Monthly Archives: October 2026

Cooperstown Strikes Out: Parody, Fair Use & Trademark Law



Can a brand stop a creator from making fun of it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the lawsuit over Baseball Doesn’t Exist’s video mocking Cooperstown Dreams Park and why a federal judge dismissed the copyright and federal trademark claims.

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Copied, Generated and Forfeited! The AI Copyright Ruling in Doe v GitHub



If AI generates something that looks like your work without crediting you, is that a DMCA violation? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down Doe v. GitHub and the Ninth Circuit’s ruling on AI-generated code and copyright management information.

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Fake Actors, Real Rules: California Takes on AI Ads



The spokesperson looks real, but what if no human ever existed? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler break down SB 1050, California’s new law requiring disclosures when ads prominently feature synthetic performers.

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