Ninth Circuit Tattoo Copyright Decision Signals Appetite for A New Test for Substantial Similarity

The Ninth Circuit recently upheld a jury verdict that a tattoo of Miles Davis was not copyright infringement, but two judges ...
IEEE

Analysis of the Influence of AI Generated Art on Job Opportunities, Copyright Ownership and Creative Process of Illustrators

Abstract: This journal aims to investigate the influence of AI-generated art on illustrator’s job opportunities, copyright ownership and creative process. This journal also aims to investigate how the ...
Los Angeles Times

Blondie and Dagwood are entering the public domain, but Betty Boop still may be trapped in copyright jail

Here’s a quick quiz about some cultural icons on the verge of experiencing a kind of rebirth: 1. What was the original storyline of the Dagwood and Blondie comics? 2. What was Blondie’s maiden name? 3 ...
Waging Nonviolence

Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025

This article is co-published with Nonviolence News. The rise of authoritarianism in the United States had devastating consequences in 2025. It was a year of unrelenting injustice, maddening and ...
NKyTribune

As the year comes to a close, so do copyright protections for a number of notable creative works

One of the many things that quietly comes to an end each year is copyright protection for specific creative works. Copyright applies to ideas expressed in a fixed ...