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Copyright Update: The Fifth Circuit Says “No” to the Ninth Circuit Server Test and “Maybe” to URLs as Copyright Manageme...

The Internet is, at its core, a system of knowledge consisting of files stored on computers that are linked and made accessible to the public by URLs. The Fifth Circuit recently ad...

3 Count: Jersey Boys

9th Circuit says facts are not copyrightable, even if they are fictional; German publishers call for AI regulation, and Denuvo seeks to unmask a cracker. Source

Copyright and the Vibe-Coded Adobe Clones

A software developer used AI to generate a clone for each of the major Adobe products. But what does the law say about these apps? Source

3 Count: Nitter Picking

X shutters Nitter with legal threat, photographer sues Elizabeth Peyton over Oasis painting and FlavaWorks files RICO case against alleged pirates. Source

3 Count: 50 Year Anniversary

Judge orders Meta to name employees who approved book torrenting; Canadian publishers sue Anthropic, and the US Copyright Act of 1976 turns 50. Source

TCRC v. Ganga Rudraiah: Copyright, Acquiescence, and the Cost of an Unwritten Arrangement

The Madras High Court’s decision in TCRC v. Ganga Rudraiah may appear to be about the ownership of BTS photographs from the making of the hit film ‘Aval Appadithan‘. But the reason...

3 Count: Unlicensed Plaintiff

Trump Administration supports OpenAI in copyright fight, India registers AI-generated work, but not as the author and more. Source

When Federal Court Is Too Much: Copyright Small Claims and the Case for Registration

If someone copies your original work, photograph, a marketing video, website copy, training materials, you have rights under copyright law. But for many creators and businesses, th...

Originality Without Authorship: Analysing the Copyright Office’s Decision in Thaler

In light of the Copyright Office’s refusal to register Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI-generated artwork, holding that DABUS cannot be recognised as its author, Vikram Raj Nanda and Sumukh...

3 Count: A Long, Long Climb

Salt-N-Pepa appeal copyright termination ruling, Copyright Office head has lawsuit paused and high school changes logo after 4-year process. Source

Is Your Website Content Infringing? Fifth Circuit Rebuffs “Server Test” in Online Embedding Case

Image Search Technology Raises New Copyright Questions

Technology that can uncover decade-old online images is testing the practical limits of copyright’s discovery rule, as courts weigh reasonable diligence against the reality that so...

3 Count: Denuvo Offensive

Ninth Circuit rules against DMCA claims against GitHub, Australia proposes new copyright regulations for AI and Denuvo sues alleged hacker. Source

At least one music apocalypse has been averted. Here’s what you need to know.

Copyright is one of the oldest laws still in use. The rules regarding the “right to copy” intellectual property were first protected by Great Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. The...

Ill. Federal Judge Awards $350K in Fees in Copyright Noninfringement Claim

"Farris essentially copied the formatting of Robin's spreadsheet to make the prototype. Farris's argument that he was the sole author of the product since its inception was an obje...

IP Notebook: AI Dilution, Alamo TM, India Copyright Ruling

An unsettled copyright theory over competition from artificial intelligence-generated works and a trademark clash between Texas and an association representing descendants of those...

German Federal Court of Justice Applies CJEU’s ‘Pastiche’ Doctrine and Confirms Lawful Music Sampling

3 Count: Lego Jacket

US Appeals Court upholds Reuters AI ruling, Ninth Circuit hears Kat Von D case en banc and Lego sued over designer jacket. Source

Urheberrecht und KI-Influencer: Credit, bitte!

Die KI-generierte Internetpersona Jean Philanthrope kopierte eine Choreografie, ohne den Urheber Doyah Treize zu nennen. Im Netz wird gefordert, ihn zu nennen. mehr...

DMCA Requirements for CMI Removal Not Always Met in AI Code Writing

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims that alleged artificial intelligence (AI) tools removed or al...

Headnote to Self: Third Circuit Rejects Fair Use Defense for AI Training

全国の裁判所めぐり「お宝判決」発掘　著作権法の実像追う研究者

New Code, Old Rules: 9th Circuit Says GitHub Copilot’s Output Is Not a “Copy” Under the DMCA

Westlaw Headnotes Meet AI Training: Third Circuit Applies Traditional Fair Use Rules