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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 3d ago

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

Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees.

The Mondrian Trust claims a 1930 painting is still protected—citing "dual copyrights," Spanish law, and a misreading of the Copyright Act.

Aaron Moss Jan 13

Attention, foreign nations: the U.S. is coming for your copyrights.

The Fifth Circuit just held in Vetter v. Resnik that copyright termination and renewal recapture ownership worldwide.

The court is wrong—and I explain why. Up now on Copyright Lately.

https://copyrightlately.com/vetter-resnik-fifth-circuit-ruling/

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Fifth Circuit Expands Copyright Termination Beyond U.S. Borders

A sweeping new ruling holds that U.S. copyright termination and renewal reach worldwide, upending long-settled limits of territoriality.

Aaron Moss Jan 12

Top Gun: Maverick just notched two copyright wins, issued days apart on opposite coasts.

Together, they show where copyright stops helping you—and where it stops you cold.

Full story up now on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/two-new-top-gun-copyright-rulings/

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Two New Top Gun Rulings Map Copyright’s Danger Zone

Issued days apart on opposite coasts, the cases show copyright's outer limits—what’s protected, what isn’t, and the cost of crossing the line.

Aaron Moss Jan 5

The Ninth Circuit just affirmed Kat Von D’s win in the Miles Davis tattoo case—but two judges questioned whether the court’s longstanding “total concept and feel” test should survive at all. Is en banc next?

Full story up now on Copyright Lately:

https://copyrightlately.com/kat-von-d-tattoo-case-total-concept-and-feel/

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