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Miguel Alvarenga (Brazilian Copyright Institute), Luca Schirru (INCC/IBICT), Eduardo Miceli (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), Lukas Gonçalves (Federal University of Paraná), Hannah Gruber (American University - Washington College of Law)

The first major Generative AI and copyright case in Brazil: first impressions and challenges ahead

November 18, 2025

IntroductionLast August, Brazil became the stage for a new chapter in the controversies of Generative AI (Gen AI) and copyright – its first high-profile case, in which OpenAI faces a lawsuit from…

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Malte Baumann, Jan Bernd Nordemann, Jonathan Pukas (NORDEMANN)

November 17, 2025

This article is an adapted and shortened English version of the German language article „Haftung für Urheberrechtsverletzungen im Output generativer KI-Systeme“, published in Gewerblicher…

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James Hall, Alina Trapova (University College London)

Report on a roundtable on the visual arts, generative AI, and copyright at the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law

November 13, 2025

Discussions around generative artificial intelligence (‘genAI’) have become almost impossible to avoid (for better or worse). The topic dominates news headlines, academic journals, and court cases…

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Dave Hansen (Authors Alliance)

The Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: Understanding America's Largest Copyright Settlement

November 10, 2025

When Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit in August 2025, it became the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. Three authors had sued, but nearly half a million…

Jeremy Blum, Sara Witton (Bristows LLP)

A grape misunderstanding – wine importer found liable for copyright infringement for wine bottle labels

November 10, 2025

In a recent IPEC decision (Shantell Martin v Bodegas San Huberto [2025] EWHC 1827 (IPEC)), Deputy Judge David Stone has found a UK importer and distributor of wine liable for copyright infringement…

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Top 3 posts of the summer from our IP law blogs

November 5, 2025

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other blogs, we regularly provide an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. With autumn now…

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Baskaran Balasingham (Utrecht University)

Why does the press publishers’ right need to be complemented by competition law and regulation to ensure fair remuneration in the platform economy?

November 3, 2025

The digital revolution has transformed the news industry, with print newspapers and magazines losing readership as online platforms and digital media are gaining at their expense. Major digital…