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, ...

The US Copyright Office's report comes as the agency is under political fire, with President Trump reportedly firing its head this weekend. Katelyn is a writer with ...

In one of the first substantive decisions analyzing whether the use of copyrighted works to train large language models (LLMs) for generative artificial intelligence (AI) services is infringing or a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Intellectual Property attorney helping artists tell their stories through film and media. The use of AI systems has become part of ...

In the past few months, the administration, the Copyright Office, and the courts have weighed in on several material issues at the cross section of copyright law and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Suriya Puhoy/Getty Images Most of us don't think about copyright very often in our daily lives. But in the age of generative AI, ...

A bipartisan bill, the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks Act (TRAIN), introduced in January 2026, would give content creators subpoena power to compel disclosure ...

Rather than, y'know, outright theft.

Fair use is a powerful shield in the chaotic world of YouTube copyright. It allows creators to use parts of copyrighted material, like movie clips or soundtracks, without permission in certain ...

Alan R. Friedman, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, writes that the recent ruling in Salinger v. Colting provides some reassurance to copyright owners that more than an after-the-fact rationale as ...

SearchGPT is launching to a small group of users and publishers. Surasak Suwanmake/Getty Images If you've been hoping for clarity from the US Copyright Office on AI ...

If you've been hoping for clarity from the US Copyright Office on AI training -- whether AI companies can use copyrighted materials under fair use or creators can ...