Some artificial intelligence companies have argued the fair use doctrine in intellectual property law allows them to train generative AI models on news content and other copyrighted material.

Fair use is a concept in US copyright law that was created to balance the exclusive rights of copyright owners and the needs of everyday users of copyrighted material. Fair use of copyrighted works, ...

First, federal judge Pierre Leval published “Towards a Fair Use Standard”in a leading law review. It argued that a use’s transformative nature was the most important factor in fair-use analysis.

Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holders. However, whether a specific use qualifies as fair use depends on several ...

When is art inspired by other art, and when is it simply derivative of the original work? That is the question the U.S. Supreme Court will try to answer in a case involving a series of Andy Warhol ...

The purpose of this document is to establish and promote the ethical, legal, and secure use of computing and electronic communications for all members of the University community. This policy applies ...

On November 12, 2015, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at American University Washington College of Law hosted the Fourth Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on ...

On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard a copyright case that could reshape the future of the nation’s copyright regime. In deciding the issue of fair use, the outcome of ...