Generative AI and Copyright Law, Part Two: Fair Use and Infringement Risks

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of generative AI on copyright law, focusing on fair use and infringement risks.

As generative AI transforms the way businesses operate, understanding copyright risks has never been more critical. In this episode, host Julian Dibbell sits down with Rich Assmus and Brian Nolan, partners in our Intellectual Property practice, to unpack the U.S. Copyright Office's latest report on generative AI and copyright law. They dive into the high-stakes legal questions surrounding the use of copyrighted content to train AI models, including hot-button issues like model weights and retrieval-augmented generation. They also discuss how courts may apply the fair use doctrine to generative AI, with a close look at transformativeness, market impact, and other key factors.

People in this episode

Host: Julian Dibbell

Guests: Rich Assmus, Brian Nolan

Topics covered

• generative AI
• copyright law
• fair use
• infringement risks
• legal questions
• AI models
• transformativeness

Keywords

• generative AI
• copyright
• fair use
• infringement
• legal risks
• AI training
• U.S. Copyright Office

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Copyright Office

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