The Briefing: Court Rejects Post-Warhol Fair Use Defense in Photographerâs Copyright Lawsuit
Podcast: The Briefing - No CTRL-ALT-DEL For the Server Test
The Briefing: No CTRL-ALT-DEL For the Server Test
Podcast: The Briefing - Zillow Loses Second Round of Copyright Fight
The Briefing: Zillow Loses Second Round of Copyright Fight
5 Key Takeaways | IP: Beyond the Basics
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Is the Server Test Ready for a Reboot?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Is the Server Test Ready for a Reboot?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Update â Andy Warhol Foundation Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Fair Use Decision
Podcast - The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Update â Andy Warhol Foundation Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Fair Use Decision
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: What The Settlement of Ratajkowski/Paparazzi Copyright Lawsuit Means For Fair Use
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - What The Settlement of Ratajkowski/Paparazzi Copyright Lawsuit Means For Fair Use
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Copyright Infringement Action Involving Warhol, Prince, and Goldsmith
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Copyright Infringement Action Involving Warhol, Prince, and Goldsmith
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - If a Photograph is Infringed But No One Sees it, is it Still Infringement?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: If a Photograph is Infringed But No One Sees it, is it Still Infringement?
Podcast - The Briefing from the IP Law Blog: Embed at Your Own (Copyright) Risk
The Briefing from the IP Law Blog: Embed at Your Own (Copyright) Risk
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - This Lawsuit Could Change Paparazzi Mood Forever â An Update on the Ratajkowski / Paparazzi Copyright Lawsuit
The Briefing from the IP Law Blog: This Lawsuit Could Change Paparazzi Mood Forever â An Update on the Ratajkowski / Paparazzi Copyright Lawsuit
Getty Images, a well-known visual media company and supplier of stock images, is facing off against a London-based artificial intelligence company, Stability AI, in what is considered to be the first major copyright trial of...more
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of copyright infringement claim against musician Lil Nas X, finding that mere availability of plaintiff influencerâs photographs on Instagram does not amount to access to those photographs and...more
Years ago, Laney Griner took a picture of her then toddler son, Sam, at the beach clenching his fist in what appeared like a celebratory gesture. The photo went viral, and later became a widely used meme on the internet known...more
In May, it will have been a year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts Inc. v. Goldsmith. In that case, the court held that Andy Warhol's silkscreens of the musician Prince based on a...more
In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, one of the most pressing challenges is posed by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). Particularly in the realm of photography and visual content,...more
With decades of experience assisting nonprofit clients with copyright issues, we periodically like to offer refreshers on key copyright issues and highlight current trends we see nonprofit organizations encounter with...more
According to their website they are an IP enforcement law firm that helps artists protect their content. We know them from pursuing many copyright infringement cases dealing with all kinds of photograpy. They list offices...more
Court Largely Grants Defendantsâ Motion To Dismiss in AI Training Data Case - On Monday, a district court largely granted the defendantsâ motions to dismiss in Andersen et al. v. Stability AI et al., one of a series of...more
A photographer is suing a real estate media site for copyright infringement after publishing several of his photos without permission. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case and explain how media companies can...more
The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
Things That Can Be Subject to Copyright Protection (Original Works of Authorship, Fixed in a Tangible Medium of Expression). Photograph - Images - Illustrations - Paintings...more
Alexis Hunley v. Instagram has been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing....more
By choosing to âembedâ social media posts, BuzzFeed News and Time avoided copyright liability due to unauthorized display of two photographersâ Instagram content. Embedding occurs when a website links to content from another...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuitâs decision that the licensing of an image Andy Warhol created of musician Prince (titled âOrange Princeâ) based on a photograph by Lynn...more
In a case that pitted Andy Warholâs legacy foundation against rock portraitist Lynn Goldsmith, Supreme Court Justices Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan split on an issue central to the ideals of copyright law: how the law...more
AI technology is developing at a tremendous pace and AI image creation is no exception. AI images are even winning art contests. Since AI generates artistic images modeling othersâ work, human artists are asking âis it...more
Picasso said: âgood artists borrow, great artists steal.â Or maybe he took the phrase from someone else. In any case, the US Supreme Court has again confounded the legal world by upending expectations, if not years of...more
The Supreme Court recently revisited the applicability of âfair useâ as a defense to copyright claims. While the case involved two artistic titans in their fieldsâPrince and Andy Warholâthe decision will have enormous effects...more
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith held that pop artist Andy Warhol's use of a photograph of late music legend and cultural icon Prince without...more
In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court found that the Andy Warhol Foundation (âAWFâ)âs licensing of âOrange Princeâ to CondĂ© Nast was not âfair useâ of a Lynn Goldsmith photograph that served as the basis for Andy...more
The U.S. Supreme Courtâs recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith is unlikely to shed much light on whether the use of copyrighted material in artificial intelligence (AI) content will...more
On May 18, in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, the U.S. Supreme Court considered which âuseâ of a derivative work is relevant for applying the first statutory factor of the fair-use doctrine. The...more
On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first decision this century on copyright fair use in the artistic context. Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 143 S. Ct. 1258 (2023). The 7-2...more
The House IP Subcommitteeâs âArtificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part IâInteroperability of AI and Copyright Lawâ hearing has two former General Counsels of the US Copyright Office squaring off over whether...more