Latest rulings, regulations, and developments in AI copyright law.
Two adult film studios filed a copyright suit alleging Meta used BitTorrent to download nearly 2,400 of their films to train Movie Gen and Llama, exposing the company to up to $359M in statutory damages and reviving the seeding question that already survived dismissal in the authors' case.
Read →The Court of Justice of the European Union on May 12, 2026 upheld Italy's right to make Meta negotiate fair compensation with press publishers, rejecting the tech giant's challenge in Case C-797/23 and clearing a path for stricter enforcement of the EU Copyright Directive across member states.
Read →A plain-English summary of the U.S. Copyright Office's Part 3 report on generative AI training, what it says about fair use, market harm, pirated training data, and why courts still cite it a year on.
Read →Under oath in the Musk v. OpenAI trial, OpenAI Foundation chair Bret Taylor acknowledged 'a lot of tension' between large language models and content companies, and said OpenAI's data licensing agreement with Reddit was struck to avoid copyright litigation — a rare public admission that reshapes how courts and creators may view AI training deals.
Read →Whether you've received a cease-and-desist letter, discovered your work in an AI training dataset, or need compliance counsel, this guide walks through how to find the right AI copyright attorney in 2026.
Read →Suryast U.S. Enterprises, represented by DABUS attorney Ryan Abbott, has sued Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter in the Central District of California, asking the court to overturn the Copyright Office's refusal to register an AI-assisted painting that India has already recognized.
Read →Is training AI on copyrighted data fair use? The answer depends on where you are. Here's how the US, EU, UK, Japan, and other jurisdictions are handling AI training copyright in 2026.
Read →SAG-AFTRA's 2026 AI protections reshape how studios can scan, clone, and simulate performers. Here's what the new consent, compensation, and disclosure rules mean for actors, voice artists, and creators working with AI.
Read →A federal judge denied NVIDIA's motion to dismiss a contributory copyright infringement lawsuit, ruling that scripts distributed to download pirated book datasets have no legitimate purpose — marking the first AI training case to apply the Supreme Court's Cox v. Sony framework.
Read →Learn how to draft a comprehensive corporate policy for AI-generated content in 2026. Includes a ready-to-use template covering IP ownership, disclosure requirements, approved tools, and EU AI Act compliance.
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