Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA)

10/21/2026

US Supreme Court Rejects Music Labels' Challenge to Copyright Termination Ruling

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10/20/2026

Supreme Court rejects Google challenge to US patent agency review policy

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge by Alphabet's Google to a US Patent and Trademark Office rule that the company argued has insulated older patents from validity reviews and helped fuel a surge in patent litigation.

10/20/2026

NEXT WEEK! Oct 27th - Grants (WALA CES Session #6 - Online)

Join us for the final session of our 2026 Fall WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series!

- https://mailchi.mp/db46615fca7f/oct27grantswalaces

10/20/2026

Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns

Of the dozens of countries approached to water down their laws, Australia appears to be the only one considering it, publishers’ group says

10/19/2026

This weird legal case could change how we think of copyright forever

Italian Brain Rot may be dumb nonsense for kids, but it could have profound effects on our creative work as a whole

10/19/2026

TOMORROW! Oct 20th - Estate Planning for Creative Entrepreneurs (WALA CES Session #5 - Online) - http://eepurl.com/1Q2uYnuHlY

10/16/2026

NEXT WEEK! Oct 20th - Estate Planning for Creative Entrepreneurs (WALA CES Session #5 - Online) - https://mailchi.mp/8f3258ff68ce/oct20estateplannning

10/15/2026

Copyrights on YouTube: Enforcement and Reality

During the past two decades, YouTube has operated at the uneasy intersection of copyright law and mass participation. The platform’s scale, with...

10/14/2026

3 Things Creators Should Know About the Upcoming Increase in U.S. Copyright Office Registration Fees

Over the course of 2026, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) has been considering increasing the fees it charges for various services, including copyright registration fees. After conducting cost studies and a public comment period on

10/13/2026

USA Today Hits OpenAI With $250 Million-Plus Copyright Lawsuit Over ChatGPT

USA Today and publishers representing 19 newspapers are seeking more than $250 million from OpenAI and a court order to destroy AI models and training datasets allegedly containing their copyrighted journalism. The lawsuit accuses the company behind ChatGPT of copying hundreds of thousands of news a...