All blogs by Rachel Kim

To kick off 2026, there were some big developments arising from two copyright cases in addition to two new AI copyright lawsuits being filed—bringing the number of total AI and […]

In 2025, most of the headlines about copyright lawsuits focused on AI copyright cases. While some big developments occurred in those cases, there were also a few key non-AI copyright […]

Licensing discussions between AI companies and copyright owners has been on the upswing, especially since the settlement in the Anthropic case was announced. In November, there was game-changing news on […]

Throughout the history of the United States, our copyright system has always been an opt-in system. That means if someone wants to use a copyrighted work, they have to get […]

In October, there was yet another landmark settlement in a major AI copyright case, and the filing of multiple new copyright infringement cases against AI companies—bringing the total number of […]

At the end of August 2025, Anthropic agreed to a historic $1.5 billion settlement in the major class-action AI copyright lawsuit, Bartz v. Anthropic. The settlement brings the case to […]

In September, the most significant copyright news was the landmark settlement in a major AI copyright case, and the filing of several new copyright infringement cases against AI companies. Here […]

In August, there were many developments in the courts with copyright cases, including settlements in two AI lawsuits. There were many more significant copyright-related events in August. Here is a […]

Analogizing AI processes to human processes may be helpful as a simplistic way to explain how certain aspects of AI work. However, relying on these analogies as a substitute for […]

After being dormant for much of the year, Congress was very busy on copyright issues in July—introducing copyright-related legislation and holding a hearing on AI and copyright piracy issues. There […]