3 Count: Walking Away

Record labels attempt to unwind Grande case, AI-assisted music eligible for royalties in South Korea and US court issues sweeping site-blocking injunction.

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Star Trek Fan Film Debuts, Quickly Removed

After twelve years, Star Trek fan film director Alec Peters debuted his long-delayed sequel. Almost immediately, it was removed from YouTube.

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3 Count: Infinite Dismissal

9th Circuit rules Paramount didn’t infringe on author’s copyright, investors sue Nvidia over piracy claims and Logan Paul spars with Oliver Tree’s publisher.

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AI-Generated News Site Tied to PR Firm

An AI-generated news site was recently tied directly to a major PR firm. Here’s why this effort failed so spectacularly but we still shouldn’t write it off.

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3 Count: Expensive Cravings

German court rules Suno violated copyright law, GCC bans most AI contributions and judge orders losing author to pay $3.4 million in legal fees.

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Bricks & Minifigs Sends Threat to The BAM Map

The Bricks & Minifigs saga has been gripping the internet over the past two months. Now the story has taken a copyright-related turn.

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3 Count: Victorious Peppa

Hasbro emerges victorious in lawsuit over Peppa Pig, research dataset removed due to copyright concerns and SoundPatrol sued by former partners.

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Copyright Claims Board Awards Attorneys’ Fees to Respondent

In a copyright fight over Happy Gilmore-themed golf products, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has awarded attorneys’ fees to the respondent.

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3 Count: Spider Leak

Sony battles Spider-Man leaks, German court rules AI-altered images are not necessarily infringing and AI companies are destroying countless books.

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Race, Cambridge and the Jason Arday Plagiarism Scandal

Jason Arday’s rise to Cambridge has inspired countless people. However, now critics are claiming that his academic work was heavily plagiarized.

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3 Count: Running Away Balloon

Meme creator sues AI company, Meta confirms identity of BitTorrenting engineer and Microsoft cracks down on enterprise piracy.

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Hong Kong Judge Resigns Over Plagiarism

A Hong Kong judge has resigned after a series of plagiarism allegations have resulted in multiple decisions being overturned.

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3 Count: No More Fees

Egyptian court sentences two men to prison for piracy, Indian court rules AI training is non-infringing and Indonesia scraps music registration fees.

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3 Count: Sports Data Piracy

Bloomsbury set to receive approximately $19 million from Anthropic settlement, Uptobox assets remain frozen and UK lawmakers target sports data piracy.

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Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman Accused of Plagiarism

Sportswriter and journalist Jeff Pearlman has been accused of plagiarism in a recent video. It’s a lesson in the dangers of trusting others with your image.

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3 Count: Lawful VPNs

European Court of Justice rules VPNs are lawful technical tools, US appeals court upholds Jeff Koons ruling and News Corp countersues Brave for infringement.

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The Fandom/GTA Wiki Plagiarism Scandal

Fandom has earned one of the worst reputations on the internet. But now it can add one more allegation to the list: Plagiarism.

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3 Count: Done Deal

Judge approves Anthropic book deal, Sony greatly expands legal campaign against Udio and amicus briefs filed in copyright termination case.

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Copyright Claims Board Tackles Implied Licenses

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has issued a new final determination, this time examining claims of an implied license and a distribution deal gone bad.

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3 Count: Backroom Backtrack

Music Publishers settle lawsuit with X, Indonesia’s Copyright rewrite targets AI and Backrooms director saves other Backrooms content.

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3 Count: Schrödinger’s CAT

UK appeals court rules competition tribunal can rule on copyright matters, Mexico introduces copyright reforms and Australia announces AI office.

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Study Claiming AI Helps Students Learn Retracted

A popular study that claimed students learn faster and better when they use AI in the classroom has been retracted. The reasons are painfully obvious.

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3 Count: Fender Bender

Fender sends copyright threat to Yamaha, US Copyright Office to significantly raise rates and Skibidi Toilet studio prevails in ownership fight.

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Warning: An ISBN is NOT a Copyright Registration

If you are a self-publishing author, you need to know that, while ISBNs are important, they are not a substitute for a copyright registration.

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3 Count: Worse Bunny

Publishers file class action lawsuit against Google, Bad Bunny’s ex wins appeal and “copyright trolls” target Hawaiʻian artist social media accounts.

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Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art

Photographer Barbara Karant has filed a copyright lawsuit against the artist Mickalene Thomas. The case shows how much fair use has changed in just a few years.

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3 Count: Treading Water

BTS accused of copyright infringement with new song ‘Swim’, Australian government divided on AI issues, and weather information service sued for infringement.

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Book Publishers Have a Major AI Problem

Hachette and other publishers are facing a serious AI problem. Not only do they have to avoid using AI, they have to avoid the appearance of it as well.

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3 Count: Serious Sanctions

Newspapers seek sanctions against OpenAI for allegedly destroying evidence. French watchdog orders Meta to pay news publishers and more.

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3 Count: Tonga Troubles

NewJeans sued over alleged unlicensed sample, two Spanish artists sued over the same thing, and Tonga begins suspending pirate domains.

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