AI Company Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers’ Copyright Case March 27, 2025 By Blake Brittain Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block it from...
News Corp. Sued by Google Search Engine Rival Brave Software to Defend Its ‘Fair Use’ March 14, 2025 News Corp. has been sued by Google search engine rival Brave Software, which seeks to forestall a lawsuit by Rupert...
In Supreme Court Jack Daniel’s Case, a Free Speech Fight Over a Dog Toy March 20, 2023 By Blake Brittain A trademark dispute over a poop-themed dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle coming before the U.S. Supreme...
Andy Warhol, Prince at Center Stage in Supreme Court Case October 14, 2022 By Jessica Gresko Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from...
Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops May 13, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair...
Supreme Court Sides With Google in Software Copyright Battle Against Oracle April 6, 2021 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc.’s Google a major victory on Monday, ruling that its use of Oracle Corp.’s...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear ‘Dancing Baby’ Copyright Case June 20, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a closely watched copyright dispute known as the “dancing baby” case...
‘Star Trek’ Mockumentary Maker Boldly Resists Copyright Infringement Claim November 18, 2016 By Eriq Gardner On Wednesday, a federal judge was told that while Paramount Pictures and CBS have produced a “limited number” of Star...
Supreme Court Signals Interest in Fair Use Copyright in ‘Dancing Baby’ Case November 1, 2016 By Eriq Gardner The U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear more about the legal issues underpinning a dispute over a takedown notice sent...
YouTube Dancing Baby Recasts ‘Fair Use’ Under Copyright Law September 16, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel Copyright holders must consider “fair use” before demanding that people remove videos they post online, such as on Google Inc.’s...