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Green Light—For Now: First Set Of Rulings Favoring AI Training On Copyrighted Content

Can artificial intelligence (AI) developers train their models on copyrighted works without obtaining prior permission? This question has weighed heavily on creative industries...

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Brooks Kushman

Atticus Limited Liability Company v. The Dramatic Publishing Company

In action over competing live stage rights to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Second Circuit affirms district court's ruling that "derivative works exception" to Copyright Act's termination provision...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Intermediate Copying And Fair Use: Two Approaches From The Same Bench

As legal battles over AI training continue to unfold, two rulings from the Northern District of California—Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta—offer differing takes on one of the thorniest issues in copyright law today: whether making intermediate copies of copyrighted works to train large language models (LLM) constitutes fair use.

United States Technology

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Two Consequential Rulings Find Fair Use Where Copyrighted Works Were Used To Train LLMs

The week of June 23, 2025 saw a flurry of high-impact decisions concerning copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). Two judges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

EU AI Act: European Commission Publishes General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Getty Images vs. Stability AI: The UK Court Battle That Could Reshape AI And Copyright Law

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Voice Actors Clear Early Legal Hurdle In AI Cloning Suit

United States IP

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Offit Kurman

Why Your Tech Business Needs Employee Agreements (IP & Confidentiality) (Video)

United States Employment

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Crowley Law LLC

Copyright, Patent, Or Trademark? Understanding The Key Differences In IP Protection

United States IP

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Miller Shah

Intellectual Property Report - August 2025

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

EU Artificial Intelligence Office Publishes The Final Version Of The General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice

European Union Technology

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A&O Shearman

Dubai Courts To Provide Legal Services Through The Dubai Hub In London

Worldwide Government

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Mayer Brown

EU AI Act News: Rules On General-Purpose AI Start Applying, Guidelines And Template For Summary Of Training Data Finalized

Worldwide Technology

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Mayer Brown

🚨 AI + Copyright: What Every Business Needs To Know In 2025🚨

United States Technology

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Michael Best

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Blockchain 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

[PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Understanding Fair Use In The Age Of Generative AI: The U.S. Copyright Office's Perspective

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a pivotal legal debate that now stands on the edge of a major turning point.

Worldwide Technology

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Protecting Proprietary Information Of A Business

Patent, trademark, and copyright most immediately come to mind when the topics of protection of intellectual property (IP) and proprietary business information are raised.

United States IP

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

Fundamental Copyright Principles Underscored In AI Context: Voice Attributes Are Not Protectable

The Southern District of New York issued a recent opinion in Lehrman et al v. Lovo, Inc., 1-24-cv-03770 (SDNY Jul. 10, 2025) (J. Paul Oetken) regarding copyright infringement issues involving artificial intelligence models...

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

Building on the panel discussion at the 2025 Luxury Law Summit in London, Loeb Luxury Brands Chair Melanie Howard posed some additional questions to Nessa McGill...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

3 Things To Know About Intellectual Property In Construction Law

United States IP

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Clark Hill

Rethinking IP In The Age Of AI (Part Three): Copyrights And AI-Assisted Creations

United States IP

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

No IP Protection Process? You'll Lose Your Intellectual Property (Video)

United States IP

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Crowley Law LLC

Trump v. Woodward

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

White House AI Action Plan Seeks To Establish "Dominance," Boost Innovation, And Scrutinize Regulations

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The 2025 AI Action Plan: Key Business And Legal Implications

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Senate Bill Would Ban Use Of Personal Data And Copyrighted Works In LLM Training Data

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Oracle v. Rimini Street: A Decade-Long Legal War Winds Down As Court Stays Proceedings Pending Settlement

United States IP

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Tactical Law Group LLP

Two Key Federal Court Rulings On AI Training And Copyright

United States IP

Meister Seelig & Fein

AI & Copyright: Key Ruling On AI Tool Training

United States Technology

Meister Seelig & Fein

Senate Bill Would Ban Use Of Personal Data And Copyrighted Works In LLM Training Data

A proposed Senate bill would impose civil liability for the use of potentially copyrightable works to train large language models (LLMs).

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Oracle v. Rimini Street: A Decade-Long Legal War Winds Down As Court Stays Proceedings Pending Settlement

In one of the most interesting and long-running copyright and software licensing battles in enterprise software history, Oracle and Rimini Street have reached a major inflection point.

United States IP

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Tactical Law Group LLP

Two Key Federal Court Rulings On AI Training And Copyright

While artificial intelligence ("AI") as we know it today has only been mainstream for several years due to the rapid advancement of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, AI's warp speed development and low barrier to entry.

United States IP

Meister Seelig & Fein

AI & Copyright: Key Ruling On AI Tool Training

A recent court decision in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence highlights new legal risks for AI training.

United States Technology

Meister Seelig & Fein

Judge Certifies Authors' Copyright Class Action Against Anthropic

United States IP

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

EU Designs: Genuine Design Activity And Intellectual Effort Are Not Required For Protection

Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou has delivered his opinion in the case Deity Shoes, S.L. v Mundorama Confort, S.L. and another (Case C 323/24).

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Salt-N-Pepa Pushes It To The Courtroom In UMG Copyright Battle Over Master Recordings

Whatta copyright claim! Taylor Swift is not the only musician making moves to gain ownership of their music library.

United States IP

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Berenzweig Leonard

AI Copyright Rulings Signal A New Era For Fair Use

Recent decisions in Kadrey v. Meta and Bartz v. Anthropic have drawn attention for their implications on AI training and copyright law. In both cases, federal judges found that using copyrighted books to train...

United States IP

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Michael Best

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 29

The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products.

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Court Sides With Meta On Fair Use And DMCA Questions, But Leaves Door Open For Future Challenges

United States IP

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Perkins Coie LLP

One Minute Matters [Video]: Are AI Companies Winning The Copyright Battle? (With Diego Freire)

United States IP

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Dykema

Beige Battle: Social Media Influencers Settle Dispute Over Minimalist Brand Identity

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Code Of Practice For General-Purpose AI Models Published: Compliance Just Got Clearer (Participation Still Optional)

European Union IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Brand Guardians: Effective Strategies Against Cyber Counterfeiting: Part 2

United States IP

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K&L Gates LLP

Another EU AI Act Milestone – Nearly Final Version Of The General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice Published

United States IP

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WilmerHale

From Input To Impact: The Market Harm Standard Emerging In AI Fair Use

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Up, Up, And Litigated: Superman's 87-Year Copyright War

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Fair Use Rulings On AI Training Platforms

United States Technology

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

AI Reporter - July 2025

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Voices On Trial: Voice Actors, AI Cloning, And The Fight For Identity Rights

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

The EU Commission Publishes General-Purpose AI Code Of Practice: Compliance Obligations Begin August 2025

European Union Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Supreme Court To Hear Cox Communications Case On ISP Copyright Liability

United States IP

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Offit Kurman

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