Tag: Fair Use

Is Generative AI Killing Art… and Artists?
The massive use of generative AI in the creative industries has sparked intense debate, particularly among artists who see their livelihoods under threat. With AI technologies like...
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US Supreme Court Sides With Google Over Oracle
The US Supreme Court has handed Google a decisive victory in its decade-long battle with Oracle over the Android operating system (OS). Google...
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Fair Use Prevails As Google Wins Book-Scanning Case
So, you know that book-scanning legal battle that Google has been fighting for the past eight years against the Authors Guild? Google just won. In a New York court, Judge Denny...
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AP And Meltwater Make Up And Work Together
The Associated Press and Meltwater, once bitter legal rivals, have decided to squash their beef, and move forward working together on new products that will benefit both parties. B...
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Ruling In AP/Meltwater Case Could Be Trouble For Search Engines
Search engines and fair use suffered a legal blow this week, as a judge sided with the Associated Press in its ongoing case against Meltwater, a service that scans news from around...
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German Law Says Google Can Use Snippets Of Certain Size, Fails To Define Size
Google will not have to pay to use snippets of news content in Germany, according to a copyright law (pdf) that...
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Newspapers Support AP Fight Against Meltwater
A group of newspapers, including The New York Times, has lent its support to The Associated Press in a lawsuit against Meltwater, a company...
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Should Sites Be Forced To Pay For Linking? Harvey Weinstein Thinks So.
Harvey Weinstein, an Oscar winning producer and prolific proponent of Obama,...
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Google Book Scanning Legal Saga Continues
Last month, Google announced that after seven years of litigation, the company finally reached a settlement with the Association of American Publishers regarding book scanning. The...
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In Case You Were Wondering, Quoting Isn’t Duplicate Content [Matt Cutts]
Google's Matt Cutts has put out his latest Webmaster Help video. This time he takes on a pretty classic topic - duplicate content. There's not much here that any industry veterans...
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Google Adds Copyright Removal Notices To Its Search Algorithm
Google announced a new change to its search algorithm today. Starting next week, the search engine will begin taking into account the number of valid copyright removal notices in r...
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The Government Is Putting Fair Use In Danger
Fair use - what do those two words mean to you? If you've been following copyright law at all lately, you probably have heard t...
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South Park Cites Fair Use, Wins “What What (In The Butt)” Infringement Case
According to a ruling from the 7th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals, Butters is not a copyright infringer. The court upheld a lower court decision that ruled Viacom's Comedy Part...
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Perfect 10 Sues Tumblr
A porn company called Perfect 10 recently sued microblogging platform Tumbl...
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Google Speaks Out Against Righthaven In Court
The last time we checked in with the Righthaven saga, righthaven.com had just been sold in a domai...
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