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…
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…
Lawsuit over late-night sendup of Cameo routine gets no traction on appeal.A late-night talk show host who mocked a former congressman’s ostensible willingness to “say anything for money” in…
In recent posts published on this blog (see here and here), the drafters of the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Copyright Restatement promoted their “landmark project” while also attempting to defend…
Following our platform update and the summer break, one may think we stopped our roundup series. Rest assured – we are here! This edition combines the second and third trimesters, so it will be…
The Third Circuit accepts an invitation to review a district court’s decision over the intersection of AI and fair use.The Third Circuit will decide whether the creator of an artificial intelligence-…
After the adoption of the AI Act (AIA), the matter seemed to have been settled. With regard to generative AI models (GenAI), Recital 105 AIA refers explicitly to the exceptions for text and…
Using generative AI does not necessarily render output non-copyrightable. What matters is whether the human creative contribution to an AI-based outcome is sufficient. The question has been widely…
With AI and copyright debates continuing around the world, the Australian Productivity Commission recently released its interim report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology. The report…
In his post of September 4th, 2025, author Eugen Stoica argued for an assertion of sui generis database right protection measures as a means to counter the problem of increased web-scraping and…
