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Intellectual property law
fromTheregister
2 days ago

AI wins Imitation Game: Readers prefer ChatGPT fan fiction

Readers prefer AI-generated imitations of famous creators over human imitations only when models are fine-tuned on the creators' original works.
US politics
fromAxios
2 days ago

Trump and MAGA embrace AI deepfake videos that blur fact and fiction

An AI-generated video of Trump dumping brown sludge on protesters was posted on social media, prompting condemnation and a debate over deepfakes, satire, and regulation.
#ai-training-data
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing | TechCrunch

Real Simple Licensing (RSL) provides a machine-readable, internet-scale training-data licensing system and a collective to negotiate and collect royalties for AI training data.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Anthropic coughst $1.5 to authors whose work it stole

Anthropic will create a $1.5 billion fund to compensate authors for pirated books it used to train its models and will destroy those pirated works.
#generative-ai
Film
fromAxios
1 month ago

Disney, NBCU, WBD sue Chinese AI firm MiniMax

Major U.S. studios sued MiniMax alleging willful copyright infringement for using and promoting studio characters via its Hailuo AI image and video service.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to compensate writers (about $3,000 per book) over copyright claims tied to AI training data.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit

fromFuturism
4 days ago

It's Still Ludicrously Easy to Generate Copyrighted Characters on ChatGPT

We didn't go down that route, because even slightly rephrasing the request allowed us to directly get a pic of the iconic Charles Schultz character. "Generate a cartoon image of Snoopy in his original style," we asked - and with zero hesitation, ChatGPT produced the spitting image of the "Peanuts" dog, looking like he was lifted straight from a page of the comic-strip.
Intellectual property law
fromBoston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
5 days ago

Winthrop Center Has Sold 50% Of Its Condos Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

© 2025 MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (MLSPIN). All rights reserved. The property listing data and information, or the Images, set forth herein were provided to MLS Property Information Network, Inc. from third-party sources, including sellers, lessors, landlords, and public records, and were compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. The property listing data and information, and the Images, are for the personal, noncommercial use of consumers having a good faith interest in purchasing, leasing, or
Real estate
fromFast Company
5 days ago

I see dead people on Sora, and I'm conflicted about it

Two weeks ago in this space, I wrote about Sora, OpenAI's new social network devoted wholly to generating and remixing 10-second synthetic videos. At the time of launch, the company said its guardrails prohibited the inclusion of living celebrities, but also declared that it didn't plan to police copyright violations unless owners explicitly opted out of granting permission. Consequently, the clips people shared were rife with familiar faces such as Pikachu and SpongeBob.
Artificial intelligence
#ai-policy
Marketing
fromDigiday
6 days ago

5 questions marketers have about Sora and the synthetic social era

AI-generated video offers quick, realistic content but raises significant legal, brand-safety, ethical, and consumer-acceptance risks that marketers must resolve before public use.
Music
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Spotify partners with record labels to create 'artist-first' AI music products | TechCrunch

Spotify partners with major labels to build responsible AI music tools that respect copyright, let artists opt in, and ensure fair compensation.
#ai-generated-video
#openai
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman Says Copyright Holders Are Begging for Their Characters to Be Included in Sora

fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI May Have Walked Back Its Sora 2 Opt-Out Policy, but That Doesn't Mean It Suddenly Cares About Hollywood

fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Sora 2 Updated With New Guardrails After Sam Altman Eats A Pokemon

fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Fictional characters are (officially) coming to Sora as OpenAI manages copyright chaos

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman Says Copyright Holders Are Begging for Their Characters to Be Included in Sora

fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI May Have Walked Back Its Sora 2 Opt-Out Policy, but That Doesn't Mean It Suddenly Cares About Hollywood

fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Sora 2 Updated With New Guardrails After Sam Altman Eats A Pokemon

fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Fictional characters are (officially) coming to Sora as OpenAI manages copyright chaos

fromGameSpot
1 week ago

Japanese Government Makes Formal Request For OpenAI To Stop Copyright Infringement

At a Cabinet Office press conference, Minister of State for IP and AI Strategy Minoru Kiuchi emphasized that anime and manga are "irreplaceable treasures" representing Japan's cultural pride (via IGN). The government urged OpenAI to respect Japanese copyrights and avoid misuse of its technology. Digital Minister Masaaki Taira echoed this sentiment, suggesting that if OpenAI doesn't voluntarily comply, Japan could invoke provisions under the AI Promotion Act--legislation that promotes AI development while also addressing risks such as copyright violations.
Intellectual property law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Morning Docket: 10.14.25 - Above the Law

Barack Obama weighs in on capitulating law firms. [ The Hill]
US politics
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors' images in AI content

Equity will coordinate mass subject access requests and threaten direct action to stop AI companies using performers' images, voices, or likenesses without consent.
fromConsequence
1 week ago

