copyright

"In many countries copyright and data protection laws are not being adequately adapted" to protect performers from AI clones, the International Federation of Actors said last year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

And in December 2025, Europe's highest court ruled everyday commercial products can hold copyright if they represent creative design choices, a decision which Birkenstock said was relevant to its "iconic" sandals.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Last year, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI, alleging copyright infringement of its well-known characters, including Elsa, Moana, Peter Parker and Darth Vader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The tech companies have argued that their actions constituted “fair use,” which allows for some copyright material to be used without explicit permission, and that their use of the material was ultimately transformative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

She picked up The Gold-Bug from the top of her stack of books, the word belief echoing in her head as she flipped to the copyright page.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Siebel Newsom leads the Representation Project, a nonprofit that advocates for gender equity through film and education programs, and Girls Club Entertainment, a for-profit production company she owns that holds the copyrights to her documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Under Kenyan law, copyrights expire 50 years after the composer’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

And celebrities with valuable intellectual property rights, such as copyrights from the Reiners’ many film and television properties, tend to establish trusts.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025

The deal comes amid reports Disney lawyers sent Google a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday accusing the tech firm of infringing its copyrights "on a massive scale".

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

But when Fabyan printed the pamphlets, he claimed the copyrights for himself.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

In 2024, Universal, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner sued Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging the AI companies trained their models on copyrighted songs spanning many artists, genres and time periods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Times' lawsuit partly hinges on the limited "fair use" exception, which permits copyrighted work to be used without the rights holders' consent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Justice Department’s letter spells out the government’s position that the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models doesn’t violate copyright law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The filings involve the unauthorized use of copyrighted material such as “audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements” from proprietary software owned by Take-Two, according to the documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

It was copyrighted 1972 by the Esso company.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The nonprofit recently trademarked its name and is in the process of copyrighting its livestream.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Senior manager of LHI Sonia Mora said the county is in the process of copyrighting Abuelina and her family members to ensure they are not used for commercial purposes.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2021

Some counterfeiters are going as far as to claim Orwell’s classics as their own property, copyrighting them with their own names.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2019

But copyrighting the software for an electronic transmission system is easy, and it gives companies a huge advantage in locking out third-party repair shops.

From The Verge ● Apr. 24, 2015

The fact that by this second copyrighting he laid claim to a longer term than the law allowed, made the second copyright void and a suit under it of no avail.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker