On June 7, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in VHT, Inc. v. Zillow Group, Inc., in which it affirmed the trial court’s findings of infringement against Zillow and the award of statutory damages. In 2019, the Ninth Circuit had previously found mostly in Zillow’s favor as to an earlier trial and had reversed and remanded the case back for further proceedings.Continue Reading Zillow Loses Second Round of Copyright Fight Over Real Estate Photos
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SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol’s Prince Portraits Are Not Fair Use
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. …
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: AI Generated Fake Drake Song – Legit or Lawsuit?
The Universal Music Group is accusing a TikTok creator of copyright infringement after they published an AI-Generated song that was made to sound like a Drake and Weeknd collaboration. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this dispute in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: AI Generated Fake Drake Song – Legit or Lawsuit?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Woodward Asks Court to Dump Trump’s Complaint
Journalist Bob Woodward asked the court to dismiss former President Trump’s copyright infringement claim regarding Woodward’s audio book “Rage,” which consists of an audio interview with Trump.
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The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Copyright Office Issues Guidance for Works Containing Material Generated by AI
The US Copyright Office issued a policy statement regarding the registration of works that contain material generated by AI technology.
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