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 […]
Kadrey v. Meta Decision: Did Meta Just Win the Battle, But Lose the War?
Since Judge Chhabria of the Northern District of California issued his decision in the Kadrey v. Meta case on Wednesday, June 25, there have been a lot of articles about […]
Fair Use Decision Fumbles Training Analysis but Sends Clear Piracy Message
On June 23, a district court in the Northern District of California issued an order on summary judgment in Bartz v. Anthropic, addressing fair use as it relates to both […]
Creator Spotlight with Photographer Rick Fogerty
This week, we are pleased to introduce Rick Fogerty (aka Cowboy Rick). He’s a Certified Professional Photographer, FAA-Certified Drone Pilot, and proud LGBTBE® business owner who has built a career around visual […]
Creator Spotlight with Filmmaker Ken Comito
This week, we are pleased to introduce filmmaker Ken Comito. Ken is best known for having written, produced, and directed Witching Hour, Witching Hour II, and In The Devil’s Courthouse. After reading […]
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories in May 2025
In May, the U.S. Copyright Office released its third report in its AI study, focusing on AI training and fair use issues. Additionally, leadership in the Library of Congress and […]
Mounting Resignations Call into Question Legitimacy of ALI Copyright Restatement
On May 20, the American Law Institute (ALI) approved the final sections of its Copyright Restatement, effectively bringing an end to a ten-year project that saw many of the participants […]
5 Takeaways from the Copyright Office’s Report on Generative AI Training
Earlier this month, the U.S. Copyright Office released the third of four reports in its study for Congress on copyright and AI. There is little doubt that this third report […]
The Awesome Soft-Power of American Music
For more than three decades, it’s been my privilege as an adjunct professor of law and music history at New York University to help students gain a sense of pride […]