October 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In October, Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to dominate copyright law headlines as the U.S. Copyright Office received initial comments for its AI study, the White House issued an Executive Order […]
September 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In September, Artificial Intelligence (AI) continued to be a hot topic in the courts and at the U.S. Copyright Office. Here is a quick snapshot of those and other copyright-related […]
Empowering Independent Musicians and Labels
It’s never been more challenging to be an independent music performer or songwriter. Before the pandemic, the number of full-time songwriters in one of our music cities, Nashville, had already […]
August 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In August, the courts were ablaze with issuing big decisions in several major copyright cases, including one on AI and copyright authorship. Here is a quick snapshot of the copyright-related […]
July 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In July, there were several Congressional hearings on copyright law issues and a flurry of new AI class-action lawsuits. Here is a quick snapshot of the copyright-related activities that occurred […]
Separating Fact from Fiction in the Senate IP Subcommittee’s AI Hearing
On July 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing to discuss some of the issues and possible solutions relating to copyright and generative artificial intelligence […]
June 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
June 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of the small copyright claims tribunal, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Meanwhile, Congress kept busy on AI issues and a major class-action lawsuit on […]
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 […]
10 Takeaways from the SCOTUS Decision in AWF v. Goldsmith (Part II)
In yesterday’s blog (Part 1), we covered five of the first 10 most important takeaways from the recent Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) v. Goldsmith. Today, we […]
10 Takeaways from the SCOTUS Decision in AWF v. Goldsmith (Part I)
Last week’s Supreme Court decision in Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) v. Goldsmith sent a thunderbolt throughout the copyright community unlike anything we have seen in decades. When the Court issued […]