by Kelley Way | Oct 5, 2026 | AI, Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
I recently went to a conference where I spoke with a literary agent about how publishers are reacting to AI and copyright issues. For those new to this conversation, the Copyright Office and the courts have both stated that AI-generated works cannot receive copyright...
by Kelley Way | Oct 5, 2026 | Estate Planning
It’s that time of year again! In the spirit of Halloween, here are the celebrity estate planning horror stories for 2026, where I go over celebrity estate planning gone wrong: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, died with a 30-year-old...
by Kelley Way | Sep 7, 2026 | Authors and Writing, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
But first, what are digital assets? Digital assets is a broad term that includes any information, accounts, or files stored electronically, either on a local device such as a phone or computer or online. Digital assets are included as part of your estate, but are...
by Kelley Way | Sep 7, 2026 | AI, Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
There are several ongoing cases against Anthropic right now, so let’s be a little more specific. When people talk about “the Anthropic case,” they usually mean Bartz v. Anthropic, where authors sued Anthropic for taking their copyrighted material without consent and...
by Kelley Way | Aug 3, 2026 | AI, Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
I recently asked my social media followers what AI-related topic they were most interested in hearing about, and the question “Can I copyright AI-generated content?” was by far the most requested. So let’s talk about whether AI-generated content can be...
