Open Lawsuits against AI companies As of Sept. 16, 2025 there were 48 open lawsuits against nine AI companies, as depicted in Figure 1 below. The Bartz v Anthropic class action lawsuit is the focus of this blog. Facts associated with this historic case came from a variety of sources, including an excellent article by […]
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What writers need to know about copyrigh...
Wikipedia a springboard, not a crutch
We often encounter client work that, in our eyes, relies too heavily on Wikipedia. Some “borrowers” copy Wikipedia content into their work without understanding the responsibilities and the consequences of such heavy borrowing. Authors, bloggers, and contributors to articles, books, and blogs are responsible for the intellectual property in their work. It is important to be aware of […]
Derivatives – Build on Another’s Work
Derivatives must be transformative U.S. Copyright Law is all about protecting creators’ works in order to offer incentive to these creators so that they keep on producing works for the good of society. So it seems that building on an existing work such as a play, poem, song, or film would be blessed in the eyes […]
Fair Use or No Fair: Copyright Complianc...
Fair use should not be assumed. From time to time I am asked about the necessity of clearing rights for copyrighted and trademarked materials used in presentations. A common misconception is that a talk using images and quotes always falls into the fair use category, which is outside the world where copyrights rule. Not so. […]