United States: Copyright

The UK Government’s report on the copyright and AI consultation was recently published. While the report confirms that balancing the interests of copyrights holders and AI developers is a complex exercise, it also provides an indication of likely scenarios to consider in this fast-evolving environment.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides a crucial framework for protecting copyrighted material online through takedown notices. Understanding how to properly submit DMCA notices...

Oracle and Rimini Street's July 2025 settlement marks a pivotal moment for enterprise software customers, particularly those running PeopleSoft systems. While the Ninth Circuit handed Oracle a legal defeat on copyright claims, the settlement's commercial terms—including a 2028 wind-down of Rimini's PeopleSoft support—may shift pricing leverage back to Oracle in ways that could materially impact customer support costs over the next three years.

Social media forum Reddit Inc. filed suit against Anthropic PBC in California state court, alleging that Anthropic scraped user content from its platform without authorization...

One of the most valuable AI companies in the world may have just accidentally given away one of its crown jewels and immediately turned to copyright law to limit the damage.

Last month, in a ruling that may carry significant implications for the artificial intelligence industry, a California federal court held that state tort and contract claims related to the training of AI models were not preempted...

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a closely watched decision with significant implications for Internet service providers, technology platforms, and copyright enforcement more broadly.

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision reaffirming and clarifying the limits of contributory copyright liability for technology and Internet service providers.

For years, US multinational companies routinely placed their global intellectual property in affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions outside the US. This may no longer become routine.