The British Equity Collecting Society (BECS) has formally exercised an opt-out from the EU Article 4 text and data mining (TDM) exception on behalf of its members. In practice, it means that the use of BECS members’ audiovisual performances for TDM to train Generative AI models is only permitted with express prior authorisation. BECS' decision follows a vote at the organisation's recent Annual General Meeting in November 2025, through which members overwhelmingly granted the BECS "a clear mandat...

Copyright expert David Newhoff has been appointed Vice President of Research and Communications for the Association of American Publishers AAP). Based in Washington, DC, he will lead research and strategic communications for legal and policy issues. Prior to joining AAP, Newhoff worked as an independent writer and consultant for authors, artists, media companies, and advocacy organisations, with a particular focus on intellectual property rights. He is the author of the book, 'Who Invented Osca...

The US Copyright Office (USCO) has created a new online registration option for a group of published, two-dimensional artworks, known as GR2D.  The Office made this registration option available on February 17, 2026. The option can be used to register between two and 20 two-dimensional artworks published within the same calendar year (applicants cannot mix artwork published in different years on the same GR2D application), provided all eligibility requirements are met. Each artwork must be crea...