Former Copyright Office GC Warns Against Blanket Assertions That AI Ingestion of Copyrighted Works ‘Is Fair Use’
On May 17, Sy Damle, a former General Counsel (GC) at the U.S. Copyright Office, was one of five witnesses who testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee hearing, […]
Landmark Warhol Decision Reins in Transformative Fair Use
Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, found that the purpose and character of the Andy Warhol Foundation’s (AWF) use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph […]
April 2023 Roundup of Copyright News
In April, the copyright community celebrated World IP Day by recognizing the importance and legacies of women trailblazers in intellectual property. The U.S. Copyright Office also kicked off its first […]
How Existing Fair Use Cases Might Apply to AI
Fair use and AI has been a popular topic recently given the flurry of developments to generative AI systems. As discussed in the first installation of this blog, it is […]
Does the Use of Copyrighted Works to Train AI Qualify as a Fair Use?
As lawsuits challenging the use of copyrighted works in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems begin to snowball, there is one question at the forefront of the conversation: does the unauthorized […]
Current AI Copyright Cases – Part 2
Cases/Disputes Involving AI Copyright Authorship As the second in our Current AI Copyright Cases series, this blog highlights disputes involving AI copyright authorship (part one focused on AI cases related […]
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 […]
Current AI Copyright Cases – Part 1
The Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Material as Training Data As the world of technology continues to evolve, one of its most intriguing phenomena, artificial intelligence (AI), has taken center stage. […]
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 […]