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Think While You Are Using AI Coding

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Vibe coding is revolutionizing software development. The integration of generative AI tools into software development, such as ChatGPT's Agen, GitHub Copilot, Coursiv, and similar platforms, is revolutionizing how code is...more

DLA Piper

A Chinese Court Finds That AI-generated Images Are Not Protected by Copyright: The Zhangjiagang People’s Court and the ‘Butterfly...

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We previously wrote about a Chinese court decision that protected the copyright of AI-generated images in the ‘half heart’ case. However, in a recent case, the Zhangjiagang People’s Court (in China’s Jiangsu province) denied...more

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California’s Latest Dueling Rulings — Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials in AI Algorithms

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Generative AI (GenAI) algorithms require data inputs to analyze, transform, and generate content. But does using copyrighted material without prior authorization for training or operating these algorithms infringe on the...more

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Mogin Law Digest | July 2025

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Dealmaking in the AI space, which started more than a decade ago, is brisk. We have ben covering it from the perspective of mergers and acquisitions, litigation, and legislation. Our acquisitions piece has an new interactive...more

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Court Sides With Meta on Fair Use and DMCA Questions, but Leaves Door Open for Future Challenges

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Key Takeaways - Judge Chhabria recently granted summary judgment for Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) in two key rulings finding that: - Meta's use of copyrighted books to train LLMs is fair use due to its highly...more

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European Union Publishes Its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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The European Commission published its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (Code) on July 10, 2025, after a long drafting process that was originally intended to conclude in May 2025. The development of the code was...more

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Games Saw it Coming: Decoding Generative AI Controversy Through the Lens of Play

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Artificial intelligence, particularly its generative variant, is rapidly transitioning from a futuristic concept to a present-day disruptor across industries. While it feels like welcome progress when „the algorithm” develops...more

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Another EU AI Act Milestone - Nearly Final Version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice Published

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On July 10, 2025, the European Commission released a nearly final version of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (Code) under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). This blog post outlines the purpose,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Court Sets New Limits on Use of Copyrighted Materials to Train AI Models

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a pressing legal debate over how copyrighted materials can be used to train generative AI systems, particularly large language models (LLMs), without permission...more

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EU Releases General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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On July 10, 2025, the EU published its Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models, a comprehensive, though not exhaustive, framework designed to guide Artificial Intelligence ("AI") providers in complying with the...more

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Training and deploying AI models around the world: the territorial issues at stake in Getty Images v. Stability AI

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AI developers and content owners in the UK and around the world are eagerly anticipating the outcome of the Getty Images v. Stability AI trial. One of the most commercially significant aspects of the case is the relevance of...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

A Temporary Victory: What the New Anthropic and Meta Rulings Actually Reveal About a Fair Use Defense for Companies Accused of...

Until two weeks ago, no U.S. court had ruled on whether training generative AI models on copyrighted works could constitute a fair use, or if the simple act of training such models without a license would constitute copyright...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Novel Ruling Offers Framework for ‘Fair Use’ of Copyrighted Material for Training AI Systems

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The recent federal court finding—that using copyrighted books to train an AI large language model (LLM) qualifies as fair use—provides some guidance for companies developing or deploying generative AI systems and for...more

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Kadrey v. Meta - Fair Use as a Matter of Law

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Kadrey v. Meta! On the merits! A doozy of a summary judgment opinion in form and substance. "The devil is in the details," but even for non-lawyers, at least the first five pages are a must-read - there are almost no legal...more

Irwin IP LLP

A Black Flag For Authors: AI Training Ruled Fair Use

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Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. C 24-05417 (N.D. Cal. 2025) - In Bartz et al. v. Anthropic, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California considered whether Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books—many...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fair Use Ruling Undermines Related DMCA Claim

After previously dismissing infringement claims on the ground that using copyrighted works to train a large language model qualified as fair use, a federal judge in California has now also dismissed a key Digital Millennium...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Bartz v. Anthropic: Early Look at Copyright Claims and Generative AI

On June 23, 2025, Senior Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California issued a highly anticipated summary judgment opinion in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC. This is one of the first decisions of many to come dealing...more

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Two U.S. Courts Address Fair Use in Generative AI Training Cases

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Federal courts continue to address whether training artificial intelligence ("AI") models on copyrighted materials without a license constitutes copyright infringement....more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] Rev Up! What to Know BEFORE You Use that AI Tool

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Ashley’s guest today is Theresa Weisenberger, a partner at BakerHostetler and co-leader of BakerHostetler’s Artificial Intelligence practice. In this episode, Ashley and Theresa discuss significant issues to consider before...more

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Landmark Ruling on AI Copyright: Fair Use vs. Infringement in Bartz v. Anthropic

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In one of the first substantive decisions analyzing whether the use of copyrighted works to train large language models (LLMs) for generative artificial intelligence (AI) services is infringing or a fair use, Judge William...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Federal Court Finds That Training AI on Copyrighted Books is “Quintessentially” Transformative Fair Use

A federal district court in the Northern District of California has ruled that the use of lawfully acquired copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) is a fair use under U.S....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

US Federal Judges Back AI Training as Fair Use — but Questions Remain

In consecutive decisions last week, two federal judges in California issued landmark rulings in favor of generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers, finding that their use of copyrighted books to train large language...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Keep Doing Your Own Writing

I’m old enough to feel okay claiming full “curmudgeon” status when it comes to A.I. as a writing tool. I know some will say that puts me behind the times, and others will say that I’m missing out on opportunities. But the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Generative Slate: Two Courts Find Fair Use in GenAI Training

This article is part of DWT's The Generative Slate series. It explores the use of generative AI in the production and distribution of content. After nearly two years since the first lawsuit involving generative AI (GenAI)...more

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Multiple California Courts Enter Summary Judgment That Using Copyrighted Material to Train AI Platforms is Fair Use

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Within a roughly one-week period in late June 2025, two federal judges in the Northern District of California entered summary judgment rulings on the issue of “fair use” in connection with generative AI platforms’ use of...more

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