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.
AI Copyright Lawsuit Developments in 2025: A Year in Review
The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models over the past few years has given rise to now over 70 infringement lawsuits by copyright owners against AI companies. While […]
Amicus Briefs in ‘Thomson Reuters v. Ross’ Case Urge Application of Established Standards of Copyrightability, Fair Use
In late November, a diverse group of copyright owners, legal and economic scholars, and AI researchers submitted amicus briefs in support of Thomson Reuters (TR) in its ongoing infringement case […]
Mid-Year Review: AI Copyright Case Developments in 2025
The first half of 2025 saw major developments in some of the dozens of ongoing copyright lawsuits against AI companies, as well as the filing of a few new high-profile […]
Transformative Use Analysis in Bartz v. Anthropic AI Case Marred by Fatal Flaws
In late June, summary judgment orders were issued in two Northern District of California cases—Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta—that sent shockwaves through the copyright and AI communities. In […]
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 […]