The Anthropic settlement shows just how costly copyright missteps can be in AI development. Anthropic has agreed to a $1.5B settlement after a court found that keeping a permanent library of pirated books was not fair use—even though training its AI model on those same works was.Continue Reading The Briefing: Anthropic Settles AI Training Case for $1.5 Billion +
Entertainment Law
The Briefing: Court Says “No Way” To 50 Cent’s Battle Over Skill House
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Posted in Entertainment Law, The Briefing
50 Cent’s two-minute cameo in the horror film “Skill House” turned into a full-blown legal battle over credits, contracts, and control. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub entertainment and IP attorneys Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down what went wrong—and what Hollywood can learn from it.Continue Reading The Briefing: Court Says “No Way” To 50 Cent’s Battle Over Skill House
The Briefing: Who Owns What – Understanding Copyright in Collaborative Projects
By Scott Hervey & Richard Buckley on
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: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
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Creators, beware: just because it’s online doesn’t mean it’s fair game. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down one of the most misunderstood areas of copyright law—fair use.Continue Reading The Briefing: What Is Fair Use and Why Does It Matter?
The Briefing: The Wrong Argument – Why Authors Lost Against Meta and What Comes Next
By Scott Hervey & Matthew N. Sugarman on
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