Under current U.S. intellectual property law, only humans and legal entities, not AI systems, can hold copyright. But the law didn’t anticipate machine‑generated creative work. Today, courts are sorting out how to treat AI outputs.
Gainesville could receive more than $3 million in state housing funds over the next three years, with the official number coming in May. The funds would go toward expanding down payment assistance, home rehabilitation and foreclosure prevention programs for low‑income residents.
Although Tuesday’s meeting was initially scheduled to be a regular club meeting, the Republican candidate for Florida governor, James Fishback, made another appearance.
An independent artist is now dutifully recreating the original Petty mural, which is expected to be completed by Friday.
Marsiglio, a UF sociology professor who has taught the introductory course for four decades, said the revised textbook is an “affront on academic freedom.”
The discussion, led by UF constitutional law scholar Lyrissa Lidsky, came after UF implemented a policy that limits when university leaders may comment on public issues.
James Fishback attends a UF College Republicans meeting in the Reitz Union on March 31, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Harry D. Michael, a 72-year-old independent artist, carefully recreates a mural dedicated to Tom Petty at the 34th Street Wall in Gainesville, Fla. Monday, March 2, 2026.
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