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The proliferation of AI-derived and processed data in the era of big data is occurring against a complex backdrop of legal frameworks governing ownership of and responsibilities with...

The plaintiffs are three organizations that created and own the copyright in technical standards that establish best practices for various industries…

Are you an artist seeking inspiration in Pinterest’s vast world of possibilities? You may have stumbled upon an image that inspired your creativity and you are eager to use it in your work. However, there is one nagging question that persists: can you legally turn a Pinterest treasure into a work of art? In this […]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a district court’s summary judgment, rejecting an accused publisher’s argument that their use of copyrighted photos embedded in...

On April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Google v. Oracle, ruling 6-2 in Google’s favor on the issue of fair use. So ends a decade-plus battle between two tech giants that many viewed as having the potential to reshape how computer programs are written and licensed across the software industry. Google’s win—which is plainly indebted to the amici curiae who persuaded the Court of the policy rationale for a finding of fair use—thrilled those who saw a potential win by O...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Court finds that Googles re-use of code from Oracles Java API constitutes fair use under the Copyright Act On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in  Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 1 a long-awaited case addressing the boundaries of the copyright fair use defense as it applies to computer code. This is the first time the Court has addressed fair use in 28 years. It issued a resounding opinion in favor of ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In a closely-watched case, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-2 that Google’s copying of over 11,000 lines of Oracle’s application programming interface (API) code was permissible fair use under copyright law.  Writing for the majority, Justice Breyer declined to answer the underlying question of whether Oracle’s code is copyrightable, assuming that it is for the fair use analysis.  The Court’s ruling reversed a ruling by t...