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The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced on September 4, 2025, that it will host a free virtual town hall titled AI & Copyright: Recent Litigation Themes on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET / 4:00 PM CEST via LinkedIn Live. The event, aimed at professionals in publishing, AI technology, and business, will examine key legal trends in approximately 50 ongoing copyright-related lawsuits against AI companies worldwide, focusing on claims, defenses, market harm, data sources, guardrails, and transformative use.
Event: Virtual town hall, AI & Copyright: Recent Litigation Themes, September 16, 2025, 10:00 AM ET / 4:00 PM CEST, via LinkedIn Live.
Panelists: Dr. Hayleigh Bosher (Brunel University), Terrica Carrington (Motion Picture Association), Nancy Wolff (Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard), Roy Kaufman (CCC).
Focus: Analysis of 50+ AI copyright lawsuits, covering claims, defenses, and legal theories like transformative use.
Leadership Quote: “Early decisions are starting to shape the legal landscape,” said Tracey Armstrong, CCC President and CEO.
CCC Initiatives: Launched AI rights for internal use (July 2024) and AI systems training license (March 2025).
Stock Context: CCC is a non-profit, privately held organization, no public stock data available.
The town hall will feature a panel of intellectual property (IP) experts:
Dr. Hayleigh Bosher, Reader in Intellectual Property Law and Associate Dean, Brunel University of London.
Terrica Carrington, Vice President, Law, Policy & International, Motion Picture Association.
Nancy Wolff, Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP.
Roy Kaufman, Managing Director, CCC.
The discussion will explore emerging themes from ongoing AI copyright litigation, including claims of unauthorized use of copyrighted materials in AI training, defenses like fair use, and judicial perspectives on market harm, data sourcing, and AI guardrails. The panel will also address evolving legal theories around transformative use, critical for organizations developing or using AI systems.
Tracey Armstrong, CCC President and CEO, stated, “As approximately 50 copyright-related cases against AI companies move through courts worldwide, early decisions are starting to shape the legal landscape. CCC is pleased to bring together leading IP and technology experts to explore key themes emerging from litigation and what they mean for organizations developing or using AI.”
CCC’s town hall aligns with its ongoing advocacy for copyright through educational programming and its AI, Copyright & Licensing hub. In July 2024, CCC introduced AI rights for internal corporate use within its Annual Copyright License (ACL), enabling companies to use copyrighted materials in AI systems while compensating rightsholders. In March 2025, it launched an AI systems training license for external use of copyrighted works. These initiatives reflect CCC’s role in addressing the $4.4 trillion generative AI market’s copyright challenges, as projected by McKinsey Global Institute.
The global rise in AI copyright litigation, with cases like the Anthropic lawsuit involving 7 million pirated books potentially facing $1 trillion in damages, underscores the urgency of these discussions. CCC’s event follows previous town halls on AI, licensing, and large language models, reinforcing its leadership in navigating copyright complexities.
Founded in 1978, CCC (Copyright Clearance Center), headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts, is a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing. It supports over 35,000 organizations worldwide with licensing solutions like the ACL for Business and Multinational Copyright License, alongside software for content access and reuse. CCC’s AI-focused licensing solutions address the needs of a thriving knowledge economy.
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