Disney faced a copyright lawsuit over the use of MOVA facial-capture software in Beauty and the Beast. A jury found Disney vicariously liable, the district court threw out the verdict, but the Ninth Circuit has now reinstated it. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss:Continue Reading The Briefing: Studios Beware – The Danger of the Beauty and the Beast Copyright Decision
Copyright Law
The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
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Former Congressman George Santos sued Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night host used Cameo videos in a comedy segment called “Will Santos Say It?” Santos claimed copyright infringement and fraud, but both the District Court and the Second Circuit said Kimmel’s use was fair use. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down:Continue Reading The Briefing: George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel: Why the 2nd Circuit Sided with Comedy
The Briefing: Publicity Rights and the Law – Using Real People in Your Work
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Can you use a celebrity’s voice or image in your work? What about AI-generated versions? On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley explore the right of publicity—how it protects names, likenesses, voices, and what happens when you cross the line.Continue Reading The Briefing: Publicity Rights and the Law – Using Real People in Your Work
The Briefing: Who Owns What – Understanding Copyright in Collaborative Projects
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Who owns the rights when you co-create something? It’s not always as simple as you think. On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley dig into:Continue Reading The Briefing: Who Owns What – Understanding Copyright in Collaborative Projects
The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
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In a major win for Meta, a federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by prominent authors who claimed their books were illegally used to train the company’s Llama models. But the ruling doesn’t give AI companies a free pass—it reveals the roadmap for how a better-prepared copyright plaintiff could win next time.Continue Reading The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next