6/26/2025 5:38:22 PM Fair Use Defense Gains Ground as Court Backs AI Training, but the Devil Is in the Details By Nate Garhart Just two days after Judge William Alsup issued a mixed ruling in the Anthropic AI copyright case, a second California federal judge...
6/25/2025 7:46:19 PM Arrrgh: Piracy and Fair Use in AI Training By Nate Garhart Monday's decision in a copyright suit against Anthropic for the use of copyrighted works in the training of its LLM came down as expected...
6/24/2025 5:30:17 PM Romancing the AI: Copyright in the Formulaic By Nate Garhart Romance novel covers tend to follow a familiar playbook. They often feature dramatic lighting, striking couples, flowing fabrics, and...
6/18/2025 4:49:44 PM Westlaw Headnotes Case Heads to Appeals Court in Closely Watched AI Copyright Battle By Nate Garhart The Third Circuit is stepping into the spotlight on the intersection of copyright law and AI training. On June 17, it agreed to hear the...
6/18/2025 1:32:04 AM These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For: Remedy Sought Against Midjourney Shifts Focus of AI Liability By Nate Garhart In their recent lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney, Disney and Universal are not only seeking damages and declaratory relief...
6/12/2025 5:13:02 PM The Distinct Concepts of Copyright and Right of Publicity In Photos By Nate Garhart A recent lawsuit filed by photographer Jackson Lee against MediaNews Group illustrates the important distinction between copyright and...
6/11/2025 4:55:08 PM Outside Baseball: IP Rights in Public Performances By Nate Garhart A lawsuit between the Chicago Cubs and the owner of a rooftop venue near Wrigley Field raises important questions about the scope of...
6/11/2025 4:38:18 PM Take Care Before You Share: How Copyright Registration Can Turn Nothing Into Something By Nate Garhart A recent lawsuit against actor and comedian Marlon Wayans underscores the practical value created by securing a copyright registration...
6/4/2025 6:05:17 PM Trump’s Copyright Purge Leaves Creators in Legal Limbo By Nate Garhart A political shake-up at the U.S. Copyright Office has triggered operational chaos and legal uncertainty, leaving creators and copyright...
5/30/2025 11:43:17 PM Fair Use and Generative AI: Who Bears the Burden on Market Harm? By Nate Garhart Whether using copyrighted works to train generative AI models qualifies as fair use is one of the most pressing questions in contemporary...
5/29/2025 7:13:36 PM Influencer Trade Dress: The Battle of the Beige By Nate Garhart A recent settlement between social media influencers ended a dispute that could have tested an issue at the outer edges of intellectual...
5/23/2025 6:12:27 PM Pirated Data and Fair Use: A Fault Line in the AI Copyright Wars By Nate Garhart A notable moment in the ongoing litigation over the use of copyrighted materials as AI training data emerged this week when U.S. District...