Month: January 2024

What Really Changed with Steam’s AI Art Policy? Is Anything Different?

Jan 11, 2024

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Jacob Vela

in Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Intellectual Property

I previously posted about Valve’s stance on AI-generated art on Steam and how their policy – or lack thereof at the time – really doesn’t change anything. It was just Valve not allowing copyright infringement on their platform, and taking a bit of a cautious approach until the law is settled. Since then, Valve issued…
You Now Own the Mickey Mouse Copyright. How Did We Get Here and What Does This Mean?

Jan 2, 2024

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by

Jacob Vela

in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademark

It’s finally happened. The Mickey Mouse copyright has entered the public domain. You, and everyone else, now owns Mickey Mouse – with some caveats. The public domain is a wonderful idea. Artists are allowed to profit from their creations, and then after a period of time the work enters the public domain where it can…