As the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, complex questions regarding the regulation of AI data scraping remain relevant to both website owners and web data collection companies. Though many...more
For copyright infringement lawsuits timely filed by plaintiffs availing themselves of the “discovery rule” — to determine when their infringement claims accrued — the US Supreme Court has issued a decision concerning the...more
The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit overturned a federal district court's determination that Netflix made fair use of the plaintiff's video in the 2020 Netflix show “Tiger King,” citing last year’s US...more
With 2024 underway, our team highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the media and entertainment industry this year.
In 2024, media and entertainment businesses will focus on whether the longstanding tenet...more
3/27/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Business Development ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Defamation ,
Entertainment Industry ,
EU ,
Fair Use ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Machine Learning ,
Media ,
MLB ,
NBA ,
NHL ,
SCOTUS ,
UK ,
USPTO
On February 21, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, the outcome of which could determine whether copyright holders can recover damages for acts occurring more than three...more
On August 18, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Columbia held that the US Copyright Office did not abuse its discretion in determining that works generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) systems are...more
On May 18, 2023, the US Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s decision that artist Andy Warhol’s silkscreen portrait of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph of musician Prince, used for a Vanity Fair cover, was not a fair use...more
On October 25, 2022, the US Copyright Office proposed a new rule that would end and reverse actions of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) that have deprived songwriters and their heirs of US copyright royalties after...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed a decision by the District Court for the Southern District of New York, finding that refurbished antique watches retaining an original manufacturer’s...more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) implemented a new regulation permitting low-volume automobile manufacturers to construct and sell limited numbers of replica vehicles, subject to intellectual...more
The Supreme Court has stricken a federal statute that abrogated a State’s immunity from copyright infringement lawsuits. The Copyright Remedy Clarification Act of 1990 (CRCA) provided that States “shall not be immune, under...more
4/7/2020
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Authors ,
Congressional Intent ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Copyright Remedy Clarification Act ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
State and Local Government