he truth is that copyright enforcement is rarely about getting justice... It's about deciding whether the emotional, financial, and professional cost of fighting is worth the outcome. Every infringement forces you to ask the same difficult question:

Suno Lost to GEMA. Is AI Copyright Entering a New Era

Meta sued for copyright infringement by a photographer. The lawsuit alleges that over the course of several years Facebook ignored the complainant's DMCA copyright infringement notices and

On September 1, 2026, I filed a federal copyright lawsuit against Alibaba Group Holding Limited for copyright infringement, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mapes v. Alibaba Group Holding Limited, et al Case No. 1:26-cv-07466 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York This lawsuit did not begin with a single photograph, a single notice, or a decision to immediately run to federal court. It came after approximately 18 m

f you only read the headlines following Bartz v. Anthropic, you probably came away with one conclusion: "A federal judge ruled AI training is fair use." For many creators, that sounded like the end of the conversation and like we have no power going forward. But not me, I dont think that's the full story

If you've been following the news, you've probably seen headlines declaring that artificial intelligence companies have "won" the copyright battle. That's not what happened. In fact, the recent wave of lawsuits involving AI, books, artwork

Photographer Elizabeth Waterman's lawsuit against TikTok raises important questions about platform liability, DMCA compliance, and what happens when copyright owners believe their infringement reports are not being adequately addressed. As a creator who has experienced similar frustrations firsthand, I'm watching this case closely.

For years, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor has been treated as one of the strongest legal protections available to online platforms. What is considered an "online platform" you ask? Things like social media platforms, hosting providers and marketplaces.

n BMG Rights Management v. Cox Communications, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed a core question under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): what does it actually mean for a service provider to “reasonably implement” a repeat infringer policy? The answer had significant consequences.

There’s been some noise around Cox Communications v. Sony Music, with people treating the reversal on March 25, 2026 like it rewrote copyright law and handed platforms a broad shield. Spoiler alert...it didn't. Here's why

I filed a federal copyright infringement case against Taboola

This month, the Copyright Office released its congressionally required CASE Act Report, examining the CCB's first several years of operation. And the overall conclusion was surprisingly positive.

CCB proceedings and opting out. The CCB may be functioning exactly as Congress designed it while still failing to completely solve the problem Congress created it to address

Congress attempted to address that problem through the CASE Act, which created the Copyright Claims Board, or CCB, within the U.S. Copyright Office. The Board began accepting cases in 2022 and was specifically designed as a voluntary, streamlined, less expensive alternative to federal court for certain copyright disputes involving no more than $30,000.

On July 5, 2025 , I filed a claim with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) against Hanceville Today for copyright infringement. The case,...

Tara Mapes has filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, alleging systemic, willful copyright violations across Meta’s platforms.