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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 15: ...Bill Moving Copyright Office to Executive Branch Moves to House Floor; CJEU Upholds Right of Fair Compensation for Publishers

Zee v Nykaa: The $210,000 Worth Instagram Reels

Collective Licensing for Gen AI Training: Feasible or Flawed? – Part 1

Great Bowery Inc. v. Consequence Sound LLC

Art on Ice

Should AI designs be eligible for Iowa State Fair's T-shirt contest?

Hatewatch This Space: Catching Up With Ethan Klein’s Reaction Video Lawsuits

What AI-authored Books Mean For The Publishing Industry

Generative AI and the EU Copyright Law’s Blind Spots

CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) Expands Annual Copyright License for Higher Education to Include Internal-Use AI Reuse Rights

Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from April 2026

Tenth Circuit Redeems Itself in ‘Tiger King’ Fair Use Case

Second Circuit Sidesteps “Server Test” in Embedded Video Copyright Ruling, Highlighting How Platform Terms Matter

Major publishers sued Meta for pirating millions of books to train its AI

Nintendo Shuts Down Fun Faux ‘Pokemon Documentary’ YouTuber Via Copyright Strikes

Author of Alabama police officer training claims copyright infringement by U.S. Army

US Copyright Office Wants to Increase Cost to Register Photos by 55%

ASTM v. UpCodes is a Troubling Misapplication of Warhol’s Transformative Use Clarifications

Like Wasps at a Picnic: (Distracting from the Canadian Heritage Committee Report on AI and Creative Industries)

Can I Borrow Your E-Book?: A Brief Discussion of Controlled Digital Lending

Copyright Enforcement in the Gaming Industry: Key Takeaways from the University of Geneva’s 2026 IP Conference from an Indian Observer’s Perspective

Court Revives Copyright Lawsuit Over Annie Leibovitz’s ‘Star Wars’ Photos

Another brick in the wall for the Continuing Rights of Authors

Copyright law is being used to hide alleged animal abuse. Here’s what’s at stake

Vietnam launches fresh crackdown on online piracy under threat of US tariffs

Streaming Without Copying: The CJEU Redefines Private Use in Stichting de Thuiskopie (C-496/24)

At the AAP’s Annual Meeting, Talk of AI, Copyright, and ‘Ripples of Hope’

Shein accuses Temu of copyright infringement on 'industrial scale'

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million for allegedly using her image to sell TVs

Senators Defend Copyright Office Independence as AI and Executive Overreach Dominate Oversight Hearing

Copyright, Contract, and Video Games: Terms of Play, a new book by Amy Thomas

Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits

Aspirational Attribution: A Response to Lemley & Ouellette, Plagiarism, Copyright, and AI

Who Owns the Copyright Under the Work-for-Hire Doctrine?

Canada Targets AI Copyright Rules While Weighing Social Media Age Restrictions — Web Summit

Ensuring Equitable Access to Heritage: The Need for an International Standard under the Auspices of UNESCO

Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny 

Copyright Infringement in Social Media

Second Circuit Calls Foul On Unauthorized Use of Michael Jordan Video

Exhibition promotes folk art creativity under copyright protection

Judicial Trends in Software Copyright Protection in China: Insights from a Landmark Supreme People’s Court Case

Second Time’s The Charm: Hellboy Obtains Norwich Order in Copyright Infringement Proceeding

Bill on digital copyright and online news content

Copyright in the age of digitization: Who is responsible for publishing copyrighted content on video sharing platforms?

Understanding IP Damages, Part 3: Copyright Law

Copyright owners v AI developers: the emerging trends

When Code Writes Itself: Rethinking IP Strategy in the Age of AI

Prediction Markets and Uncopyrightable Facts

Copyright Infringement Suits Loom With Unchecked AI Vibe Coding

Printify Releases Guide on How to Avoid Copyright Infringement with T-shirts

The Business of Sports and Copyright: A Summary of our 2026 World IP Day Webinar

Idea Vs Expression - Analysing the Dismissal of Copyright Suit in Shah Vs Netflix Case

When Tradition Meets Copyright: Who Owns Raag-Based Compositions?

