Recently, a federal court issued the first ruling on the closely watched issue of fair use in copyright infringement involving AI. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff on its direct infringement claim, and ruled that the...more
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released a report concerning artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law, focused on the scope of copyright protection for content generated in whole or in part by AI....more
In Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, a 6-3 decision published last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a copyright plaintiff can recover damages for all infringing acts, including for infringement that occurred more...more
The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment on its proposal to create a group registration option for “frequently updated news websites.”...more
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An opinion about a category of unprotected speech called “true threats” sheds light on how a majority of the justices may view New York Times v. Sullivan, a key defamation case. It also resolves a split over the...more
6/30/2023
/ Actual Malice ,
Colorado ,
Counterman v Colorado ,
Defamation ,
Electronic Communications ,
Facebook ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
New York Times ,
New York Times v Sullivan ,
Objective Standard ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Stalking ,
Threat Management
In two unanimous opinions, the Supreme Court on March 4, 2019, clarified two important issues under the Copyright Act—in both cases, based on a strict reading of the relevant text. ...more
3/6/2019
/ Appeals ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Registration ,
Damages ,
Expert Fees ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
Clarifying the issue of who has standing to pursue copyright infringement claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday rejected an attempt by a stock photography agency to aggregate claims belonging to...more