By Reni de la Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In September, we published an article entitled “Looking Beyond the FN Meka Scandal: AI & Copyright.”[1] This article examined emerging uncertainty surrounding the copyrightability of artificial intelligence-generated works, given …
Lizzo Just Took a TTAB Test – Turns Out “100% That Bitch” is Trademarkable
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Pop icon Lizzo scored a major legal win recently by successfully convincing the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) to allow her to trademark the phrase “100% That Bitch” …
Artists Against AI: Recent Lawsuit Challenges the Blurred Line Between Style Emulation and Wrongful Copying
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Kelly McKernan is a visual artist who has posted their paintings on art-sharing website DeviantArt for the past twenty years.[1] When the first widely used AI art generators came online last …
U.S. District Court Judge Blocks Proposed Merger of Major Book Publishers Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The proposed merger was never about readers and writers; it was about preserving (and growing) PRH’s market share. In other words: $$$.[1] This was acclaimed horror-fiction author Stephen King’s tweeted response …
Music Labels Awarded Millions in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Grande Communications Networks
By Reni de la Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In 2017, multiple record companies sued Texas internet service provider Grande Communications Network LLC for alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”).[1] Recently, the United …
His Loss: How Drake and 21 Savage’s Counterfeit Vogue Cover May Cost Them Millions
By Christian Glover Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. A New York federal judge recently blocked rappers Drake and 21 Savage from using a fake Vogue magazine cover of themselves to promote their newest album, “Her Loss.”[1] Significantly, Vogue’s reputation …
Lynn Goldsmith “Pops Off” on Warhol’s Pop Art in Recent SCOTUS Hearing
By Emma Quinn Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Through photography and other artistic mediums, Lynn Goldsmith has documented American culture since the 1970s.[1] Her work can be seen in museum collections and she has been awarded numerous accolades including …
Faux or Faux Pas? The Case of the MetaBirkin
By Alyssa R. Garcia Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. In a novel intellectual property case, longtime luxury fashion house Hermès has brought a trademark infringement action against the creator of NFTs depicting faux-fur Hermès Birkin handbags.[1] The allure of an …
Amid Rap Lyrics Controversy, California Enacts Legislation to Protect Artists in Court
By Reni De La Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Those who follow music news have likely come across articles discussing the admissibility of lyrics as evidence in criminal cases involving rappers. Perhaps the most famous recent case in …
Looking Beyond the FN Meka Scandal: AI & Copyright
By Reni De La Nuez Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. As the music industry continues to grapple with rapid digitization and evolving technology, one question that must be considered is how artificial intelligence (“AI”) and copyright will coexist in …










