Guides: Researching Copyright Law: News & Legal News

Free NewsNet from U.S. Copyright Office

NewsNet
NewsNet is the U.S. Copyright Office’s notification system. It includes alerts on new U.S. Copyright Office website postings and upcoming webinars. You can subscribe to the alerts via email or RSS.

Recent announcement: Copyright Office Announces Open Application Period for Ringer Fellowships (Issue No. 1076, Sept. 2, 2025). See: Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Program website. Applications will be accepted "through December 31, 2025."

Free Trackers, Legal News & Legal Blogs

Case Tracker: Artificial Intelligence, Copyrights and Class Actions (Baker Hostetler)
DAIL – the Database of AI Litigation (GW Ethical Tech Initiative & GW Center for Law and Technology)
Deeplinks Blog (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Electronic Frontier Foundation states it is "the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world."
Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized (Wired)
IPWatchdog news category: Copyright
States: "[O]ur focus is on the business, policy and substance of patents and other forms of intellectual property."
JUSTIA Blog Search: Most Popular Copyright Blogs
LexBlog: Intellectual Property [Blogs]
Lumen (Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University)
Excerpt from Lumen's description: "Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting analysis of the Web’s takedown “ecology,” in terms of who sends requests, why, and to what ends....Initially focused on requests submitted under the United States’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Lumen now includes complaints of all varieties, including those concerning trademark, defamation, and privacy, both domestic and international."
Music Copyright Infringement Resource: Cases (George Washington University Law School & Columbia Law School)
U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
Excerpt from description: "The goal of the Index is to make the principles and application of fair use more accessible and understandable to the public by presenting a searchable database of court opinions, including by category and type of use (e.g., music, internet/digitization, parody)."

U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index: Search Casss

Subscription Trackers & News

Note to BLS students, faculty & administrators: Remote access to Billboard, Center for Art Law > Case Review, The Fashion Law, Law.com, Law360.com + Women's Wear Daily (in database Business Source Premier) requires use of OpenAthens technology. See this guide page: BLS Library Technology: Remote Access: Signing In.

Billboard
Provides daily music industry charts, business news + legal news.
Center for Art Law [in DUMBO]: Case Review
Beneath heading: Articles, click: "Case Review." BLS researchers can link to these case summaries/analysis + additional references. Center for Art Law states: "Our comprehensive database covers a broad range of litigation topics from copyright infringement to looted art litigation, trademark disputes, the Visual Artists Rights Act, and more. While the majority of cases originate from U.S. courts, the database also features a significant number of cases from international sources."
9/13/2025: BLS librarians have contacted CFAL so that CFAL will restore access to the case summaries.
The Fashion Law (TFL)
Includes: "A Running List of U.S. Copyright Decisions on AI Works" + "From ChatGPT to Getty v. Stability AI: A Running List of Key AI Lawsuits."
Law.com topic: Copyrights
Law.com aggregates news stories and commentary from ALM publications such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal, New York Law Journal +The Recorder. Reports on key copyright verdicts + appellate court decisions.
Law360.com topic: Intellectual Property
Law360.com includes legal news stories + expert analysis on intellectual property "hot topics." Tip: In search box (top right), enter a term like: copyright. Includes article: Theresa Schliep, "Tracking The Copyright Fights Between Creators And AI Cos." (Sept. 8, 2025).
Women's Wear Daily access: In BLS Library's "Find a Source" search box, type: Women's Wear Daily > follow prompt
Under "Full Text Access," click search result: Business Source Premier. This database provides Women's Wear Daily from May 2004 - present.

Note: BLS students, faculty & administrators self-register for Bloomberg Law accounts (no activation code required). Please use your BLS email to register. Bloomberg Law will send an email response.

Bloomberg Law > Practice Center: Trademarks & Copyrights > Copyrights
Box: "Tracker" includes: Supreme Court Today: Copyrights.
Box: "News" includes: Bloomberg Law IP News, Bloomberg Law IP Analysis + Bloomberg Terminal News.
Box: "Law Firm Client Alerts" highlights current copyright law developments.

Note: Lexis+ requires an individual's username + password.

Lexis+ > Copyright: Mealey's Litigation Report
Thorough reporting on copyright litigation. Source provides case summaries and many links to full-text court documents. Includes coverage of court decisions, new suits, settlements + trials (supported by court documents).
Lexis+ > Practical Guidance > Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Regulatory Tracker
Excerpt from tracker's description: "This tracker highlights recent guidance, decisions, and actions taken by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) related to artificial intelligence (AI), including policy reports, news, guidance, and administrative decisions."

Note: Westlaw requires an individual's username + password.

Westlaw Intellectual Property Daily Briefing
Tip: In search box, enter a term like: copyright. Sort search results by: Date.
Westlaw > Practical Law > Copyright Case Tracker
Cases (w/ links) appear by topic, "newest to oldest."
Westlaw > Practical Law > Generative AI: Federal Litigation Tracker
Includes: Copyright Litigation.