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Last month we welcomed the result in Cox v. Sony as a firewall against surveillance, censorship, mass evictions, and unfair competition online. Other observers (including the Register of Copyrights and a prominent treatise author) were…less excited about the outcome, albeit for different reasons. One refrain among critics has been that the opinion upsets lower court…
As the 2026 midterm elections heat up, campaigns across the nation will utilize fair use daily on the campaign trail. While many don’t even realize it, campaign staff and voters often interact with this protected right through social media posts, search engines, parodies, and more, all to ensure the public can make an informed decision…
The PRO CODES Act, which Re:Create and its members have consistently opposed, gives private companies and associations a monopoly over the legally binding codes and standards that shape our world. It takes a certain mentality to think locking up the law is obviously good policy; let’s call it Landlord Brain. Landlord Brain says that the…
Executive Director Brandon Butler Provides Details & Takeaways from the Ruling The Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment is not only good law, but it’s also good policy. Cox sets clear and reasonable rules for contributory copyright liability (when a party is liable for another party’s infringement outside of…
Professor Matt Sag, a leading expert on AI and copyright law, has a forthcoming paper in the Duke Law Journal on what he calls AI’s “jagged copyright frontier,” the uneven application of various copyright doctrines like fair use and substantial similarity to AI technology. Sag previews his argument that copyright law’s complexity makes it impossible…
For years, those of us who care about a free and open internet have been sounding the alarm about a legal battle that threatened the very foundation of the free and open internet: Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. In this high-stakes case, record labels twisted copyright law to try and force internet service…
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