First of Its Kind Decision Finds AI Training Is Not Fair Use
On February 11, a judge in the U.S. District Court of Delaware issued an opinion in a long-running AI copyright infringement case, rejecting the defendant’s fair use defense and finding […]
Black History Month 2025: Honoring Film Trailblazer Jordan Peele
Black History Month 2025 offers an opportunity to reflect on individuals who have profoundly shaped cultural narratives through their work. Among those who stand out is Jordan Peele, a filmmaker […]
The Facts About Judicial Blocking of Foreign Piracy Sites
Large-scale piracy operations that dwell in foreign markets beyond the reach of US law are a persistent and growing problem. For instance, the US Chamber Global Innovation Policy Center found […]
Summary of the USCO Copyright and AI Report; Part 2: Copyrightability
On January 29, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part Two of its AI study, which analyzed issues surrounding the copyrightability of works that are partially or wholly generated by AI. […]
January 2025 Roundup of Copyright News
2025 started with a flurry of copyright-related activities, setting the tone for what may be a very active year ahead in the copyright world. Among other events, the U.S. Copyright […]
Summary of USPTO Anti-Piracy Symposium
On January 23, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted an Anti-Piracy Symposium at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The symposium highlighted piracy issues and trends affecting […]
U.S. Copyright Office Activities in 2024: A Year in Review
In the previous blog post, we covered various copyright-related legislation during last year’s Congressional session. 2024 also proved to be a busy year for the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) whose […]
Copyright in Congress: 2024 Year in Review
As usual, Congress considered a host of copyright issues in 2024. Most of these issues fall into one of three buckets: (1) Artificial Intelligence (AI); (2) Piracy; or (3) U.S. […]
AI Lawsuit Developments in 2024: A Year in Review
The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models over the past few years has given rise to well over thirty copyright infringement lawsuits by copyright owners against GAI developers. While […]
Copyright Cases in 2024: A Year in Review
Over the past year, all eyes have understandably been on the various ongoing cases brought by copyright owners against generative AI companies. But while we await decisions in those cases, […]