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The Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Liability For ISPs In Cox v. Sony Music

The Supreme Court's decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment addresses a fundamental question about internet service provider liability: when does knowledge of customer infringement cross the line into legal responsibility?

United States IP

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Harness IP

Artificial Intelligence In The Art Market

A recent survey of over 300 gallery professionals reveals a striking disconnect in the art world: while galleries increasingly adopt AI for operational tasks, the market remains deeply skeptical of AI-generated artwork.

United States IP

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Holland & Knight

Tenth Circuit Sides With Netflix In Tiger King Copyright Challenge

The Tenth Circuit's decision in Whyte Monkee Productions v. Netflix affirms fair use protection for Tiger King's documentary use of copyrighted funeral footage, clarifying that transformative secondary works need not...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Mixed Signals On The Free Flow Of Information Online — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

March 2026 saw three important court decisions that may affect the internet as we know it today. A Supreme Court decision took a step forward for a free and robust internet that encourages the free flow of information, while two state court decisions each took steps back from this same free flow of information over the internet.

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Gil Soffer Publishes Commentary In Crain's Chicago Business On The Importance Of Collaboration In Funding The Arts

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Pryor Cashman Continues To Support Creative Community In AI Copyright Case

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Supreme Court Rejects “Mere Knowledge” Standard For Contributory Copyright Infringement In Cox v. Sony, Reverses $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox

United States IP

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Liability And Reframes The DMCA Landscape - Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States IP

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Mintz

Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fourth Circuit In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

AI-Generated Country Song Tops Billboard—So Who Cares That It Cannot Be Copyrighted? Wrong.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

In Landmark Decision, SCOTUS Shuts The Door On Expansive Copyright Liability For Internet Providers

United States IP

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Supreme Court Reverses Fourth Circuit In $1 Billion Copyright Case: What ISPs And Digital Service Providers Need To Know About Secondary Liability After Cox v. Sony Music

United States IP

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Baker Botts LLP

A New Era For Nazi-era Art Claims: Legislation Strips Key Legal Defenses

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Virtual & Digital Health Digest

United States Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Technological Revolution Heralds A New Dawn For Financial Markets

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Insurance Coverage Leasing Lessons From A Slip-and-Fall Dispute

United States Insurance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Boyd v. Webster

District court denies motion to dismiss singer-songwriter’s copyright infringement suit accusing rapper Travis Scott and others of using her demo to create 2023 hit “Telekinesis,”...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Pryor Cashman Secures Dismissal And Public Apology In Copyright Lawsuit Over Karol G's "Gatúbela"

Pryor Cashman achieved a decisive victory for its clients, Karol G, DJ Maff and UMG Recordings, securing the dismissal of a copyright lawsuit filed based on Karol G's 2022 hit song, "Gatúbela" ("Catwoman")...

United States IP

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Copyright Up To 20 Artworks For One Low Fee: The New GR2D Registration Option Is A Game-Changer For Visual Artists

As of February 17, 2026, the U.S. Copyright Office introduced a new option called Group Registration for Two-Dimensional Artwork (GR2D), allowing visual artists to register up to 20 published artworks at once...

United States Media & IT

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Tresona Multimedia v. ClicknClear

ClicknClear is a music licensing and technology company that issues licenses for musical works and sound recordings to groups who perform choreographed routines with music...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Lawdragon Names 18 Pryor Cashman Partners To 2026 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers List

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 135: Key Developments In TCPA Class Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Copyright Termination Without Borders: Worldwide Recapture Rights Affirmed In Vetter v. Resnik (5th Cir. 2026)

United States IP

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BakerHostetler

Federal Court Says Salt-N-Pepa's Music Was Never Theirs

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Rewriting Reality: How AR And VR Are Reshaping Art

United States IP

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

United States Technology

Meister Seelig & Schuster

The Future Of Music Catalog Deals: Trends Shaping Opportunities For Buyers And Sellers

