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Patent Poetry: Fourth Circuit Overturns $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Verdict

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The Fourth Circuit has overturned a $1 billion verdict in a copyright case against Cox Communications. As the court explained, Defendant Cox Communications sells internet, telephone, and cable television service to 6...more

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Court Dismisses Most Claims In Two AI Copyright Cases

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The U.S. District Court for the North District of California dismissed four of six claims in a pair of cases alleging that the use by OpenAI, Inc. of the plaintiffs’ books infringed the copyrights in those books. Tremblay v....more

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Patent Poetry: Judge Throws Out Most of Artists’ AI Copyright Infringement Claims

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A federal district court judge has thrown out most of the claims that a group of artists asserted against artificial intelligence (AI) platforms that they claim used their work without permission. The case is Andersen et al....more

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Parties Can Contractually Shorten Statute of Limitations Period for Copyright Infringement Claims

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The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox...more

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Copyright Attorney Discusses Advertiser Vicarious Liability for Social Media Influencer Infringement

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UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2022 WL 2670339 (S.D. Fla. July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and...more

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The Big Three Sue an ISP for Enabling Copyright Infringement

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The so-called Big Three record companies—Universal, Sony, and Warner—have sued to hold an internet service provider liable for facilitating its customers’ copyright infringement....more

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