Top Ten Noteworthy Copyright Stories from July 2025
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 […]
AI Copyright Licensing: Market Solutions to GAI Development
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) technologies are improving and providing more generative capabilities at a rapid pace. Their continued development will depend on the viability of burgeoning markets in which copyright […]
Creator Spotlight with Photographer Steve Boyle
This week, we are pleased to introduce photographer Steve Boyle. He “travels the country to create compelling imagery for advertising, editorial, and corporate clients.” He has worked with clients ranging from […]
Transformative Use Analysis in Bartz v. Anthropic AI Case Marred by Fatal Flaws
In late June, summary judgment orders were issued in two Northern District of California cases—Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta—that sent shockwaves through the copyright and AI communities. In […]
Why Courts Should Dismiss Challenges to Copyright Registrations Issued in the Interregnum
Interregnum: A disruption of the regular order, esp. of government The U.S. Copyright Office is sometimes described as a “hybrid” entity. As a department of the Library of Congress it […]
The Largest IP Theft in History: Takeaways from the Senate Hearing on AI and Copyright Piracy
On July 16, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing titled Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for […]
Creator Spotlight with Filmmaker and Storm Chaser Martin Lisius
This week, we are pleased to introduce award-winning filmmaker and storm chaser Martin Lisius. He’s the founder of Prairie Pictures’ StormStock, and founder and CEO at Tempest Tours Storm Chasing Expeditions. What […]
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from June 2025
In June, courts were extremely busy with AI and copyright activities. Two judges issued mixed-bag decisions in AI copyright cases squarely addressing the issue of whether the unlicensed use of […]
Copyright Chaos in California: Two AI Cases, Two Days Apart, Two Very Different Decisions
Over the past few years, we have seen the number of AI training copyright infringement/fair use court cases steadily climb and waited with great anticipation for the day when decisions […]
ICYMI: AI-Related Copyright Issues Heat Up at End of June
That heat wave we recently experienced in DC was brutal—it seems like it’s all everyone was talking about (besides the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill). But the weather was not […]