#copyright-infringement

#copyright-infringement

Around 29% of Americans admitted to taking 'hush vacations' to save accrued paid time off without informing employers. [ more ]

AI is disrupting content creation and industries, leading to copyright concerns. [ more ]

AI companies argued to dismiss lawsuit over art usage. [ more ]

OpenAI and Microsoft face copyright infringement lawsuit by U.S. newspapers over generative AI use. [ more ]

The New York Times was the only major news company to take legal action against AI firms for copyright infringement. [ more ]

Sony Music is contacting firms to check for unauthorized use of its songs in developing AI systems. [ more ]

Sony Music Group is warning tech companies and streaming services against unauthorized use of its music for AI training. [ more ]

OpenAI partners with Financial Times to license content for AI training. [ more ]

Vicarious infringement in AI training involves complex legal considerations. [ more ]

OpenAI and Google trained AI models on YouTube transcriptions.

Potential copyright violations by using YouTube content for AI training.

Google altered privacy policy to include use of publicly available content for AI training. [ more ]

The term 'publicly available' in AI training may not imply legal data use.

Debate arises on copyright infringement in AI training and operation. [ more ]

Fair use doctrine protects a wide range of creative works and is crucial for creators, including those behind popular entertainment like Tiger King. [ more ]

The People's Joker faced legal challenges for its parody of DC Universe characters but eventually secured a theatrical release under fair use doctrine. [ more ]

Fair use doctrine is the AI industry's defense in lawsuits over copyright infringement.

Copyright protection supporters argue for equal enforcement of copyright laws on AI as on humans. [ more ]

OpenAI is facing a legal battle over alleged copyright infringement in the training of its AI models.

The case could have significant implications for the AI industry's use of copyrighted materials for training purposes. [ more ]

The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI highlights the question of data ownership and fair use in training language models.

OpenAI admitted in a submission to the House of Lords that it requires access to copyrighted work to train its language models. [ more ]

The Financial Times partners with OpenAI for content licensing and AI tool development. [ more ]

OpenAI's text-to-video generator, Sora, may have been trained on YouTube videos, raising concerns about data sourcing and copyright infringement.

AI companies like OpenAI are utilizing large amounts of potentially murky data for training models, leading to legal challenges regarding fair compensation and copyright infringement. [ more ]

AI ethics in art and design are being questioned due to concerns over copyright and ethical practices.

Google and OpenAI are implicated in training AI models using content from YouTube, sparking controversy. [ more ]

OpenAI's latest text-to-video generator, Sora, may have been trained using publicly available and licensed data, including transcribed YouTube videos.

AI companies like OpenAI and Google are using murky and potentially copyright-infringing data to train their models, leading to lawsuits and accusations of misattributing practices. [ more ]

Authors accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of copyright infringement for using their works in AI training.

Legal battle highlights the growing trend of authors suing tech companies for alleged misuse of their works in AI programs. [ more ]

News outlets split on partnering with or suing AI companies for copyright infringement, impacting leverage in negotiations with Big Tech. [ more ]

AI companies facing backlash for using copyrighted content without compensation from major newspapers. [ more ]

AI companies facing copyright infringement lawsuits

Novel defense strategy in NYT vs. Microsoft case [ more ]

Copyright protection is crucial for authors investing time and energy into writing to prevent unauthorized use of their work.

AI companies face copyright infringement lawsuits for using thousands of copyrighted books to train generative-AI systems. [ more ]

AI image generators facing lawsuits over copyright infringement. [ more ]

The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of news articles for AI training. Microsoft and OpenAI responded, claiming the lawsuit is without merit and stressing the transformative nature of using content for language models. [ more ]

Artists are frustrated and concerned about AI-generated art as it poses a threat to their intellectual property and livelihoods. [ more ]

Big-city American newspapers sue Microsoft and OpenAI for using copyrighted articles to train AI models without compensation. [ more ]

Take-Two Interactive Software facing lawsuit over LeBron James' tattoos usage in games. [ more ]

Nvidia faces a lawsuit for allegedly using copyrighted works in training AI models.

