The idea of a 30% rule for copyright protection is a fallacy. Someone who reproducing another works, without authorization is subject to liablity. Any copying can result in a claim of infringement. Copyright law does not provide an exception based upon a specific percentage or limitation of amount copied.
In a landmark ruling, on September 25, 2023, a federal judge in Delaware denied summary judgment over a legal research software companies use of copyrighted material to train its artifical intelligence database. The federal court ruled that it will be up to a jury to decide whether Ross Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters’ copyrights by copying material from its legal research platform, Westlaw. The case has been closely watched by legal experts, as it could set a precedent for how copyright law applies to artificial intelligence (AI).
The U.S. Supreme Court will not review the copyright infringement lawsuit based on a Broadway play’s use of Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First.” “Hand to God” writer Robert Askins scripted a character to use portions of the famous duo’s comic act – for little more than a minute of the entire play. Askins’ victory Read more about SCOTUS: Whoever’s on First Denied Cert[…]