The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) was established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act passed by Congress on December 27, 2020 and began accepting claims in June 2022. It
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Developers’ Liability for Infringing Generative-AI Outputs
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The advent of generative-AI tools has brought challenging questions of accountability to the forefront, especially when those tools generate content that may infringe on someone’s copyright. Determining liability—whether it falls…
Continue Reading Developers’ Liability for Infringing Generative-AI OutputsSCOTUS Extends Copyright Damages
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the U.S. Copyright Act does not have a time limit for monetary recovery. That means that copyright owner can…
Continue Reading SCOTUS Extends Copyright DamagesCopyright Smalls Claims Proceedings
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The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a final rule amending the procedures for the still-new “small claims court” proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) established last year that we…
Continue Reading Copyright Smalls Claims ProceedingsArt or Infringement: The Copyright Battle Over Images of Prince
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On Monday, March 28, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a copyright case about Andy Warhol’s artwork that will evaluate the scope of the fair use defense, which permits a…
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New Copyright Claims Board
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The quicker, streamlined, and less expensive method for resolving copyright infringement matters valued at under $30,000 will soon be available to copyright enforcers. Currently scheduled to begin hearing cases in…
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U.S. Copyright Office Weighs in on the Right to Repair Digital Devices
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The U.S. Copyright Office (“USCO”) is expanding the right to repair digital devices via exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”)’s rules governing access to devices and software, which…
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5Pointz Graffiti Art Case Affords SCOTUS the Opportunity to Interpret Rarely Tested Copyright Law
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On Monday, G&M Realty, a real estate development company, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a $6.75 million damages award that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…
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The Fourth Circuit Issues Litigants A Strong Reminder Of The Risks Associated With Failing To Preserve Evidence
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On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision highlighting the critical need for litigants to preserve evidence once notified of a potential…
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Ninth Circuit Expands Access to Attorneys’ Fees in Copyright Cases
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Our colleague, Melissa Scott, recently wrote an alert on an opinion from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals about access to attorneys’ fees in copyright infringement cases. The underlying…
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