Authors claim their books were utilized without permission in Nvidia's AI model training. [ more ]

Nvidia faces a lawsuit for allegedly using copyrighted books on its AI platform without permission.

Authors seek unspecified damages for the use of their works to train Nvidia's NeMo language models over three years. [ more ]

Nintendo settled lawsuit with Yuzu developers over illegal game downloads.

Tropic Haze to pay Nintendo $2.4 million and cease Yuzu operations. [ more ]

AI data scraping faces legal challenges in copyright protection, with artists suing Google for alleged copyright infringement.

The lawsuit highlights the struggle to define copyright infringement in the context of AI technology. [ more ]

Disney expands DRAX with Google and The Trade Desk

EU to introduce election disinformation legislation

Google fined by France for using publishers' data [ more ]

AI tools enhance productivity for podcasters but raise concerns about misuse, copyright infringement, and ethical standards. [ more ]

Scammers are using easily accessible AI tools to enhance the legitimacy of their fake DMCA takedown notices and legal threats.

Reverse image search engines can help in identifying AI-generated fake images, but vigilance is still necessary in dealing with potential scams. [ more ]

Generative AI outputs can pose copyright infringement challenges.

Developing guardrails against copyright infringement in AI tools is essential. [ more ]

Nintendo requested Garry's Mod to remove its Nintendo-related content due to copyright concerns. [ more ]

Nintendo has requested the takedown of copyrighted content from Garry's Mod, prompting the creator and community to comply. [ more ]

Emulator accused of piracy pays $2.4 million to Nintendo and ceases operations

Agreement could endanger Switch emulation as a whole [ more ]

Nintendo is suing Yuzu emulator creators for enabling piracy on a large scale.

Nintendo claims Yuzu facilitates piracy by allowing the decryption of game files. [ more ]

ToastedShoes, a YouTuber, is creating videos featuring modded versions of popular characters in video games, including Pokemon characters in Palworld.

Nintendo has issued copyright claims against ToastedShoes' videos featuring Pokemon characters, leading to the removal of some videos from platforms like TikTok. [ more ]

Generative AI faces significant regulatory challenges, including copyright infringement issues. [ more ]

Generative AI enables professionals to focus on more important tasks by delegating menial work.

Generative AI's reliance on internet data for training poses copyright infringement risks, leading to defensive spending. [ more ]

TikTok legislation aims to restrict ties to Chinese Communist Party and enhance national security.

TikTok is criticized for exploiting musicians and hosting unlicensed, pirated music. [ more ]

Fake streams pose a significant issue for the music industry by diverting royalty payments from real artists.

Music streaming services need to improve tools to combat fraud and protect the integrity of their platforms. [ more ]

Universal Music Group is threatening to remove its songs from TikTok if a new licensing deal is not reached by their current contract's expiration.

The sticking points in the negotiation are appropriate compensation for artists and songwriters, protecting artists from harmful effects of AI, and online safety. [ more ]

Judge Santiago Pedraz suspended Telegram in Spain due to copyright infringement allegations but later reversed the decision.

The potential ban of TikTok in the U.S. raises concerns about data security and internet regulation. [ more ]

Universal Music Group has pulled its expansive song catalog from TikTok due to an expired licensing agreement and concerns about artist royalties and platform issues.

Many TikTok videos featuring music by Universal artists have lost their sound or have been flagged for copyright infringement. [ more ]

Bruce Sudano filed copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign for using Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' without permission.

Sudano alleges that despite denial by Donna Summer's estate, West and Ty Dolla $ign proceeded to release 'Good (Don't Die)' with an unauthorized interpolation of 'I Feel Love'. [ more ]

Ozzy Osbourne claims Kanye West sampled Black Sabbath without permission

Donna Summer's estate accuses Kanye West of unauthorized interpolation of 'I Feel Love' [ more ]

Kanye West requested and was denied permission to use Donna Summer's song 'I Feel Love' on his new album.

West went ahead and featured the song without permission, leading to a claim of copyright infringement. [ more ]