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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...

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

3 Count: Breaking News

CNN sues Perplexity, UMG and Sony seek to add 61k tracks to Suno case, and photographer sues copyright office over denied registration. Source

Artist Sues Copyright Office Over its Refusal to Register His AI-Enhanced Photo

After having his registration request rejected by the U.S. Copyright Office, the author of an image that combined a photograph with Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is suing. [Read...

3 Count: Cookie Crumbl

Film studios get early win over MiniMax, NordVPN scores court victory in Spain, and WMG settles with Crumbl Cookies over social media posts. Source

Funked Out: Sixth Circuit Finds Copyright Ownership Claim Accrues Upon Plain and Express Repudiation

3 Count: The Skin is a Lie

US Supreme Court lets Register of Copyrights keep her job, Beyoncé wins dismissal of sampling lawsuit, and the Companion Cube skin is a lie. Source

'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...

Who owns the video, music, and writing created with AI in South Africa

Under current interpretations of South African law, the user is generally regarded as the most likely copyright owner for works created with AI tools. That is the view of law firm...

Court orders firm to stop production of beverage in copied bottle design

An Abuja Federal High Court has halted the production of an energy drink in a copied bottle design that is the subject of a copyright dispute.  The court presided by Justice Binta...

3 Count: Whale Tale

Polk County, Iowa, pays a photographer for infringement. India's Nykaa seeks to add Meta to a lawsuit. Sky sends C&D to Irish IPTV users. Source

The Copyright Mystery Over a JFK Photo

The Copyright Claims Board just ruled in a case about a 60+ year photo that was one of the last to capture John F. Kennedy before his assassination. Source

3 Count: Jumping the Baby Shark

Publishers sue WeLib for infringement, South Korean Supreme Court rules for Pinkfong in Baby Shark case, and sheriff’s office drops claims against mugshot site. Source

E-I-E-I-No Patents for Data Harvesting

NYC Gallery Says it Has ‘Every Right’ to Create AI Version of Iconic Ansel Adams Photo

The owner of the Danziger Gallery has released a statement defending his actions after putting an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams' Moonrise on sale at The Photography Show in N...

3 Count: World Cup Access

Lawyers for January 6 defendants to face copyright allegations; Mexico's President plays down World Cup piracy; Red Sox broadcaster pulls political ad. Source

Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art

Photographer Barbara Karant has filed a copyright lawsuit against the artist Mickalene Thomas. The case shows how much fair use has changed in just a few years. Source

3 Count: Shopify Shopline

Jamendo sues Suno over AI training; Google says AI training is fair use; Shopify settles copyright lawsuit with Shopline. Source

3 Count: Hair Dress

British artist accused The Met of slighting her work. Universal wins court order in India against pirate site. Toei accidentally removes their own video. Source

3 Count: Winamp? In 2026?

Winamp-owned Jamendo sues Nvidia over dataset used to train AI. South Korea launches copyright police division. EU addresses equitable remuneration. Source

Be Prepared to Navigate the Law of Website Images

Stock photos. Blog thumbnails. Social media posts. Hero images. The image that makes a website look finished is often the same image that triggers a copyright demand letter. The fa...

3 Count: Migration Dispute

Writer sues Illumination over Migration; South Africa fair use bill becomes law; YouTuber faces over 3,000 copyright claims. Source

3 Count: Country Grammar

Nelly wins attorneys' fees in Country Grammar lawsuit; Indian publisher destroys 45,000 unauthorized books; Google's top DMCA sender plateaus. Source

Kenya Tribunal rules AI works cannot be copyrighted

Anyone hoping to monetise AI‑assisted content will need to keep records of their input and demonstrate how their originality shaped the final work.