Creators, beware: just because its online doesnt mean its fair game. In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley break down one of the most misunderstood areas of copyright la

In a major win for Meta, a federal court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by prominent authors who claimed their books were illegally used to train the companys LLaMA models. But the ruling doesn

A federal judge has ruled that training Claude AI on copyrighted bookseven without a licensewas transformative and protected under fair use. But storing millions of pirated books in a permanent inte

The Supreme Court sidestepped a major copyright showdownagain. What does it mean when infringement claims surface decades later? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break d

Who really owns WallStreetBets? The man who created the subreddit, or the platform that hosted it? In this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler dive into the trademark showdown betwe

In this episode of The Briefing, Scott HerveyandRichard Buckley dive into Pepperdine University v. Netflix, a trademark showdown over the use of the name Waves in the Netflix series Running Point.

Can a car be a copyrightable character? In Carroll Shelby Licensing v. Halicki, the Ninth Circuit said no ruling that Eleanor, the iconic Mustang from 'Gone in 60 Seconds,' lacks the distinctivene

If your company relies on online reviews, influencer partnerships, or digital marketing strategies, it's important to be aware of FTC Rules and the distinctions between real reviews and paid ads. Scot

What happens when a business built on a celebritys name no longer controls the name itself? In this episode of The Briefing, attorneys Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlow break down the Nicklaus Companie

After nearly 30 years of litigation, a federal court has canceled General Cigars U.S. trademarks for COHIBA cigars all because of a little-known treaty and a Cuban brand once favored by Fidel Castr