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
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
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
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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