ICE Propaganda Video Hit with DMCA Takedown Over Use of The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love"

A Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring The Cure 's "Friday I'm in Love" has been removed following a DMCA takedown request. The social media post, originally shared by DHS on October 2nd, were taken down on Twitter/X on Instagram on Friday. The same post has been muted on DHS's Instagram page. The Facebook version of the post remains available as of Saturday.
US politics
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
1 week ago

The Briefing: Studios Beware - The Danger of the Beauty and the Beast Copyright Decision

Studios can be held vicariously liable for VFX vendors' use of disputed software when contracts, on-set control, and red-flag evidence demonstrate practical control.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

OpenAI video app Sora hits 1 million downloads faster than ChatGPT

OpenAI's Sora video app was downloaded over one million times in under five days, drawing criticism for copyright use and deepfakes of deceased public figures.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Reform UK removes posts after Labour legal threat

Reform UK removed social media posts after Labour's legal letter alleging unauthorised use of copyrighted images during the Caerphilly by-election campaign.
US news
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

YouTube prepares to welcome back banned creators with "second chance" program

YouTube will permit most previously banned creators to request new channels after one year, subject to staff review and exclusions for copyright violations.
#ai-video-generation
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

'Don't bother': OpenAI's new video app is running into a very obvious wall

fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

'Don't bother': OpenAI's new video app is running into a very obvious wall

Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 week ago

How I download YouTube videos for free - 2 ways, including my favorite

ClipGrab and WinX/MacX are the best free tools for downloading YouTube videos while YouTube Premium provides legal, ad-free downloads tied to your account.
Music
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

Stop Debating And Start Acting: A Unified Front Against AI Is Publishers' Only Hope | AdExchanger

The publishing industry must rapidly unify and create licensing mechanisms to prevent uncompensated AI training from destroying incentives for original content.
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Stalker Already Using OpenAI's Sora 2 to Harass Victim

Many of these videos feature recognizable characters like SpongeBob cooking meth, raising the obvious question of whether the AI company was flagrantly ignoring copyright law. And as tons of Sora-made videos parodying Altman hit the web, including some that fake CCTV footage showing him committing crimes, the implication that the tech could easily be used to fabricate damaging videos of people without their permission couldn't be ignored.
Artificial intelligence
#real-estate-listings
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Laugh, muchachos': Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode

StudioCanal and Michael Bond's estate are suing Avalon over a satirical Spitting Image depiction of Paddington that portrays him as drug-taking and profane.
Artificial intelligence
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

New Sora 2 AI Mario And Pikachu Videos Seem Primed For Nintendo Lawsuits

OpenAI's Sora 2 appears heavily trained on Nintendo IP, producing abundant Mario and Pokémon content that risks legal action from Nintendo.
fromCreative Bloq
2 weeks ago

Disney's stand against Character.AI is a small win for artists over AI

According to Axios, a law firm representing Disney wrote to Character.AI demanding that it cease using copyrighted characters without authorisation. "Character.ai chose to systematically reproduce, monetize, and exploit Disney's characters, that are protected by copyrights and trademarks, without any authorization, in a way that is anathema to the very essence of the Disney brand and legacy," the letter states. The company said Character.AI chatbots impersonated characters such as Moana, Princess Elsa from Frozen, Moana, Spider-Man alter ego Peter Parker and Darth Vader from Star Wars.
Intellectual property law
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

OpenAI's new social app is filled with terrifying Sam Altman deepfakes | TechCrunch

In a video on OpenAI's new TikTok-like social media app Sora, a never-ending factory farm of pink pigs are grunting and snorting in their pens - each is equipped with a feeding trough and a smartphone screen, which plays a feed of vertical videos. A terrifyingly realistic Sam Altman stares directly at the camera, as though he's making direct eye contact with the viewer. The AI-generated Altman asks, "Are my piggies enjoying their slop?"
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

AI's Go-for-Broke Regulation Strategy

AI companies pursue aggressive AGI-focused strategies while pushing legal boundaries by proposing opt-out models that effectively require copyright holders to exclude their works.
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How YouTube went from money pit to money printer

Google developed ContentID to manage copyright claims and monetize user-uploaded content, stabilizing YouTube amid legal challenges and driving ambitious viewership growth targets.
fromDigiday
3 weeks ago

Creators brace for AI bots scraping their work

As AI bot traffic grows, content creators are taking steps to protect their intellectual property from being scraped against their will. The publishing industry has spent the past year battling against the encroachment of AI tech, with companies like The New York Times and Ziff Davis suing AI platforms for scraping their copyrighted content and using it to train large language models.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Lionsgate's Attempt to Create Movies Using AI Has Crumbled Into Disaster

Almost exactly a year ago, it announced a bold partnership with the AI startup Runway to develop a new model capable of generating "cinematic video" exclusively for Lionsgate to use. In return, the studio gave the firm unrestricted access to its treasure trove of movies - which include everything from the "Hunger Games" films to "American Psycho" - to train the AI model.
Film
#ai
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Settles Books Copyright Case for Billions | Entrepreneur

