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Creator Spotlight with Actor and Director Gabriel Tufano Jr. March 20, 2025
This week, we’d like to introduce you to award-winning actor and director Gabriel Tufano Jr. He got his start in the entertainment business at a young age getting auditions for […] The post Creator Spotlight with Actor and Director Gabriel Tufano Jr. appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Women’s History Month 2025: Women Attorneys Who Champion Copyright March 11, 2025
Women’s History Month 2025 is a time to honor, value, and highlight the exceptional achievements of women across diverse fields. The field of copyright law is no exception, where many […] The post Women’s History Month 2025: Women Attorneys Who Champion Copyright appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
A Global Phenomenon: The Creative Community’s Viral Outrage Against AI Theft March 6, 2025
Over the past several weeks and months, we have posted several blogs that underscore the angry response by U.S.-based creators, creative industries, and others to AI companies’ ingestion of copyrighted […] The post A Global Phenomenon: The Creative Community’s Viral Outrage Against AI Theft appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

Exciting News from Slamdance 2025! March 19, 2025
This year marked an important milestone for Slamdance, the beloved festival for indie films with budgets under $1 million. Since its founding as an alternative to Sundance in 1995, Slamdance had also been held in Park City, Utah. But on its 30th anniversary, Slamdance relocated to a new home, Los Angeles. As CEO Peter Baxter... […]
How Animator and Storyboard Artist Jackson Read Conquers the “Blank Page” March 12, 2025
Across all creative disciplines, artists are faced with the same obstacle at the beginning of their projects: the blank page. For many of us, there is nothing more daunting than staring at a sheet of paper and wondering: “How do I begin?” For animator and storyboard artist Jackson Read, this step is half of the... […]
The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards: A Fairy Godmother, An Acting Coup, and More! March 5, 2025
The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2025, in a tent on the Santa Monica beach. Oscar®-winning actress Emma Stone (Poor Things, La La Land), who was in attendance, had every reason to celebrate. In an admirable example of giving back, Stone produced no less than four of the... […]

First Round of AI Fair Use Fight Goes to the Copyright Owner – But Will It Stick? February 28, 2025
On February 11, 2025, a Federal Judge issued summary judgement in one of the plethora of cases involving Artificial Intelligence, copyright infringement and fair use. The case, Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence, Inc., involves the use of artificial intelligence to train a legal database, using copies of some 25,000 “headnotes” from the […]
The “Art of No Deal” Will Cost Trump Plenty in Copyright Infringement Case September 20, 2024
On September 13, 2024, a Federal Court Judge issued summary judgement against Donald Trump and his campaign in the long running copyright infringement dispute with Barbadian based musician Eddy Grant over the Trump campaign’s use of Grant’s song “Electric Avenue” in a Trump campaign video. To anyone who read the Judge’s initial ruling denying Trump’s […]
Appellate Court Rules That “Sophisticated Plaintiffs” Are Entitled to Equal Protection Under the Copyright Laws August 29, 2024
It’s one of those principles that should not need to be debated: people are entitled to equal protection under the law. Yet strangely, one Federal Court went out of its way to penalize a litigant, because they were a “sophisticated copyright litigator” causing the dismissal of the case. Now, the Second Circuit has weighed in […]

How AI Can Destroy Local Journalism March 10, 2025
Image: Shutterstock.com We all know that local journalism is under extreme pressure. Long established regional newspapers are closing or are being turned into little more than franchise operations where a bare bones local newsroom contributes a modicum of local news to a newspaper fleshed out with filler from national wire services or mother publications. The […]
Using Copyrighted Content to Train AI: Can Licensing Bridge the Gap? March 1, 2025
Image: Shutterstock The struggle between authors (writers, artists, musicians) and AI developers over the unauthorized and uncompensated use of copyrighted works to train AI applications continues, both in the courts (here is a summary of the current state of play in the US where most of the litigation is taking place) and in the political […]
Site Blocking is Back on the US Agenda: It’s Long Overdue February 21, 2025
It seems as if I’ve been writing about site blocking (what I prefer to call “disabling access to offshore pirate content sites”, although this is a bit of a mouthful) forever, certainly since it was effectively pioneered by the UK, Australia and various EU countries a decade or more ago, followed later by Canada and […]

Entertainment Law Update Episode 176 is now live! January 29, 2025
This month, we’re covering the Supreme Court’s ruling on the TikTok ban, major works entering the public domain, M. Night Shyamalan’s copyright victory, the latest in AI copyright disputes, and more! Don’t miss out—listen now at https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/176. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
The Prince Files May 24, 2023
The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/157 In this episode: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
Metabirkins, Everly Bros., Gonzales v. Google, and more. February 23, 2023
The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]

FADPA Site Blocking bill introduced in US February 6, 2025
US Rep Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, has introduced H.R. 791, the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (or FADPA) to prevent foreign-run pirate websites from operating in the US by […]
Global sports streamer buys Foxtel January 3, 2025
The global sports streaming service DAZN has agreed to buy a majority stake in the Australian pay-TV giant Foxtel and its subsidiary streaming services Kayo, Binge and Hubbl. The $3.4bn deal, which […]
Major sports piracy ring shut down by ACE January 3, 2025
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down an illicit sports streaming site which logged 812 million visits over the past 12 months. ACE’s sporting members, including beIN […]

Torrent Site Uploader and Member of ‘The Scene’ Sentenced to Prison in Denmark March 24, 2025
Danish authorities have claimed two new victories in the ongoing battle against online piracy. A 46-year-old man, who allegedly uploaded content to the Danish torrent trackers "SuperBits" and "DanishBytes", was sentenced to nine months in prison. The other defendant, a 48-year-old man, was linked to 'The Scene'. He received a twelve-month sentence for hosting two […]
France Mulls Instant IPTV Blocks, €750K Fines & New Piracy Crime of ‘Incitement’ March 24, 2025
Two senators have presented a bill to address what is now openly described as a crisis in French football. The draft envisions sweeping reform to tackle "structural" issues, including broadcasting rights and the ever-present threat from illegal streaming services. On the table, seven years in prison and a €750,000 fine for pirate IPTV suppliers operating […]
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 03/24/2025 March 23, 2025
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Last Breath' tops the chart, followed by 'Captain America: Brave New World'. 'The Electric State' completes the top three. From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.