May 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court finally issued its long-awaited decision in the Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith case, reining in the transformative use test under the first fair use […]
The Impactful Leadership of Women Registers of Copyrights (World IP Day 2023)
The World Intellectual Property Organization is celebrating World IP Day 2023 with the theme Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity honoring the pioneering and innovative spirit of women inventors, […]
March 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In March, while the copyright community continues to wait for the Supreme Court decision in AWF v. Goldsmith, it took a respite to celebrate a major legal victory by book […]
Three Takeaways When Registering Your Copyright in an AI-Assisted Work
It seems that all over the news, Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominates the headlines. Copyright is no exception. Given its recent focus on the scope of copyright in an AI-assisted work […]
Lessons Creators Can Learn from the First CCB Decision
At the end of February—about eight months after the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) opened its doors—the Board issued its very first final determination based on the merits, in the case […]
February 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
The U.S. Copyright Office was busy during the month of February with a range of activities, including hosting a roundtable on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and publishing its much-awaited response to […]
January 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
If this past month is any indication, then 2023 promises to be another busy year in copyright law. Here is a quick snapshot of the copyright-related activities that occurred during […]
The CCB at Six Months: What We Have Learned About the CCB So Far
Today marks six months since the U.S. Copyright Office launched the Copyright Claims Board (CCB)—the small copyright claims court established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act. Although […]
AI and Copyright: AI Policies Must Respect Creators and their Creativities
The exponential development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems represents a profound achievement of the digital age that brings with it tremendous opportunities. In fact, many in the creative community are […]
November 2022 Roundup of Copyright News
Artificial Intelligence (AI) issues heated up quickly in November, with a major visual arts community and an AI developer making changes to their policies on AI use of copyrighted works […]