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  • Copyright notices
  • Supreme Court Confirms Indirect Copyright Liability Standard—Why Knowledge Alone Still Isn’t Enough
  • Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authorship Remains a Cornerstone Requirement for Copyright Registration

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gov.uk /3 weeks ago

Copyright notices

A copyright notice is a concise note published by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) providing basic copyright guidance.

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Supreme Court Confirms Indirect Copyright Liability Standard—Why Knowledge Alone Still Isn’t Enough

Copyright infringement comes in two forms: direct and indirect. Direct infringement does not require proof of the accused infringer’s intent. However, indirect infringement, where...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Thaler v. Perlmutter: Human Authorship Remains a Cornerstone Requirement for Copyright Registration

The Supreme Court denied certiorari of the D.C. Circuit’s holding that works created entirely by autonomous AI systems are categorically ineligible for copyright under the Copyrigh...

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spicyip.com /1 month ago

(Part I) Right Without Duty: Academic Copyright, the Publisher’s Juridical Fiction, and the Case for an Ex Ante Reading...

The Sci-Hub litigation has dragged on for years without confronting the core question it presents: what is the purpose of copyright in academic works? As the Court circles procedur...

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plagiarismtoday.com /1 month ago

3 Count: Fraudulent Love

Estate of Robert Indiana wins $100 million copyright infringement verdict, filmmakers drop piracy case against RCN, and Pokémon YouTuber faces closure. Source

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jdsupra.com /3 weeks ago

Can I Borrow Your E-Book?: A Brief Discussion of Controlled Digital Lending

Perhaps lost in all of the commentary and handwringing over AI and what to do with the works it creates is how we care for copies of human-authored works....By: Dorsey & Whitne...

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newsroom.co.nz /4 days ago

Oh boy! NZ’s own Mickey Mouse law spurs debate on rights and wrongs of copyright

Law change will help local musicians, but will also extend copyright protection for multinationals

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spicyip.com /2 weeks ago

Another brick in the wall for the Continuing Rights of Authors

In another articulation of the clear intent and purpose behind the copyright amendments that were brought in 2012, to economically enable intended beneficiaries of the copyright re...

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jdsupra.com /2 weeks ago

It’s not a trap: A shared copyright license can still be exclusive

Addressing statutory standing under the Copyright Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded, holding that a license is n...

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law360.com /4 days ago

'Anderson Method' Ruling Shows Copyright Limits In Fitness

The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Tracy Anderson Mind and Body v. Megan Roup, finding that sequences of exercises developed and recorded by Tracy Anderson were not copyrightable choreo...

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feeds.feedblitz.com /1 week ago

Copy, Paste, Liability: Everyday Copyright Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

The legal landscape around AI and copyright remains unsettled. Forward-looking businesses will not wait for definitive case law on every issue. Instead, they will treat AI as a cat...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Debunking Myths Every Copyright Defendant Has Told Themselves - Be wary of hiding behind shield of fair use

Organizations that still believe well-worn myths concerning copyrighted materials do so to their own peril. Di’Vennci K. Lucas and Michael D. Hobbs Jr. of Troutman Pepper Locke bre...

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jdsupra.com /2 weeks ago

Who Owns the Copyright Under the Work-for-Hire Doctrine?

Under standard copyright law, an author owns the copyright the moment the work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression – written down, recorded, photographed, or saved to a har...

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jdsupra.com /2 weeks ago

Transformative documentary use, work made for hire doctrine defeat copyright claims

Elaborating on the application of the fair use doctrine in the documentary context, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment after determining that s...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

The Supreme Court’s Decision on Indirect Internet Copyright Liability Could Have Far-Reaching Effects

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision that will reshape not only how copyright law applies to the internet for years to come, but could impact oth...

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jdsupra.com /1 day ago

Mind the Gap: States Step in to Address Ownership of AI-Generated Works Amid Federal Uncertainty

Following the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari this spring in Thaler v. Perlmutter (Case No. 25-449), which left unaddressed the U.S. Copyright Office’s (“USCO”) requirement of...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Copyright Chief Says Cox Ruling Merits Congressional Action

The leader of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, told senators Tuesday they may need to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court's March decision that narrowed contributory liab...

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law360.com /1 month ago

Human Authorship Is Still Central To Copyright Eligibility

In declining to review the D.C. Circuit's ruling in Thaler v. Perlmutter — holding that a work purely generated by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted — the U.S. Supreme...

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jdsupra.com /2 days ago

Intellectual Property in Video Games, Part I: Trademarks and Characters

Wherever innovation occurs, intellectual property follows. Intellectual property (or “IP”) refers to trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets: the legal framework that sa...

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reason.com /1 month ago

Don't Care Bears and Intellectual Property Law

From Judge Arun Subramanian (S.D.N.Y.) Wednesday in Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC v. Schedule A Defendants: [P]laintiff has failed to… The post Don't Care Bears and Intellec...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Three Point Shot - March 2026

No Copyright in Cardio: Ninth Circuit Rejects Protection for Tracy Anderson Exercise Routines - Can a workout method be protected as choreography under federal copyright law? The...

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lawgazette.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Copyright law and artificial intelligence: what's next?

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee and the government have examined how UK copyright law should respond to generative AI.

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

A Whole New World (of Copyright): Implications of Vetter and Beyond

Last week, units of Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and BMG took the highly unusual step of purchasing a copyright for the express purpose of f...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Using DMCA Takedown Notices to Enforce Copyright Online

In the digital age, where copyrighted information and content are constantly being shared and consumed on the internet, one crucial mechanism for fighting copyright infringement is...

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