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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…

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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…

Kluwer Copyright Blogger

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…

Paul Keller (Institute for Information Law (IViR))

Article 3: The Untapped Legal Basis for Europe’s Public AI Ambitions

October 28, 2025

There is increasing recognition that, as part of its efforts to remain competitive in the race toward ever more powerful AI capabilities, Europe should invest in Public AI. That is, AI systems that…

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James Hall (University College London)

Damien Hirst’s 200-year plan: copyright’s uneasy role in the arts

October 21, 2025

Damien Hirst, one of the world’s foremost artists, recently revealed plans to produce works for 200 years after his death, each to be deemed authentically his. He plans to secure this artistic legacy…

Christina Angelopoulos (CIPIL, University of Cambridge)

Twists and Turns - Navigating a Reconciliation between Academic Freedom, Copyright and Open Science

October 17, 2025

This post first appeared on the Verfassungsblog on 13 October 2025. Academic Freedom and Copyright: a Relationship… Copyright law grants exclusive rights that govern how literary and artistic works…