United States: Copyright

When a legal research startup trained its AI on lawyer memos derived from Westlaw's editorial summaries, it sparked a landmark copyright case that exposes how artificial intelligence extracts not just content, but the accumulated judgment and authority publishers spent decades building. As Google referral traffic plummets and AI-generated content farms proliferate, the question shifts from "was a copy made?" to "was the expert ever hired?"

A federal court has approved a groundbreaking $1.5 billion settlement between AI developer Anthropic and a class of authors whose copyrighted works were allegedly downloaded from piracy libraries to train large language models. The settlement, which the court called the largest copyright class action in American legal history, provides an average recovery of approximately $3,000 per work while leaving the door open for future AI-related litigation. Despite the massive settlement fund, the court significantl

Explore the latest legal developments in fashion industry intellectual property, from California's groundbreaking textile waste legislation to landmark design patent disputes. This issue examines how environmental regulations and trademark battles are reshaping the business landscape for fashion brands and manufacturers.

RSL Media has introduced the Human Consent Standard, a machine-readable protocol allowing individuals to declare whether AI systems may use their creative works, identity, likeness, voice, characters, or marks. While endorsed by major entertainment industry figures and organizations, the voluntary standard's effectiveness depends on pending federal legislation like the NO FAKES Act, voluntary adoption by AI developers, and its ability to withstand contractual pressures that could undermine its protective fu

A professional photographer sued Iron Builders for copyright infringement after discovering his photograph on their business website. When Iron Builders failed to timely respond to a summary judgment motion, the court examined whether technical issues with electronic filing notices and alleged surprise constituted good cause for the delay.

As artificial intelligence gains the ability to replicate voices, images, and distinctive personal characteristics with remarkable accuracy, celebrities like Taylor Swift and Matthew McConaughey are turning to trademark law to protect their identities from unauthorized AI-generated impersonation. This proactive legal strategy offers important lessons for creatives, businesses, and individuals whose personal brands may be vulnerable to digital exploitation in an era where the line between authentic and synth

A copyright dispute between British artist Anouska Samms and the Metropolitan Museum of Art raises fundamental questions about authorship, credit, and moral rights in collaborative art.

Andrea Arndt examines the complex intersection of copyright law and user-generated content on YouTube, exploring the practical challenges content creators and rights holders face when attempting to enforce intellectual property protections. The analysis considers whether legislative reform, judicial intervention, or technological innovation might eventually resolve the ongoing tension between copyright enforcement and digital content sharing.

The EO responds to concerns surrounding two recently announced next-generation frontier AI models — Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s 5.5 Cyber — which are currently in limited testing and have not been released...