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$18B A.I. Investment in 1Q 2023 is up 86% Over 4Q; Writers Guild Takes the Lead on A.I. Regs

October 10, 2023 Bruce Berman

The meteoric rise of generative A.I., while exciting, presents a threat to IP holders, such as creators, businesses and investors, as well as the public.

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Franchise Movie “I.P.” is Not the Villain – Audiences Can Still Call The Shots

August 1, 2023 Bruce Berman

Intellectual property associated with character-driven franchise movies like Barbie, Iron Man and The Avengers is being blamed for killing off films about real characters and relationships.

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It’s Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley, Again, as new U.S. Copyright Office Report Acknowledges Content Abuses

May 22, 2020 Bruce Berman

The U.S. Copyright Office yesterday released a report acknowledging content holders’ ineffectiveness getting online distribution platforms to remove copyrighted material that users post without permission.

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Future of innovation to be focus of ‘KnowIt’; Key issues for creators, advisors and capital providers

January 28, 2020 Bruce Berman

KnowIt, a new and innovative conference for people engaged in technology, including 5G and AI, will bring together a diverse community of executives, creators, investors

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‘Too sexy’ to be taken seriously: movie star’s invention story is a lesson for both men and women

September 27, 2018 Bruce Berman

In the 1930s she was called “the most beautiful woman in the world,” but screen star Hedy Lamarr was obsessed with how things worked. An

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Big Media is Buying into YouTube Networks; IP Battles May Loom

September 11, 2014 Bruce Berman

New sources of content created independently, produced cheaply and distributed on YouTube are challenging network and cable TV dominance. The impact on copyright and brand

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Music Pirate Kim Dotcom Schmitz Launches a (Tired) Second Act

January 23, 2013 Bruce Berman

File sharing kingpin hopes to evade authorities by using complex encryption scheme. A year after being shut down for running Megaupload, an illegal music file

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Perfect Storm is Set to Slam IP Rights, Holders

February 6, 2012 Bruce Berman

Everyone Will Take a Hit Broad and largely unfounded disdain for intellectual property rights and holders has gone beyond bickering between operating companies and NPEs,

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Since founding Brody Berman Associates in 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, executives and investors, as well as more than 80 law firms and their clients. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

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