May 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court was unusually busy with copyright cases, as were lower courts around the country. Here is a quick snapshot of some of copyright-related activities that […]
Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works
Where and how should we draw the line between protectable and non-protectable AI-generated works? There is little doubt that most of the focus relating to the impact of artificial intelligence […]
March 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In March, the courts remained extremely busy with a range of copyright cases including a final conclusion to a monumental fair use case. Here is a quick snapshot of those […]
February 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In February, the courts remained extremely busy with the multitude of ongoing AI copyright cases while the Copyright Office continued to ramp up its modernization efforts. Here is a quick […]
Fair Use in a Post-Warhol World: Part II
In part one of this blog, we looked at a number of photography and documentary film copyright cases that have been decided since the Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith opinion was […]
Fair Use in a Post-Warhol World: Part I
In May of last year, the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated fair use decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (referred to as Warhol throughout this blog). At the […]
January 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In January, there was big copyright news coming out from the courts, including two final judgments entered by a court involving concessions of willful copyright infringement and forfeiture of the […]
U.S. Copyright Office Activities in 2023: A Year in Review
In 2023, like the rest of us who toil in copyright and creativity, the U.S. Copyright Office was also laser focused on the impact of AI on copyright. Last week, […]
Copyright Cases in 2023: A Year in Review
Copyright enthusiasts knew that 2023 would bring with it a highly anticipated decision in one of the biggest fair use cases in decades: Andy Warhol Foundation v. Lynn Goldsmith. Indeed, […]
AI and Copyright in 2023: In the Courts
On January 3, we published part one of this blog series summarizing the biggest copyright-related AI activities that took place within the federal government. In today’s post, we pick back […]