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In 2024, New Media Rights provided legal services to hundreds of creators, internet users, and innovators throughout the world.
This year, the Texas IP Law Journal published our article about the training of textual generative artificial intelligence. A Framework for Applying Copyright Law to the Training of Textual Generative Artificial Intelligence explores the complex legal landscape surrounding the use of copyrighted works to train generative artificial intelligence models, including whether fair use might apply to the use of copyrighted materials as training inputs. We look forward to continuing to explore the changing AI landscape and how copyright law will affect its development and implementation.
Please take a few moments to donate now to ensure that the essential legal services that we provide to hundreds of artists, creators and innovators throughout the world continue to exist.
With your support, we've done this and more in 2024:
- Authored an article published in the university of Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. A Framework for Applying Copyright Law to the Training of Textual Generative Artificial Intelligence explores the complex legal landscape surrounding the use of copyrighted works to train generative artificial intelligence models, including whether fair use might apply to the use of copyrighted materials as training inputs.
- Updated our Legal Guide to Video Releases & the Use and Publication of Audio and Video Recordings.
- Hosted a discussion panel about the public domain at the 21st Annual MLRC Media & Entertainment Conference held at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.
- Received $209,000 in cy pres awards to support our work providing educational resources and assisting clients with privacy law issues.
- Continued to provide services related to consumer technology and consumer rights under a 3-year, $150,000 grant from the Rose Foundation.
- Joined the tech and startup community for March Mingle to celebrate the flourishing tech scene in San Diego.
- Continued our partnership with the San Diego Miramar College Regional Entrepreneurship Center (REC) to provide legal workshops and consultation sessions to early-stage startups.
- Provided services to filmmakers and podcasters seeking legal advice related to their social impact films and projects, including the story of an endurance cyclist champion facing her greatest challenge yet, the story of a prison talent competition, and a love song to democracy in the form of a comic book.
- Reached the 2200th sale of our book Don't Panic :) A Legal Guide (in plain English) for Small Businesses and Creative Professionals. Courses nationwide now use Don't Panic as part of their coursework, from UCSD, to Berklee College of Music, San Diego City College, Rochester Institute of Technology, San Diego State University, and more! You can get your copy of Don’t Panic today!
- Joined entrepreneurs and innovators at TechCon SoCal to explore the depth of the Southern California technology ecosystem, and learn more about new developments in various tech
- Brought our expertise to the community with presentations and workshops at the 20th Annual Transactional Clinical Conference, Champlain College, and California State University Northridge, and the REC Innovation Lab.
- New Media Rights merchandise is now available!
In 2025 with your support, we plan to:
- Continue to provide free and dramatically reduced fee one-to-one legal services to underserved creators and innovators.
- Sponsor and organize various workshops, clinics, and community events throughout the San Diego region and the United States about privacy law, copyright law and digital rights.
- Work on policy initiatives.
Please take a few moments to donate now. Even if a donation isn't feasible at this time, we would appreciate it if you could take a moment to tell others about our work on social media, so that we can connect with some of the people who need us the most!
We wish you a happy holiday season and thank you for your support!
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