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Friday, November 14, 2025
A Clash of Creativity and Code: Recent Copyright Decisions and Their Impact on Big Tech and Creators
Tennessee has emerged as a national leader in protecting creators’ rights in the age of AI. In this issue's cover story, Nathan Drake, Amy Bryson Smith and Mary Lauren Teague explore three recent copyright decisions that illustrate how courts are analyzing the legitimacy of using copyrighted material without permission to train AI platforms.
More of That: TBJ Celebrates 60 Years
In this issue, TBA President Heidi Barcus dedicates her column space to 60 years of the Tennessee Bar Journal!
News from the TBA & the Legal Comunity
In this issue's Legal Life, a TBA staff member is promoted, the Communications team wins an award at a national conference, a regular TBJ columnist is sworn in as a national president and a Supreme Court justice announces her retirement.
Life Insurance Benefit Included in TBA Health Plan
The 2026 TBA BCBST health plans now include an added benefit of a $15,000 life insurance policy for each employee enrolled in the health plan. The coverage is automatic and will cost $3 per subscriber, per month. In addition, a voluntary guaranteed issue option is available for employees to purchase additional coverage for themselves and their dependents. Learn more.
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