A Global Phenomenon: The Creative Community’s Viral Outrage Against AI Theft
Over the past several weeks and months, we have posted several blogs that underscore the angry response by U.S.-based creators, creative industries, and others to AI companies’ ingestion of copyrighted […]
February 2025 Roundup of Copyright News
In February, several very significant developments unfolded in the courts with news publishers filing an AI copyright infringement suit and a court rejecting an AI company’s argument that their copying […]
Fair Use: A Uniquely American Concept That Should Not be Exported
Recently, the Government of the United Kingdom closed the comment period for its Copyright and AI Consultation, during which it proposed an unwarranted AI copyright exception (yet again). The proposal […]
January 2025 Roundup of Copyright News
2025 started with a flurry of copyright-related activities, setting the tone for what may be a very active year ahead in the copyright world. Among other events, the U.S. Copyright […]
U.S. Copyright Office Activities in 2024: A Year in Review
In the previous blog post, we covered various copyright-related legislation during last year’s Congressional session. 2024 also proved to be a busy year for the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) whose […]
November 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In November, a lawmaker introduced an important bill addressing AI transparency issues related to the use of copyright-protected works. Internationally, OpenAI faced new lawsuits filed by foreign creators and copyright […]
October 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In October, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) concluded the Ninth Triennial Rulemaking which established exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) prohibition on circumvention of technological protection measures controlling […]
How Strong Copyright Laws Empower Local Communities
The 2024-2025 National High School Policy Debate Topic is: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks. […]
September 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In September, courts remained busy with copyright cases, with a major decision handed down in a crucial case for publishers. Here is a quick snapshot of some of copyright-related activities […]
August 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In August, Congress was in recess, but major copyright cases were being heard and decided by the courts, including those related to AI and secondary copyright liability. Here is a […]