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Cheerleading music licensing in sports: ClicknClear’s Chantal Epp

Discover how a two-time world champion cheerleader is giving athletes and sports event organizers easy access to music, while ensuring fair pay for creators.

Tune in to the beat of IP

Explore WIPO Magazine’s special issue on music and IP. Discover how AI, streaming and rights management are transforming the industry, and get insights from global artists and industry leaders.

US Copyright Office on AI: Human creativity still matters, legally

How much human input must have gone into AI-generated art for it to fall under copyright? When the US Copyright Office set out to answer this question, it found that the human touch makes all the difference. But there are distinctions.

Copyright protection in the music industry in China

China has made great strides in protecting music copyright since 1991. In a world of increased digitalization and AI, how are platforms, CMOs and new regulations shaping the industry’s future?

AI voice cloning: how a Bollywood veteran set a legal precedent

Playback singer Arijit Singh is the most followed artist on Spotify. When his voice was cloned, the resulting court case highlighted growing concerns around AI, IP and personality rights.

Huge opportunity: how IP is helping musicians in Cabo Verde

Known as the Queen of Morna and recognized across Portuguese-speaking Africa as a passionate copyright ambassador, Solange Cesarovna shares what she has learned about establishing a CMO and taking charge of artists’ rights.

In the Courts: The US Supreme Court’s Warhol decision revisits the boundaries of fair use

In May 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision on the Warhol case. The decision upheld the claim by the celebrity photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, that the Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) had infringed her copyright in a photo of the late entertainer Prince, when, after Prince’s death in 2016, the Foundation licensed an illustration by Andy Warhol based on that photo, to Vanity Fair for a cover.

In the Courts: Ed Sheeran Succeeds in Music Copyright Infringement Case, but it’s not over yet…

In May 2023, a US court found that Ed Sheeran’s hit Thinking Out Loud did not copy Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. The crux of this case was that while parts of the two songs are similar, those parts are unprotected elements that are freely available for everyone to use.

The Right to Repair: Recent Developments in the USA

Do you automatically think you have the right to repair your smartphone or any other electronic product you own? The fascinating debate around the right-to-repair, in which IP rights are central, reveals that this is not always the case.

Artificial intelligence: deepfakes in the entertainment industry

From traditional entertainment to gaming, deep fake technology has become increasingly convincing and accessible to the public. But what impact is this technology likely to have on the entertainment and media ecosystem?

In the Courts: Australian Court finds AI systems can be “inventors”

In a world first, a judge of the Federal Court of Australia has found that artificial intelligence is capable of being an “inventor” for the purposes of the Australian patent regime. Find out more about Justice Beach’s decision.

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus puts artists’ interests center stage

Bjorn Ulvaeus outlines his ambitions as CISAC President and shares his vision of the role that technology will play in placing creators at the heart of a transformed music industry ecosystem.

Australian court clamps down on the sale of fake Aboriginal souvenirs

In June 2019, the Federal Court of Australia handed down a penalty of AUD 2.3 million against a purveyor of “fake aboriginal souvenirs”.

3D printing, the Maker Movement, IP litigation and legal reform

Industrial 3D printing is playing a bigger role in advanced manufacturing.

In the courts: five years after Alice - five lessons learned from the treatment of software patents in litigation

It has been five years since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Alice Corp. v CLS Bank International. Here are five lessons learned from software patent litigation after Alice.

Singapore’s biggest copyright reform in 30 years

Having embarked on the most comprehensive review of its copyright law in 30 years, find out what lawmakers in Singapore are doing to make their copyright system more accessible to everyone.

The United States modernizes its music licensing system

In 2018 the United States passed sweeping legislation – the Music Modernization Act – to reform its licensing system for musical works. Find out how what many consider to be “one of the most significant pieces of United States copyright legislation will support participants across the music ecosystem.

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