Can Copyright Survive the Age of A.I.? — “I’ve spent my career trying to make sure creators are not treated as collateral damage in someone else’s innovation story. In the age of A.I., copyright can still be a living promise, but only if we remember who it was written for—and if we give those human voices real power in shaping what comes next.”
AI licensing is working in the UK — “The first comprehensive review of how publishers license content for AI use in the UK, which has been released by the Publishers Association, shows that licensing is already being widely adopted by many AI developers.”
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Bruce Boyden — Can the Law Keep Up with Technology? — “In a brief he filed with the Supreme Court, he argued that judges should rely on broader, common-sense legal principles that have guided courts for generations. In other areas of law, especially personal injury law, courts often ask practical questions: Did someone know about another person’s plan to do something harmful? Did they contribute to it? Could they reasonably have prevented it? Professor Boyden believes those same questions can help courts decide when an internet company should be responsible for copyright violations happening on its network.”
CCC Launches New AI Re-Use Rights & Transactional Licensing Capabilities for AI — “CCC is launching internal-only AI re-use rights for text-based works from participating rightsholders in its Annual Copyright License for Higher Education (ACLHE), addressing use cases such as prompting, summarization, chatbots, and other AI uses, within a college or university. CCC will also launch AI Transactional Rights featuring pay-per-use options for specific AI use cases, beginning with content summarization.”
Course Hero owner must pay university $75 million in copyright dispute, US jury says — “Post University, a for-profit school in Waterbury, Connecticut, sued Learneo in 2021. It said Course Hero violated copyright law by hosting thousands of the school’s files and wrongfully altering them to identify the company as their copyright holder. Learneo denied the allegations.”