one of the most discussed issues today in the press. I have my own story to tell about my experience in protecting my intellectual property and the integrity of my original artworks. Here we go... A practical study of copyright infringement of a Canadian glass artist

Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, China, USA, Art

34 points by amarcheschi 85 days ago | 30 comments

If ChatGPT produces AI-generated code for your app, who does it belong to? (zdnet.com)
If ChatGPT produces AI-generated code for your app, who does it really belong to?

Generative AI, Legal Issues, Intellectual Property, Programming, Open Source

35 points by bookofjoe 99 days ago | 61 comments

AI's assault on our intellectual property must be stopped (ft.com)
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Law, Technology

6 points by belter 102 days ago | 4 comments

Consider Negotiating with Infringers (thelegalartist.com)
As a creative professional, protecting your intellectual property is key to staying successful. So when someone infringes your copyright, what do you do?

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Law, Negotiation, Legal Advice

71 points by chmaynard 111 days ago | 46 comments

Ask HN: How to pitch an idea without the risk of idea theft (ycombinator.com)
The conversation might go like this: - (the idea) manager: we have/had a project with 80% overlap, this is nothing new.<p>The manager goes ahead and add it to the backlog and no credit is given. Easy peasy.<p>(the second part may not happen publicly or immediately, rather, the project would seem to be dismissed or postponed)

Startups, Intellectual Property, Idea Generation, Management

26 points by wseqyrku 124 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: Facebook is bullying me, what can I do? Warning (ycombinator.com)
I have a Facebook page for my business that was suspended because I was accused of "impersonating any business, celebrity, or public figure." The page shares the same name as a well-known TV show, but it predates the show, and I have a valid U.S. trademark. Unfortunately, I cannot reach Facebook by email, phone, or chat. I have filed two appeals with their intellectual property section, but both times I received the same response:<p>"Thanks for your message.

Facebook, Social Media, Business, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

33 points by Beijinger 134 days ago | 17 comments

Judge's Investigation into Patent Troll Results in Criminal Referrals (techdirt.com)

Law, Patents, Litigation, Intellectual Property

83 points by isaacfrond 146 days ago | 19 comments

Temu Dropshipper Fraud Using Amazon Listings (amazon.com)
I’m beyond frustrated and need some advice here. I recently discovered that a seller on Temu is not only dropshipping my product, but they’re also stealing my product images and descriptions, listing them on Temu as if they own the brand. They’ve ripped off everything—design, images, branding—all of which I created myself.

E-commerce, Fraud, Intellectual Property, Dropshipping

6 points by ilamont 153 days ago | 0 comments

Idea stolen during an interview. What should I do? (ycombinator.com)

Ethics, Job Searching, Intellectual Property

30 points by interviewwtf 167 days ago | 55 comments

Google LLC vs. Oracle America, Inc (wikipedia.org)

Legal Cases, Software, Intellectual Property

6 points by sandwichsphinx 170 days ago | 0 comments

Company sues customer for reverse-engineering knockoff Keurig K-cup coffee pods (startribune.com)
In 2014, a Minnesota tech company helped a generic coffee-pod maker crack Keurig’s top-secret ink signature so its knockoff pods could work with the newest versions of the popular single-serve coffee machines.

Lawsuits, Intellectual Property, Coffee, Reverse Engineering, Consumer Products

3 points by walterbell 179 days ago | 0 comments

Hasbro's Trademark for the Smell of Play-Doh (2018) (uspto.gov)
Search Results

Trademarks, Toys, Hasbro, Intellectual Property

46 points by popcalc 183 days ago | 53 comments

Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated (timeextension.com)
Nintendo is famously protective of its intellectual property and has a history of suing content creators who it feels have overstepped the mark (it isn't shy about suing slightly bigger fish, either).

Gaming, Lawsuits, Intellectual Property, YouTube, Nintendo

32 points by thunderbong 183 days ago | 21 comments

Apple Gets Concept Renderer to Take Down Concept Art for Being 'Too Realistic' (techdirt.com)

Apple, Concept Art, Legal Disputes, Intellectual Property

29 points by speckx 215 days ago | 9 comments

What to do when someone clones your site? (ycombinator.com)

Website Security, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

11 points by aiagents_dir 216 days ago | 16 comments

What should I do when someone blatantly copy my open-source project on GitHub? (ycombinator.com)

Open Source, GitHub, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Legal Issues

45 points by edwinkys 220 days ago | 46 comments

Crayola Trademarks the Smell of Its Crayons (bloomberg.com)