The Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.
March 31, 2026Benjamin West Janke and Ashley E. White and Jeremy D. Ray and Scott Johnson
On Dec. 1, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. The case turned on whether Internet Service Providers could be “contributorily liable for copyright infringement, when the provider knew that specific subscribers were using its service to flagrantly infringe and continued to supply those repeat infringers with service.”
March 31, 2026Stan SoocherKey insights from a panel discussion during this year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin, where speakers weighed the impact of a landmark music industry verdict and what comes next for a sector awash with artificial intelligence.
March 31, 2026Laura LorekAdobe was hit with a class action lawsuit accusing the software company of illegally copying hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books, including titles scraped from pirate “shadow libraries,” in what the suit calls large scale, willful copyright infringement.
March 01, 2026Briana WarsingNo Copyright for AI Artwork Without Human Involvement, Copyright Office Says In Supreme Court Filing
Artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence without any human involvement does not qualify for copyright protection, lawyers for the U.S. Copyright Office told the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing in in late January.
February 01, 2026Jimmy HooverTwo federal courts recently issued rulings on notable issues impacting whether and how artists can terminate prior assignments of copyrights in their works.
February 01, 2026Stan SoocherThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently acknowledged criticisms of the “total concept and feel” test for substantial similarity in copyright infringement. This judicial recognition of mounting criticism of the influential test appears to invite a challenge to overrule it in favor of a new test.
February 01, 2026Catherine Nyarady and Crystal ParkerNinth Circuit Indicates Willingness to Change Substantial Similarity Test for Copyright Infringement
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently acknowledged criticisms of the “total concept and feel” test for substantial similarity in copyright infringement.
February 01, 2026Catherine Nyarady and Crystal ParkerArtwork created entirely by artificial intelligence without any human involvement does not qualify for copyright protection, lawyers for the U.S. Copyright Office told the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing in in late January.
February 01, 2026Jimmy HooverA raft of Big Tech and artificial intelligence companies have been hit with class actions in California federal court for allegedly using pirated copyrighted books and YouTube videos to train their AI models without the authors’ and creators’ permission.
February 01, 2026Kat Black
