Kevin Madigan is SVP, Policy and Government Affairs at the Copyright Alliance. Kevin joined the Copyright Alliance in early 2020. Kevin’s work in copyright includes drafting amicus briefs, regulatory comments, policy papers, and essays on diverse topics such as public performance rights, copyright office modernization, the Music Modernization Act, the CASE Act, and the European Copyright Directive. To learn more about his career background and achievements, read Kevin's full bio. Below is a compilation of every blog Kevin has ever written for the Copyright Alliance.
Fair Use Decision Fumbles Training Analysis but Sends Clear Piracy Message
On June 23, a district court in the Northern District of California issued an order on summary judgment in Bartz v. Anthropic, addressing fair use as it relates to both […]
Mounting Resignations Call into Question Legitimacy of ALI Copyright Restatement
On May 20, the American Law Institute (ALI) approved the final sections of its Copyright Restatement, effectively bringing an end to a ten-year project that saw many of the participants […]
Glaring Omissions from the Kadrey v. Meta Hearing
Last week, a much-anticipated hearing on motions for summary judgment was held in an ongoing infringement lawsuit brought by a group of authors against Meta for the unauthorized use of […]
First of Its Kind Decision Finds AI Training Is Not Fair Use
On February 11, a judge in the U.S. District Court of Delaware issued an opinion in a long-running AI copyright infringement case, rejecting the defendant’s fair use defense and finding […]
The Facts About Judicial Blocking of Foreign Piracy Sites
Large-scale piracy operations that dwell in foreign markets beyond the reach of US law are a persistent and growing problem. For instance, the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center found […]
AI Lawsuit Developments in 2024: A Year in Review
The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models over the past few years has given rise to well over thirty copyright infringement lawsuits by copyright owners against GAI developers. While […]
Copyright Cases in 2024: A Year in Review
Over the past year, all eyes have understandably been on the various ongoing cases brought by copyright owners against generative AI companies. But while we await decisions in those cases, […]
Generative AI Licensing Isn’t Just Possible, It’s Essential
There is a recurring argument made by many generative AI companies and their supporters that getting permission to use copyright-protected material to train AI models is overly burdensome and would […]
Second Circuit Rejects Internet Archive’s Controlled Digital Lending Scheme
For a second time, IA’s fair use defense is soundly rejected by a federal court On September 4, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
Top Takeaways from Order in the Andersen v. Stability AI Copyright Case
On August 12, an order granting in part and denying in part motions to dismiss a first amended complaint was issued by Judge William Orrick (in the Northern District of […]