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IP Attorney Randy McCarthy for Digital Journal - Picking apart intellectual property: AI and the great copyright debate

September 2023

Digital Journal

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A recent class action lawsuit in the U.S. under the name Andersen v. Stability AI represents the latest in raising questions about copyright infringement and the use of AI-generated works. This is a recently filed class action suit by three artists that alleges that three such AI products that generate images both copy and steal copyrighted material.

Looking at the significance of this is patent and copyright partner Randy McCarthy, who is a partner at national law firm Hall Estill and a registered U.S. patent attorney who practices in all areas of intellectual property law prosecution, litigation, and counseling.

McCarthy has many articles published on the use of AI and how it impacts copyright, trademarks and patents.

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