AI ART MODEL CREATES INTERESTING DRAWINGS AND COPYRIGHT PROBLEMS

Craiyon (formerly known as DALL-E mini) is an AI-powered art model that draws collages of images based on, literally, “any prompt” entered by a user. The model’s developers have explained that it was “trained by looking at millions of images from the internet with their associated captions” and that “[o]ver time, it learns how to

Are “#MetaBirkins GONNA MAKE IT”? Hermès, NFTs, and the Rogers Test Collide

There has long been a blurry line at the intersection of trademarks, rights of publicity, and the First Amendment.  Throw in blockchains, NFTs, and high-fashion handbags, and you have a recipe for a final exam-worthy fact pattern perfect for law students versed in Web 3.0. Enter the “MetaBirkins” case.  In this recent headline-grabber, a “marketing