Without any real consequences for copyright infringements, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't have much incentive to follow the law.
The cartoon's bizarre saga illustrates what's wrong with modern copyright law.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s latest is an anti-tech omnibus, combining years' worth of dangerous policy ideas into one big, bad bill.
Plus: It’s webathon time.
It's time for President Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act and resolve the crisis.
Not long ago, conservatives were rightly concerned about jawboning. Now they're apparently happy to take part in it themselves.
The lawsuit is a win not just for Anthropic, but for all users of large language models.
Plus: Yetis, The Seat, and a political letter that will make your eyes roll.
The D. C. Circuit concludes that software cannot be the author of a work for copyright purposes.
Movies like Wicked draw on classic works no longer under copyright protection.
Copying information is not the same as copying content.
Hacktivist-journalist Barrett Brown sets out to settle scores in his new memoir.
As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.
As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.
How lax intellectual property rules created a nerd culture phenomenon
Ethan Mollick, Wharton School professor and author of Co-Intelligence, discusses AI's likely effects on business, art, and truth seeking on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
And a federal judge just said so.
Hackers are helping tractor owners “jailbreak” their equipment in order to repair it.
Plus: Nuking the Hamptons, upcharging the autists, tearing down the statues, and more...
Even though only one very specific version of the character is free to use, it still represents a positive step for creative expression.
That's what it answers when asked, "What are the best arguments against transgender rights?"
"The concept of using 'p**** so wet' as a rhetorical device in a song is neither original nor unique to Plaintiff, and, in any event, '[c]opyright does not protect ideas or themes.'"
It's not a broad attack on free expression, but Thursday's ruling is certainly a victory for brands that can't take a joke.
The case could have long-term implications for how broadly fair use can be applied.
Meanwhile, content creators and corporations want copyright regulations for artificial intelligence.
Plus: "Sensitivity readers" rewrite Agatha Christie, a Little Free Library battle, and more...
Copyright law is just one area that must adapt to account for revolutionary A.I. technology.
The U.S. Copyright Office determined that images produced by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted, even though they are generated by user-written prompts.
Law from the dawn of the dawn of the AI age.
Plus: the editors field a listener question on intellectual property.
The indie artists suing Stable Diffusion may not realize it, but they're doing the Mouse's dirty work.
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