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NEW: Ethan Klein won the foundational reaction-video fair use case in 2017. Now he's the plaintiff—and his lawsuit against streamer Denims puts hatewatching on a collision course with fair use.

Full story, up now on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/klein-reaction-video-lawsuits-update/

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Hatewatch This Space: Catching Up With Ethan Klein’s Reaction Video Lawsuits

Of the three streamers Ethan Klein sued over Content Nuke, only Denims is still fighting—and her fair use motion puts hatewatching on trial.

Aaron Moss May 1

Here's how you know a copyright opinion was a disaster: the Tenth Circuit just spent 79 pages writing it again.

New on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/tiger-king-fair-use-tenth-circuit/

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Tenth Circuit Redeems Itself in 'Tiger King' Fair Use Case

A replacement opinion affirms Netflix’s fair use of a one-minute funeral clip—and gives documentary filmmakers a post-Warhol roadmap.

Aaron Moss Apr 13

The Supreme Court's Cox v. Sony Music ruling is three weeks old. It's already being cited to defend an AI video generator that produces Darth Vader on demand. Full story, up now on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/cox-v-sony-music-ai-copyright-minimax/

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Cox v. Sony Music Comes to Hollywood

The Supreme Court’s newest copyright decision is already being used to argue that an AI video generator should be treated the same as an ISP.

Aaron Moss Mar 26

The Supreme Court just rewrote the rules for contributory copyright infringement. What it all means for secondary liability, the DMCA safe harbor, and the pending AI output cases—up now on Copyright Lately:
https://copyrightlately.com/supreme-court-contributory-infringement-cox-v-sony-music

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Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on Contributory Infringement in Cox v. Sony Music

The Supreme Court just killed fifty years of contributory liability precedent, rewriting the rules for secondary copyright liability.

Aaron Moss Mar 23

A stock photo company took a pork chop photo all the way through a federal jury trial, won $200, then asked for $69,000 in attorney's fees. Guess how that went.

Full story, up now on Copyright Lately:
https://copyrightlately.com/prepared-food-photos-jaber/

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This Little Piggy Went to Trial (And Got Just $200 and No Fees)

A stock photo company went to trial over a single image of raw pork chops, won $200, then asked for $69,000 in fees. It went poorly.

Aaron Moss Mar 9

Thaler is dead. Here are the AI copyright questions it leaves behind.

https://copyrightlately.com/thaler-is-dead-ai-copyright-questions/

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Thaler Is Dead. Now for the AI Copyright Questions That Actually Matter.

The Supreme Court buried the easy AI copyright case. Still left: what counts as authorship, how you prove it, and what can still get you sued.

Aaron Moss Feb 23

Tracy Anderson sued a former trainer for copying her fitness routines. The Ninth Circuit said you can't copyright a workout—especially one you spent years marketing as a "method." Full story, up now on Copyright Lately:
https://copyrightlately.com/tracy-anderson-copyright-dispute/

Tracy Anderson Called Her Workout a "Method." The Ninth Circuit Agreed.

A celebrity fitness guru sued a former trainer for copying her exercise routines. The Ninth Circuit said they aren't choreography.

Aaron Moss Feb 16

Seedance 2.0 drew cease and desist letters within days. One detail that no one's caught: Disney’s letter landed on the desk of a former Warner Bros. GC—now ByteDance’s top lawyer. If that sounds tangled, wait until you get to the enforcement challenge.

https://copyrightlately.com/meet-seedance-2-0-hollywoods-newest-ai-copyright-headache/

Meet Seedance 2.0, Hollywood’s Newest AI Copyright Headache

The entertainment industry's AI copyright claims are strong, but Seedance 2.0 highlights the harder challenge: enforcing them across borders.

Aaron Moss Jan 20

The Art of Not Letting Go: The Mondrian Trust claims a 1930 painting is still protected—citing "dual copyrights," Spanish law, and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

Familiar playbook. None of it holds up.

Full story, up now on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/mondrian-public-domain-controversy/

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#art