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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...

Anthropic Pushes Fair Use Defense In Music Cos.' IP Fight

Anthropic PBC has asked a California federal judge to find that its use of copyrighted materials to train its tool Claude is "transformative" fair use under copyright law, comparin...

One frame is enough: Second Circuit narrows de minimis use, limits fair use at pleading stage

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment on the pleadings, clarifying that the de minimis doctrine does not apply where the c...

Follow-Up to "Reproducing Controversial Tweet in News Story = Fair Use" Post

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[Video] The Briefing: Documentary Fair Use After Warhol: The Tenth Circuit Gets It Right

Did the courts just preserve documentary filmmaking as we know it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partner Scott Hervey and Associate Caroline M. Korpiel revisit t...

Netflix's 'Tiger King' Funeral Clip Was Fair Use, 10th Circ. Says

The Tenth Circuit on Thursday said Netflix Inc. made fair use of a minutelong funeral clip in its popular "Tiger King" docuseries, holding in a precedential opinion that the stream...

Tenth Circuit Roars: ‘Tiger King’ Clip Is Fair Use, Netflix Prevails Post‑Warhol

The Tenth Circuit issued its opinion in Whyte Monkee Productions, LLC v. Netflix, Inc. on April 30, 2026, affirming summary judgment in favor of Netflix and Royal Goode Productions...

Richardson v. Townsquare Media, Inc.

In lawsuit over online news publication’s use of videos of Michael Jordan and rapper Grandmaster Melle Mel, Second Circuit vacates dismissal of claims pertaining to Michael Jordan...

Netflix Prevails in ‘Tiger King’ Copyright Case, a Win for ‘Fair Use’ in Documentaries

Documentary filmmakers who use unlicensed video clips can breathe a little easier, after an appellate panel reversed itself Thursday in a closely watched copyright case involving N...

Second Circuit Calls Foul On Unauthorized Use of Michael Jordan Video

​​​​​​​Michael Jordan is best known for his offensive skills, but his defense was an underrated aspect of his play; he was 1998 Defensive Player of the Year, after all. So it’s fit...

Tenth Circuit Affirms Fair Use of Archival Footage in Tiger King Copyright Dispute

The saga of Joe Exotic has generated no shortage of legal drama. And a recent Tenth Circuit decision adds an important new chapter — one with significant implications for copyright...

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...

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2026 #4

Anthropic PBC has asked a CA federal judge to find that its use of copyrighted materials to train its tool Claude is "transformative" fair use under copyright law, comparing Claude...

Tech Groups Urge Court To Find AI Training Is Fair Use

Five technology industry groups have urged a California federal judge overseeing a suit accusing Anthropic of infringing copyrighted music to train the artificial intelligence mode...

Whyte Monkee Productions, LLC v. Netflix, Inc.

Following panel rehearing, Tenth Circuit affirms district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Netflix and Royal Goode Productions on all claims regarding use of plaintiff...

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The "Rogers" Test Continues to be a Vital Protection for Expressive Works

Third-party trademarks and products show up in motion pictures and television productions in all sorts of ways. Cameras pan down busy urban streets with restaurant, retail signage,...

3 Count: Personally Authorized

Publishers sue Meta over AI training, India's Zee Entertainment sues Nykaa over Instagram videos, and the music industry protests USCO price hikes. Source

Ye Use Of Song Was 'Test Drive,' Not Infringement, Jury Told

Counsel for Ye defended the rapper during closing arguments in a copyright infringement trial Monday, telling a Los Angeles jury that Ye's alleged unauthorized use of a sound recor...

Anthropic Doubles Down on Fair Use Claims In Attempt to End Music Publishers’ Copyright Suit: ‘Training on Lyrics (and O...

Does training generative AI models on protected lyrics without permission constitute fair use? After years of debate – and a couple court rulings – the question is taking center st...

(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...

Med Device Groups 'Overshot' In Fair Use Args, Judge Says

A judge on a D.C. Circuit panel said a set of industry groups covering the advanced medical device industry might have "overshot" in a challenge to a Library of Congress exemption...

3rd Circ. Rules No Infringement In Posting Of Building Codes

In a precedential opinion Tuesday, the Third Circuit ruled that a company's posting of the American Society for Testing and Materials' copyrighted technical standards online was a...

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