Anthropic Wins on Fair Use for Training its LLMs; Loses on Building a “Central Library” of Pirated Books
Yesterday, Judge Alsup released his decision on Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment in the fast-moving lawsuit it is defending, brought […]
What Happens if the AI Copyright Class Actions Settle?
As the high‑profile copyright lawsuits against AI companies proceed, the courtroom drama captures headlines. But I’ve long thought that settlement may be the real outcome to watch.
We may already be entering “settlement watch” territory in one of the fastest-moving AI cases, Bartz v. Anthropic.
Bartz v. Anthropic: Class Certification at Issue for Book Authors in AI Copyright Litigation
Back in October, I asked a simple but unresolved question: “Who represents you in the AI copyright suits?” Now, eight months later, we’re getting closer to an answer—at least for some authors. In Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the fastest-moving lawsuits over the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI systems, the plaintiffs have asked the court to certify a class of authors whose books were allegedly copied without permission.
Perlmutter v. Blanche – Register of Copyrights Sues Trump Over His Attempt to Remove Her
[Update On September 10, the D.C. Circuit granted Perlmutter’s request for an injunction pending appeal, reinstating her as Register of
The Copyright Office Report about Fair Use in AI & the Dismissal of the Register of Copyrights: A Drama in Three Parts
The last few days have been quite dramatic for anyone paying attention to copyright law and policy. The Generative AI
Ghibli, Ghiblification, Copyright and Style
In late March, OpenAI made it possible to “Ghiblify” yourself — using its newest version of ChatGPT, with updated image
AI Licensing, Open Access and Scholarly Publishing: An Interview with Charles Watkinson, Director of the University of Michigan Press
Below is an interview with Charles Watkinson, Director of the University of Michigan Press and Associate University Librarian for Publishing
China’s Controversial Court Rulings on AI Output—and How It May Affect People in the US
Chinese courts are recognizing AI-generated works as copyrightable, and these rulings could potentially impact those in the US under certain circumstances.
The Public Interest Corpus Update – Boston Edition
On March 3, librarians, authors, publishers, and technologists gathered at Northeastern University Library in Boston to contribute to a startup
Thaler v. Perlmutter: D.C. Court of Appeals confirms that a non-human machine cannot be an author under the U.S. Copyright Act
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its ruling in Thaler v. Perlmutter, a