An Instagram model claimed Lil Nas illegally copied his semi-nude poses, but a federal appeals court says that's not exactly how copyright law works.
Shira Perlmutter's dismissal followed the firing of her boss and the release of a report on whether scanning works to train AI algorithms constitutes infringement.
On Friday, the office noted its support of licensing copyrighted material for "commercial" AI models. The next day, the head of the Copyright Office was fired by President Trump.
“Your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the U.S. Copyright Office is terminated effective immediately," a White House email read.
The case claims the superstar and his team have “turned a blind eye” to copyright infringement and left a lesser-known artist with “no choice but to file this lawsuit.”
A dispute over who owns the rights to 1967 R&B song that was heavily sampled in Bakar's social media sleeper hit has spilled into federal court.
The decision says that such cases should typically be decided by juries rather than judges - a troubling message for musical artists facing frequent song-theft lawsuits.
A new lawsuit alleges unauthorized use of hits, including BTS' "Butter" and Lizzo's "Juice."
The lawsuit, filed over a dance set to Charli's "Apple", is the latest in a long line of cases filed over viral dance moves used in video games.
The Copyright Office has opened a new inquiry into the potential faults in the U.S. PRO system. As industry stakeholders begin to weigh in, Billboard explains the core issues at play.
