Who Represents You in the AI Copyright Lawsuits?
Sara Silverman is the author of The Bedwetter, a comedy memoir. Richard Kadrey wrote Sandman Slim, a fantasy novel series. […]
Artist Left with Heavy Fees by Copyright Troll Law Firm
The final outcome of the case: the plaintiff was ordered to cover $102,404 in fees and $165.72 in costs for the defendant. This should serve as a cautionary tale for would-be plaintiffs: copyright lawsuits, like any other type of litigation, are primarily meant to address the damages plaintiffs actually suffered, and the final settlement should make plaintiffs whole again—that is, as if no infringement has ever occurred. Copyright lawsuits (or the threat to sue) should not be undertaken as a way to create brand new income streams.
What is “Derivative Work” in the Digital Age?
Ideas and concepts, including “derivative works,” are only important to the extent they elucidate our understanding of the world. When the use of “derivative works” leads to more confusion than clarity, we should be cautious in adopting the new meaning being superimposed on “derivative works.”
Antitrust Lawsuit Filed Against Large Academic Publishers
On September 12, a San Francisco-based law firm filed an antitrust lawsuit on behalf of UCLA professor Lucina Uddin against
Hachette v. Internet Archive Update: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Against Internet Archive
We got a disappointing decision yesterday from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the long-running Hachette v. Internet Archive
The AI Copyright Hype: Legal Claims That Didn’t Hold Up
Over the past year, two dozen AI-related lawsuits and their myriad infringement claims have been winding their way through the
Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works
Authors Alliance and SPARC are excited to announce a new collaboration to address critical legal issues surrounding open access to
Clickbait arguments in AI Lawsuits (will number 3 shock you?)
The booming AI industry has sparked heated debates over what AI developers are legally allowed to do. So far, we
Some Initial Thoughts on the US Copyright Office Report on AI and Digital Replicas
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office published Part 1 of its report summarizing the Office’s ongoing initiative of
What happens when your publisher licenses your work for AI training?
Over the last year, we’ve seen a number of major deals inked between companies like OpenAI and news publishers. In