January 26, 2026
This edition of Law360's overview of emerging copyright and trademark trends delves into a Fifth Circuit decision that tests the territorial boundaries of copyright law, and a dispute over "stream-ripping" on YouTube that has artificial intelligence companies weighing in.
February 05, 2024
The Second Circuit on Monday questioned if YouTube employs technological measures to protect copyrighted material, as it considers what one judge called a video stream-ripper's "big stakes" bid for a declaration that its download service isn't violating intellectual property law.
May 22, 2023
An alliance of more than 2 million copyright holders has thrown its support behind the Recording Industry Association of America in its Second Circuit feud with a website that allows users to download music from YouTube, arguing that the "stream-ripping service" is a threat to registered copyright holders and is prohibited by federal copyright law.
May 05, 2023
The Recording Industry Association of America told the Second Circuit not to upset a lower court decision axing a suit from a website that allows users to download music from YouTube, arguing that the site uses technology prohibited by federal copyright law.