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

"Practice" Makes Plaintiff: Lawsuit Targets Playwrights Horizons' BIPOC Night Pricing

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2025 Year In Review: The Year Of Leverage (Podcast)

United States Insurance

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Lowenstein Sandler

The Future Of Music Catalog Deals: Trends Shaping Opportunities For Buyers And Sellers

Following his panel on music catalog deals at the LA IP/Entertainment Conference, Derek Crownover, vice chair of the firm's Music Industry group, shares his insider perspective on the evolving music catalog market...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

"Practice" Makes Plaintiff: Lawsuit Targets Playwrights Horizons' BIPOC Night Pricing

A class-action lawsuit filed on December 22, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is challenging a ticket-pricing practice used by Playwrights Horizons...

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

While many Americans think of January 1 as the day upon which to make and hopefully begin keeping New Year's resolutions, copyright nerds celebrate it as Public Domain Day.

United States IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2025 Year In Review: The Year Of Leverage (Podcast)

As 2025 comes to a close, Lynda A. Bennett recaps the year through the lens of Don't Take No for an Answer episodes, noting milestone viewership, recurring trends, and what's next...

United States Insurance

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Lowenstein Sandler

Pryor Cashman Advises On Launch Of $500M Circuit Capital Venture

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

After Dismissal, Artist Files 2nd Amended Complaint Against Taylor Swift

When individuals hear a celebrity is being sued over song lyrics, it can sound like tabloid fodder – something not to be taken very seriously.

United States IP

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Marks Gray

What UMG's AI Partnerships With Udio And Stability AI Mean For Artists And The Music Industry

The speed with which artificial intelligence (AI) news moves was on full display when, within the span of 24 hours, Universal Music Group (UMG) recently announced two significant AI-related developments.

United States Technology

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Q&A With Greg Seltzer: Balancing Festival And Firm Life As Philly Music Fest Marks Nine Years

Nine years of epic live local music, hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for Philly youth music programs, and one surprise viral moment—a Philadelphia Eagles player taking the mic...

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

From TikTok To Taxes: A New Chapter In The Music Industry Playbook

The music industry has transformed — and so has the way artists build careers.

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

What Phish And Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being An Ally

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Tricky Business – Using A Law You Flout To Avoid Liability

United States IP

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Irwin IP

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Pryor Cashman Wins Dismissal In Copyright Lawsuit Over Anitta's "Funk Rave"

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

U.S. Music Streaming Royalty Calculator

United States Media & IT

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

To What Degree Should Clips Of Copyright-Protected Music Be Allowed In Social Videos?

United States IP

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Marks Gray

Noh Named Fellow Badass At Project For Empty Space's 15th Annual Badass Art Woman Awards

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

ONE Connection | Rock & Roll Power Play

United States Media & IT

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Jones Day

Community Spotlight – 'Teen Open Call' Art Exhibition At Graphite Arts Center

United States Media & IT

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Beresford Booth

Do You Need A Music License For Your Business? Understanding Performing Rights Organizations

United States Media & IT

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Michael Best

Ambrosetti v. Oregon Catholic Press

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Copyright Infringement Litigations Based On Influencer Posts – How To Protect Your Business

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Section 181 Goes Platinum: A Tax Relief Game-Changer For Recording Artists And Labels

United States Tax

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

What The Beach Boys And Charles Manson Can Teach You About IP And Contract Law

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Pryor Cashman Partners Named To Variety's 2025 Music Legal Elite Report

United States Media & IT

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Pryor Cashman LLP

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Ten Minute Interview: Art Ownership (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Client Conversations With Bernard Hiller (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

Cops Sue Afroman Alleging "Lemon Pound Cake" Violates Their Right Of Publicity

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Playing It By Ear: Money And Music Rights In The Metaverse (Video)

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Gamma Law

How The Arts Community Contributes To Better Business Outcomes (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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