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Copyright news and articles (30 August 2026)
Copyright Infringement in Music and Related Matters
Copyright Basics Music Educators Should Know About
Copying? Definitely. Infringement? Maybe.
From Napster to Sampling to AI: Copyright Law’s Role as the Sheriff to Emerging Technology
Introducing CARaL: Copyright Anxiety, Resilience and Leadership
South Korea Opens the Door to Copyright Registration of AI-Assisted Works
Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated
Copyright news and articles (23 August 2026)
India’s ISP Copyright Problem – Self-Inflicted?
Copyright across the genAI lifecycle – views from computer science and law
From Libraries to Large Language Models: The New Meaning of "Research"
Rolex is suing a Quebec influencer and jewelry store owner
AI training gets a ‘fair dealing’ boost in India — with a Canadian assist
Count Binface or Lord Buckethead? A Comedic Copyright Controversy
So the People May Sing. The Anthem Still Goes to Trial.
Apple Shareholders Sue Company Heads Over AI Copyright Claims
SHEIN v Temu: Proving copyright ownership, and platform liability
[Guest Book Review] Copyright, Contract, and Video Games: Terms of Play
Copyright news and articles (16 August 2026)
Pop Art Time Bomb: The Second Circuit's Ruling in Hayden v. Koons
Inside the Strange Copyright Fight Over America’s Most Famous Home Movie
Copyright Trolls: Scary Letters, Real Risks, and Practical Defenses
Munich Regional Court Finds Unlicensed AI Music Training Infringing
How to Copyright an AI-Generated Image?
Team Trump Trolls Taylor Swift With Song Use Before Copyright Claim Brings Silence
Copyright news and articles (9 August 2026)
Jimothy the Raccoon’s Popularity Undermines the Right to Own Him
Is This Flag Protected by Copyright?
Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling
Can Collective Management Presume Copyright in AI-Generated Music? Lessons from Brazil
The Wild West: The Creator Economy Strikes Gold In Hollywood
It’s a wrap: Constructive discovery under copyright statute of limitations
Children’s animation series Wolfoo found guilty of copying Peppa Pig
Client Alert: Copyright Protection for AI-Created Works: What Your Business Needs to Know
Danger Zone: Top Gun Heirs Ask Supreme Court to Rewrite the Rules on Copyright Similarity
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from July 2026
After 6,000 Romantasy Pages, Judge Hands Crave Plaintiff the Bill
Legal Battle Over U.S. Copyright Chief Heats Up Again
GEMA v Suno: Another landmark AI copyright case from Germany
Fahrenheit 451 or Rainbows End? AI, books, and copyright law
[Guest post] Nigeria's copyright licensing system comes under parliamentary scrutiny
US Streamers and Canadian Content: What is the Role of Copyright? (A Clarification)
Who Owns Hannibal Lecter? – No Infringement Intended Podcast
Copyright news and articles (2 August 2026)
Can a building code decide a copyright case? Communal antennas and the “new public”
Copyright Amendments in the Offing – Whither Consultation Process?
Katy Perry blasts White House use of song on Iran strike TikTok: ‘Deeply appalled’
OpenAI wins first battle in ongoing Indian copyright lawsuit
Who Owns the Tools of Expression? A Copyright Question Across Time
USM Haller II – Copyright protection for a furniture system? Maybe!
How US Artists and Record Labels Could Claim Overseas Royalties through Arbitration
Vietnam's IP Action Plan copyright elements
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair Dealing, and the Future of AI in Indian Copyright Law Part I and Part II
The Art of the Atelier: Elevating Ideas Through Early Creative & Legal Collaboration
Ink-tellectual Property: Copyright’s Broken Test Goes Under the Needle
Copyright news and articles (26 July 2026)
Open letter: Protect open standard licences for public sector information
Anita Joseph vs Caramel Plug: Who Actually Owns Your Photos Under Nigeria’s Copyright Act
Federal Circuit Partially Vacates Court of Federal Claims’ Assessment of Copyright Award
Annie Leibovitz Launches Copyright Lawsuit Over Her Image of Justin and Hailey Bieber
Studios, Labels and Scholars Say the Fifth Circuit Botched Vetter
Fashion and Copyright: What Designers Need to Know
Indonesia's copyright rewrite puts Google, AI platforms on notice
Misleading Claims about the Secondary Publication Right
The Thin Line of Copyright: Why Some Valuable Works Receive Only Limited Protection
What’s Up With Copyright Lately?: Summer Breeze Edition
Copyright protection for electric guitars? - The Düsseldorf Regional Court’s Stratocaster ruling
Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Saber
'Copyright trolls' pounce on Hawaiʻi arts social media accounts
Out-of-commerce regime does not solve access to 20th century heritage
ISP Liability for Copyright Infringement: Lessons from Cox v. Sony Music
Copyright news and articles (19 July 2026)
The end of physical games? Copyright, ownership, and Sony’s all-digital future
Protecting Your Copyrights Online Without Losing Control of the Narrative
Protecting Human Voices in the Age of AI: Australian Copyright Law and Beyond
AI Training Meets Copyright Law: Munich Court Sides with GEMA Against OpenAI
10 Years since Brexit: What has happened in IP since? Part 1 and Part 2
SCOTUS Ruling Re-opens the Door on the Copyright Office’s AI Training Report
Leonard Cohen’s estate slams Trump for use of ‘Hallelujah’ at Freedom 250 rally
The Artists’ Resale Right in Canada: Many Promises but No Delivery (Let’s Get on With It)
Lack of Discovery Sends World Cup Copyright Spat to Extra Time
Top Noteworthy Copyright Stories from June 2026
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the Public Domain in Mexico: Who’s Right? (A Copyright Rabbit Hole)
How the Supreme Court Unified Patent and Copyright Inducement Standards
La vida loca: First Circuit vacates summary judgment entered before meaningful discovery
Copyright news and articles (12 July 2026)
EU copyright law roundup – second trimester of 2026
Who Owns What? The IP Rights That Arise from Employee-Created Artificial Intelligence Workflows
House IP Subcommittee, Witnesses Urge Action on Site Blocking Mechanism, NO FAKES
The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 2
Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft
IP Hot Topic: Third Circuit Probes Fair Use in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence
Rescued from legal limbo, I Shot Andy Warhol returns to theaters
How Donkey Kong Smashed King Kong (Universal v Nintendo)
Who Gets Credit? Collaborative Art and Copyright Claims
Can a Monkey Sue You for Copyright Infringement? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
Copyright news and articles (5 July 2026)
Be Prepared to Navigate the Law of Website Images
Time to dress the emperor? CJEU judgement in Meta (C-797/23)
An Update on the Problems Presented by the Secondary Publication Right
Copyright Developments in New Zealand: Going in the Right Direction
Lawyers, Beware the Risk of Copyright Infringement
Copyright Enforcement: If You Don’t Have Standing, You Might as Well Sit Down
NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI
SCOTUS Scraps Trump’s Bid to Oust Perlmutter for Now, Following Slaughter and Cook Rulings
Third Circuit Poised to Decide Whether Training an AI Model on Copyrighted Content Is Fair Use
Eight Mile Style, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Targeting the Right Question: What AG Rantos Left Open in Anne Frank Fonds
The Forgotten Half of the Copyright Bargain – Legal Deposit : Part 1
