The copyright for the original versions of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have expired. Now, members of the public can create—and are busy creating—their own works based on these beloved characters.

Aditya Ezhuthachan is an attorney focused on entertainment law with Beverly Hills-based Pessah Law Group. In this column, he ...

The US Copyright Office's report comes as the agency is under political fire, with President Trump reportedly firing its head this weekend. Katelyn is a reporter with ...

The decision in Teradyne v. Astronics illustrates the potential strength of the fair use defense in software cases, even in those involving direct competitors. Last month, in an unpublished memorandum ...

Hoping to remedy pervasive and often crippling uncertainty among artists and art professionals over how and when to invoke fair use when dealing with copyrighted materials, the College Art Association ...

“In the Office’s view, training a generative AI foundation model on a large and diverse dataset will often be transformative.” – U.S. Copyright Office The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Intellectual Property attorney helping artists tell their stories through film and media. The use of AI systems has become part of ...

For a regularly updated case tracker covering intellectual property and privacy-related lawsuits concerning GenAI (including more decisions addressing fair use), see Generative AI: Federal Litigation ...

Months after a U.S. judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement against four major book publishers, the two parties reached a tentative agreement that could force the free ...

Fair use is a powerful shield in the chaotic world of YouTube copyright. It allows creators to use parts of copyrighted material, like movie clips or soundtracks, without permission in certain ...

1. Dr. Suess vs. ComicMix, LLC (Oh, the places you will boldly go). Dr. Suess/Star Trek mashup. Problems: Copied highly creative style, did not make parody (no critique commentary), trading off Dr.

Twitch streamer Denims has declared herself the "Queen of Fair Use" after a court ruled in her favor in a copyright lawsuit ...