Judge in Meta case warns AI could ‘obliterate’ market for original works — “‘You have companies using copyright-protected material to create a product that is capable of producing an infinite number of competing products,’ Chhabria told Meta’s attorneys. ‘You are dramatically changing, you might even say obliterating, the market for that person’s work, and you’re saying that you don’t even have to pay a license to that person. I just don’t understand how that can be fair use,’ Chhabria said.”
Top 10 Noteworthy Copyright Stories in April 2025 — The Copyright Alliance’s Rachel Kim provides a rundown of top copyright developments in courts, Congress, federal agencies, and beyond.
Can You Copyright A Met Gala Outfit — “In advance of this year’s event, NYU News spoke with NYU School of Law professor Douglas Hand, who teaches a course on fashion law, about how these outfits are legally protected, the most important copyright issues in high-end fashion, and how students can apply what they learn in a fashion law course.”
Just-Announced Canadian Journalism Payments Show Proof of Concept for JCPA, Similar US Bills — “Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, said, ‘… Publishers deserve to be compensated when major tech platforms profit from their work, and Canada’s example proves that this model will work for publishers in the United States and start to reverse the damage that the Big Tech platforms have wreaked on the American news ecosystem.'”
Ministers to amend data bill amid artists’ concerns over AI and copyright — “Artists including Paul McCartney and Tom Stoppard have thrown their weight behind a campaign against the changes in a series of high-level interventions. Elton John said the reforms rode ‘roughshod over the traditional copyright laws that protect artists’ livelihoods.’ Ministers want to allow AI companies to use copyrighted works to train their models without permission, unless the copyright holder opts out of the process. Creatives say that this favours AI companies and want them to follow current copyright laws.”