The DMCA 1201 Rulemaking: Summary, Key Takeaways, and Other Items of Interest
Last month, we blogged about the key takeaways from the 2024 TDM exemptions recently put in place by the Librarian […]
Copyright Management Information, 1202(b), and AI
In the recent spate of copyright infringement lawsuits against AI developers, many plaintiffs allege violations of 17 U.S.C. § 1202(b) in their use of copyrighted works for training and development of AI systems.
Text Data Mining Research DMCA Exemption Renewed and Expanded
Earlier today, the Library of Congress, following recommendations from the U.S. Copyright Office, released its final rule adopting exemptions to
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.
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
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