Sudden and unpredictable changes at the Copyright Office could have big effects on AI, technology companies and rightsholders — including in the music industry.
The confidential settlements are the latest in a string of lawsuits accusing brands of using copyrighted songs in TikTok and Instagram ads without paying for licenses.
A photographer and licensing agency claim Lopez posted the pictures on Instagram and X for "self-promotion" without paying for copyright permission.
More than a decade after Sheeran’s hit was first released, he wants the Supreme Court to finally end a lawsuit claiming he stole it from Marvin Gaye.
An Instagram model claimed Lil Nas illegally copied his semi-nude poses, but a federal appeals court says that's not exactly how copyright law works.
Shira Perlmutter's dismissal followed the firing of her boss and the release of a report on whether scanning works to train AI algorithms constitutes infringement.
On Friday, the office noted its support of licensing copyrighted material for "commercial" AI models. The next day, the head of the Copyright Office was fired by President Trump.
“Your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the U.S. Copyright Office is terminated effective immediately," a White House email read.
The case claims the superstar and his team have “turned a blind eye” to copyright infringement and left a lesser-known artist with “no choice but to file this lawsuit.”
A dispute over who owns the rights to 1967 R&B song that was heavily sampled in Bakar's social media sleeper hit has spilled into federal court.
