Meta Fends Off Authors’ Copyright Lawsuit Over AI June 26, 2025 By Blake Brittain A federal judge ruled on Wednesday for Meta Platforms against a group of authors who had argued that its use...
Major Book Publishers Defeat Internet Archive Appeal Over Digital Scanning September 6, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. appeals court sided with four major book publishers that accused the nonprofit Internet Archive of illegally scanning copyrighted...
Jack Daniel’s Gets Supreme Court Win in Fight Over Parody Dog Toy June 8, 2023 By John Kruzel The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel’s in its trademark dispute with a dog accessory...
Supreme Court Chews on Jack Daniel’s Fight Against Parody Dog Toy March 23, 2023 By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sniffed around for a way to resolve a dispute over a dog toy parodying...
Miles Davis Photographer’s Suit Against Tattoo Artist Von D to Test Copyright ‘Fair Use’ June 20, 2022 By Riddhi Setty Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D’s use of a famous photograph of jazz great Miles Davis has led to what’s...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fair Use Copyright Claim Over Warhol’s Paintings March 29, 2022 By Blake Brittain In a case that could help clarify when and how artists can make use of the work of others, the...
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...
Court Rules Searchable Database Is ‘Fair Use’ of Copyrighted Books June 15, 2014 By Joseph Ax Universities and research libraries that created a searchable online database for millions of books did not violate copyright protections belonging...
Google Wins Copyright Scanning Case Against Authors; Judge Finds ‘Fair Use’ November 15, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Google Inc. on Thursday won dismissal of a long-running lawsuit by authors who accused the Internet search company of digitally...
Court Dismisses Class Action Status in Google Digital Books Case for Now July 1, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Monday said a lawsuit against Google Inc.’s effort to create the world’s largest digital books...