Major Publishers Challenge AI Training Practices in Landmark Copyright Suit Against Meta
On May 5, 2026, five leading publishers—Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan and McGraw Hill—joined bestselling author Scott Turow in filing a putative class action against Meta Platforms and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The complaint alleges Meta torrented millions of copyrighted books and journal articles from pirate sites to train its Llama large‑language models and stripped copyright‑management information to conceal the sources. Plaintiffs seek statutory damages, injunctive relief and destruction of the infringing copies. The case builds on recent fair‑use rulings, arguing that unauthorized data sourcing and demonstrable market harm should outweigh any transformative use defense.
Revolutionizing Compliance: AML Regulations in the Era of DeFi
The U.S. Treasury is intensifying anti‑money‑laundering (AML) oversight of decentralized finance (DeFi), urging platforms to register as money‑services businesses under the Bank Secrecy Act and adopt traditional KYC and transaction‑monitoring procedures. Global regulators, following FATF guidance, now treat virtual‑asset service...
FTC Fines Cox Media Group
The Federal Trade Commission fined Cox Media Group $880,000 to settle allegations that its marketing arm misrepresented an AI‑powered “Active Listening” service. The FTC said the service never listened to consumers’ conversations or used voice data, instead reselling email lists...
The Paradoxes of Stablecoin Regulation
Stablecoins such as USDT and USDC have grown into a $262 billion market, processing $33 trillion in transactions in 2025. Regulators worldwide—through the U.S. GENIUS Act, the EU’s MiCAR, and similar frameworks—are racing to impose prudential, consumer‑protection, and systemic rules. The article...
Winning Strategies for IP Enforcement at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Knobbe Martens’ IP+ podcast episode outlines when and how companies should use the U.S. International Trade Commission for IP enforcement. The hosts explain exclusion orders versus district‑court injunctions, the domestic‑industry requirement, and the Federal Circuit’s recent Lashify decision that broadens that...
Federal Circuit Affirms $42 Million Damages Award Where Expert Sufficiently Apportioned Damages to the Value of the Patented Feature
The Federal Circuit affirmed a $42 million reasonable‑royalty award in Willis Electric Co. v. Polygroup Ltd., confirming damages tied to a dependent claim covering coaxial trunk connectors in artificial pre‑lit Christmas trees. The jury relied on expert Michele Riley’s income‑based apportionment,...