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Copyright Claims Board Tackles Implied Licenses

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:42:03 +0000

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has issued a new final determination, this time examining claims of an implied license and a distribution deal gone bad.

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3 Count: Backroom Backtrack

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:07:26 +0000

Music Publishers settle lawsuit with X, Indonesia’s Copyright rewrite targets AI and Backrooms director saves other Backrooms content.

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3 Count: Schrödinger’s CAT

Jonathan Bailey — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:27:19 +0000

UK appeals court rules competition tribunal can rule on copyright matters, Mexico introduces copyright reforms and Australia announces AI office.

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Study Claiming AI Helps Students Learn Retracted

Jonathan Bailey — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:45:32 +0000

A popular study that claimed students learn faster and better when they use AI in the classroom has been retracted. The reasons are painfully obvious.

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3 Count: Fender Bender

Jonathan Bailey — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:26:40 +0000

Fender sends copyright threat to Yamaha, US Copyright Office to significantly raise rates and Skibidi Toilet studio prevails in ownership fight.

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Warning: An ISBN is NOT a Copyright Registration

Jonathan Bailey — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:16:53 +0000

If you are a self-publishing author, you need to know that, while ISBNs are important, they are not a substitute for a copyright registration.

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3 Count: Worse Bunny

Jonathan Bailey — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:08:43 +0000

Publishers file class action lawsuit against Google, Bad Bunny's ex wins appeal and "copyright trolls" target Hawaiʻian artist social media accounts.

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Copyright, Fair Use and Collage Art

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:43:03 +0000

Photographer Barbara Karant has filed a copyright lawsuit against the artist Mickalene Thomas. The case shows how much fair use has changed in just a few years.

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3 Count: Treading Water

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:47:28 +0000

BTS accused of copyright infringement with new song ‘Swim’, Australian government divided on AI issues and weather information service sued for infringement.

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Book Publishers Have a Major AI Problem

Jonathan Bailey — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:42:46 +0000

Hachette and other publishers are facing a serious AI problem. Not only do they have to avoid using AI, they have to avoid the appearance of it as well.

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