Can a Coach's Playbook Be Copyrighted? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: Studios Beware – The Danger of the Beauty and the Beast Copyright Decision
(Podcast) The Briefing - Studios Beware: The Danger of the Beauty and the Beast Copyright Decision
(Podcast) The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
Can You Still Sample Like It's 1989? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
The Briefing: Anthropic Settles AI Training Case for $1.5 Billion +
SkadBytes Podcast | Whose Work Is It Anyway?: How UK Law is Grappling With Generative AI and Training Data
(Podcast) The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
(Podcast) The Briefing: Anthropic, Copyright, and the Fair Use Divide
The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question—What That Means for Copyright Enforcement
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question—What That Means for Copyright Enforcement
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
Why Can't I Clean the Graffiti Off My Walls? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: When a TikTok Costs You $150,000 - Copyright Pitfalls in Influencer Marketing
District court denies motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim of direct copyright infringement based on AI outputs, holding that plaintiffs adequately pled that defendant OpenAI actually copied plaintiffs’ text and that...more
In a highly anticipated judgment handed down on 4 November 2025, the High Court held that Stability AI is not liable for copyright infringement arising from the download of copies of Stable Diffusion in the UK from online...more
Seventeen years after losing the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship by a single point to Lewis Hamilton, the former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is now taking legal action....more
District court dismisses songwriters’ copyright claims against Brazilian pop star Anitta and her label, holding plaintiffs failed to adequately allege access where Anitta was only 14 years old and living in Brazil when...more
In long-running dispute between visual effects companies and Disney and its affiliates, district court denies motion to dismiss vicarious copyright infringement claim, finding plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded that defendants...more
Addressing for the first time what evidence is required to prove infringement of a sound recording copyright, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to grant summary judgment to...more
On October 22, 2025, Reddit, Inc. filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Perplexity AI, Inc. and associated data-scraping firms, alleging violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s...more
It might have been nothing more than coincidence, but the NCAA released a statement on Wednesday denying athletes five years of college eligibility for now, with Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman explaining the...more
Salesforce, the enterprise software powerhouse behind tools like Slack and Tableau, is the latest in a string of companies facing litigation over the use of proprietary materials. In this case the works were used to train the...more
This summer, artificial intelligence (“AI”) developers notched their first major fair use victory when U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued a split ruling on whether AI companies like Anthropic may legally train large...more
On October 16, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Defendant (Karim Kharbouch) after finding that the Plaintiff (Eddie Richardson) provided...more
In copyright suit brought by music publishers against AI developer Anthropic, district court denies Anthropic’s motion to dismiss amended claims of secondary copyright infringement, finding publishers plausibly alleged that...more
Despite the best efforts of the government, George Santos refuses to leave the public eye – for now, at least. On September 15, 2025, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of former Congressman George Santos' copyright...more
Santos v. Kimmel, No. 24-2196-cv, 2025 WL 2825050 (2d Cir. Oct. 6, 2025) - Fair use just got a late-night twist: the Second Circuit says Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes about former Congressman George Santos were more than funny—they...more
In this episode, Austin Padgett and Rusty Close delve into the intriguing intersection of sports and intellectual property law. They explore the complexities of copyrighting choreographed works, from iconic celebration dances...more
Many video creators know the frustration of receiving a bogus DMCA takedown. Whether you're a YouTuber, podcaster, or small business owner (ex. on Etsy), one false claim can knock your content offline, cost you money,...more
District court dismisses Indian screenwriter’s copyright infringement suit alleging Netflix ripped off Bollywood film to create hit show Squid Game, holding that while both works at issue depict characters fighting to survive...more
Disney faced a copyright lawsuit over the use of MOVA facial-capture software in Beauty and the Beast. A jury found Disney vicariously liable, the district court threw out the verdict, but the Ninth Circuit has now reinstated...more
Former Congressman George Santos sued Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night host used Cameo videos in a comedy segment called “Will Santos Say It?” Santos claimed copyright infringement and fraud, but both the District Court and...more
Timeless Production FZ LLC, owner and operator of the Tekniq YouTube channel, filed suit in the N.D. Cal. against Arjan Mahil, manager of the Elite Vehicles YouTube channel alleging direct and willful copyright infringement,...more
Our previous analysis of the historic $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic revealed how Judge Alsup's groundbreaking ruling established a potential bright line legal framework distinguishing between...more
We are standing at the brink of a legal era that may define how generative artificial intelligence will be governed, and today’s landmark cases could set AI rules for decades to come. Creators have mounted a multi-front legal...more
Penske Media Corp. (PMC) and its subsidiaries have sued Google LLC and Alphabet Inc., alleging Google has used its monopoly in General Search Services to coerce publishers into providing content for free, which Google uses...more