All you need is dialogue: the CJEU interprets ‘pastiche’ in Pelham II

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 24: Judge Albright to Leave Federal Bench in August; China Rejects 1.27 Million Deceptive Trademark Applications; Music Labels Voluntarily Dismiss Verizon Copyright Suit

Supreme Court Narrows Secondary Copyright Liability in Cox: Implications for AI Companies and Copyright Owners

World IP Day 2026 Spotlights IP Issues in Sports

The Limits of Safe Harbor: Platform Control and Copyright Liability After McGucken v. Shutterstock

Help us UK Supreme Court, you’re our only hope (for digital replicas)

Unauthorized streaming of foreign TV programming dishes up copyright infringement liability

France Keeps Breaking the Internet to Stop Piracy, Even Though It’s Not Working

Pastiche or cliché? What Pelham II might mean for AI outputs

The Character Without an Author: Character Copyright Protection in the Age of Generative AI

Japanese Man Sentenced For Posting ‘Godzilla’ Spoilers Online

Artificially Generated and Modified Music: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Creators

How Did James Bond Spark a 50-Year Legal War Over Who Owns 007? — No Infringement Intended Podcast

Game On! Copyrightability of Board Games

Cox v Sony: Analyzing the Supreme Court Decision

A Small Character Becomes a Big Win for Creative Freedom in California

An Artist’s Reflection on Visual Artists’ Rights (Sec. 106A)

Win, Lose or Draw?: The Federal Court of Appeal Overrules a Key Copyright Case on Procedural Grounds

Champagne problems? Punk solutions Amyl and the Sniffers-style

Monkey selfie from 15 years ago accidentally sets precedent for AI copyright dispute

Who owns the copyright in scans of public domain works?

AI Makes Securing Copyright Protection for Software Code Tricky

Is “Material Contribution” to Another’s Infringement Enough to Establish Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement?

Debunking Myths Every Copyright Defendant Has Told Themselves - Be wary of hiding behind shield of fair use

Will the Grammarly Lawsuit Show Us Yet Another Area Where Existing Law is Enough? (We Think So)

Copyright Compliance in the Spotlight: A Case You Can’t Ignore

What the Supreme Court Ruling in Cox. v. Sony Means for Tech Providers and Copyright Owners

EU copyright law roundup – first trimester of 2026

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows ISP Liability for Copyright Infringement — What Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment Means for Canada

New White Paper on Institutional Copyright Policies and Article Versions

New WIPO Guide Casts Doubt on Open General Exceptions

ANI v OpenAI: Not Everything an LLM Does is Copyright Infringement

Cox v. Sony Music Comes to Hollywood

Addison Rae Files Copyright Claim Against DHS for Using 'Diet Pepsi' in ICE-Related Video: 'Taylor Swift Could Never!'

From Delhi to Bombay, Music Licensing Goes Off the Beat

Should constructive trusts apply to copyright? Game Meats v Farm Transparency International heads to the High Court of Australia

Guide to the Related Rights and Copyright Treaties Administered by WIPO

Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from March 2026

A Whole New World (of Copyright): Implications of Vetter and Beyond

Who Owns the Code: Lessons for Employers in Canada from Nexus Solutions Inc. v Krougly

Blacklock’s Reporter (BR) v Attorney General for Canada (AGC): Score One for “David”

Is ChatGPT allowed under EU copyright law to generate a 'Game of Thrones' sequel?

Right Without Duty: Academic Copyright, the Publisher’s Juridical Fiction, and the Case for an Ex Ante Reading of Section 52 Part 1 and Part 2

SCOTUS Says Fifth Circuit Must Reconsider Contributory Infringement Ruling for Record Labels after Cox v. Sony

With Cox V. Sony The Supreme Court Provides Yet Another Internet-Protecting Decision

Another Court Rules Copyright Can’t Stop People From Reading and Speaking the Law

We’ve freed Cookie’s Bustle from copyright hell. Here’s how.

Composer of iconic ‘Lion King’ chant sues comedian over ‘Circle of Life’ translation

Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on Contributory Infringement in Cox v. Sony Music

AG Emiliou advises CJEU to rule that OCSSPs' authorization under Article 17 of the DSM Directive extends to acts of reproduction

Taking Copyright Out to the Ball Game: A Closer Look at Baseball’s Most Famous Tunes

No Alarms and No Surprise Syncs, Please: How to Retain Control Over Sync Licensing After Giving Up Copyright

Tropes Aren’t Theft: What Freeman v. Wolff Teaches About Substantial Similarity in YA Fantasy Fiction

Less guidance on fair dealing and TPMs?

Amyl and the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor Declares Early Victory in Ongoing Photographer Copyright Dispute

Out Now: March 2026 issue of IFLA Journal [Special Issue: Indigenous Knowledge]

The Briefing: No Paper, No Standing: Kanye West, Copyright Transfers, and the Writing Requirement

JONES DAY TALKS®: Women in IP – Supreme Court Denies Review of Thaler v. Perlmutter: AI Authorship Questions Remain

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