January 2024 Roundup of Copyright News
In January, there was big copyright news coming out from the courts, including two final judgments entered by a court involving concessions of willful copyright infringement and forfeiture of the […]
Facilitating Efficient and Effective Copyright Licensing for AI
AI models have an almost insatiable appetite for content. To date, the vast majority of training content, whether books or blogs or songs or images, has been scraped from the web […]
Community Partner Spotlight: Undocumented Filmmakers Collective (UFC)
Today, we turn the spotlight over to one of our Community Partners, the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective. The Undocumented Filmmakers Collective is a nonprofit that “tackles the systemic inequities that undocumented […]
U.S. Copyright Office Activities in 2023: A Year in Review
In 2023, like the rest of us who toil in copyright and creativity, the U.S. Copyright Office was also laser focused on the impact of AI on copyright. Last week, […]
Copyright Cases in 2023: A Year in Review
Copyright enthusiasts knew that 2023 would bring with it a highly anticipated decision in one of the biggest fair use cases in decades: Andy Warhol Foundation v. Lynn Goldsmith. Indeed, […]
AI and Copyright in 2023: In the Courts
On January 3, we published part one of this blog series summarizing the biggest copyright-related AI activities that took place within the federal government. In today’s post, we pick back […]
AI and Copyright Law in 2023: Federal Government Activities
2023 was an extremely busy year for artificial intelligence (AI). That was especially true for copyright issues related to AI, which sparked several Congressional hearings, a study by the U.S. […]
The 12 CCB Final Determinations
Though not a partridge in a pear tree or five golden rings for the 12 days of Christmas, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has gifted the copyright community with 12 […]
Generative AI, Copyrighted Works, and the Quest for Ethical Training Practices
The legal and ethical concerns surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems being trained on copyrighted works are currently under scrutiny, with the U.S. Copyright Office conducting an Artificial Intelligence Study […]
Creator Spotlight with Oil Painter and Writer Julia Haw
This week we’d like to introduce you to oil painter and writer Julia Haw. Follow her on Instagram and also be sure to check out some of her beautiful paintings […]