July 08, 2025
Two California judges were the first to deliver crucial rulings about what constitutes fair use in training generative artificial intelligence models — a question expected to test the boundaries of the copyright doctrine amid the emergence of the groundbreaking technology. Here is Law360's list of the biggest copyright decisions so far this year.
June 23, 2025
The full Ninth Circuit will not revisit a three-judge panel's decision to revive a lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger."
April 29, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday resurrected a copyright lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," saying a reasonable jury could find that the song's hook shares protectable lyrics, pitches and rhythm with that of a 2015 track called "Dancing With Strangers."
March 25, 2025
A Ninth Circuit panel considered Tuesday whether to resurrect a copyright lawsuit over pop stars Sam Smith and Normani's 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger," with one appellate judge observing that the song's hook shares lyrics, pitches and rhythm with that of a 2015 track called "Dancing With Strangers."