Benjamin Greenberg

As artists and creators integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools into their work, courts are re-evaluating traditional notions of authorship under the Copyright Act of 1976. This past March, the issue of whether an AI system may qualify as an “author” under the Copyright Act reached the United States Supreme Court. In denying certiorari in Thaler v.

In OSR Enters. AG v. REE Auto., Ltd., the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, a trade secret dispute originally filed in federal district court in Texas will have to be decided by an Israeli court.

A recent ruling from the United States District Court for the District of Central California in the lawsuit against Miley Cyrus and others for the song “Flowers” highlighted the power that a single copyright co-owner holds in protecting their interest. The Court denied a motion to dismiss brought by Cyrus and her co-defendant song writers (the “Songwriter Defendants”), rejecting their argument that the plaintiff lacked standing to bring suit as the successor-in-interest of a copyright co-owner.