Anthropic agreed to settle a class-action copyright suit for at least $1.5 billion after downloading pirated books to train its AI models.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit

Anthropic will pay $1.5bn to settle authors' claims that pirated books were used to train its chatbot, offering about $3,000 per affected book.
#artificial-intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Book authors hail 'historic settlement' as Anthropic dodges trial on how it actually acquired millions of copyrighted works to ingest

fromFortune
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Book authors hail 'historic settlement' as Anthropic dodges trial on how it actually acquired millions of copyrighted works to ingest

fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

Theo Von Blasts DHS for Hijacking His Clip to Support Deportations: "I Didn't Approve This"

Yooo DHS i didnt approve to be used in this. I know you know my address so send a check. And please take this down and please keep me out of your 'banger' deportation videos. When it comes to immigration my thoughts and heart are alot more nuanced than this video allows. Bye! https://t.co/5v5gagf4Dr - Theo Von (@TheoVon) September 24, 2025
Intellectual property law
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Pokemon lawyers won't sue DHS for that video, former legal head predicts

Yesterday afternoon, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a piece of disgusting propaganda that glorifies the concept of a militarized police state forcefully entering people's homes and businesses and leading them away in handcuffs and zip ties - all set to the classic Pokémon theme song and using numerous pieces of obviously copyrighted imagery from the '90s TV show.
US politics
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
4 weeks ago

Headnote Wars in the AI Space: Thomson Reuters (Westlaw) v. ROSS AI

Ross Intelligence's use of Westlaw headnotes to train its AI was ruled copyright infringement; the company appeals on originality and fair use grounds.
Intellectual property law
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Tencent Attacks Sony Lawsuit Over Game Accused Of Copying Horizon

Tencent argues Sony's lawsuit over Light of Motiram's resemblance to Horizon lacks merit and seeks dismissal, denying substantial involvement or actionable infringement.
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

Vimeo reportedly acquired by digital tech company Bending Spoons; will go private

In our nine years of covering video platform Vimeo, we have seen it win legal appeals related to copyright issues around pre-1972 music uploads, and the installation of CEO Anjali Sud in 2017. Most recently in January, the company persevered in a copyright lawsuit with major music labels. Today we learn that Vimeo has agreed to an acquisition by European digital technology company Bending Spoons.
Tech industry
Media industry
fromCNET
1 month ago

Google's AI Overviews 'Misconduct' Undermines Publishers Who Create Content, Lawsuit Says

Penske Media sues Google for allegedly using publishers' content in AI Overviews, diverting traffic and revenue and leveraging its search monopoly to coerce acquiescence.
Real estate
fromBoston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 month ago

National Housing Shift To Buyers Advantage Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Property listing data and images originate from third-party sources, are for consumers' noncommercial use to identify prospective properties, and are not guaranteed accurate.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheWrap
1 month ago

Penske Media Sues Google for AI 'Overview' News Story Summaries Without Publishers' Consent

Google is being sued by Penske Media for creating AI-generated news summaries that allegedly use its journalism without consent and reduce web traffic.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

James's Tim Booth criticises Tommy Robinson for cynical' use of song

Sit Down was used in a video posted by Robinson on X that was highlighting the size of the protest. In his own post on the platform shortly after 5pm on Saturday, when many of the protesters were still gathered around Whitehall and Trafalgar Square, Booth criticised the activist for including the 1989 record in his content. The 65-year-old said: Disgusted to see the cynical use of Sit Down by TRobinsonNewEra. No permission was granted, and we are looking into our options.
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 12: Novartis Loses Challenge to IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program; Lutnick Wants a Share of University IP Licensing; and EUIPO Announces First Copyright Conference

The Third Circuit affirmed dismissal of Novartis' constitutional challenges to the IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program, leaving Novartis as the latest pharmaceutical company to lose such a challenge.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago

EFF to Court: The Supreme Court Must Rein in Expansive Secondary Copyright Liability

If the Supreme Court doesn't reverse a lower court's ruling, internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to terminate people's internet access based on nothing more than mere accusations of copyright infringement. This would threaten innocent users who rely on broadband for essential aspects of daily life. EFF-along with the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and Re:Create-filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reverse the decision.
Intellectual property law
#anthropic
fromFortune
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

'We'll see if I can hold my nose and approve it': Judge hates $1.5b AI settlement with book authors so much he's taking 2 weeks to think it over | Fortune

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic agrees to settle copyright infringement class action suit - what it means

fromFortune
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

'We'll see if I can hold my nose and approve it': Judge hates $1.5b AI settlement with book authors so much he's taking 2 weeks to think it over | Fortune

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic agrees to settle copyright infringement class action suit - what it means

fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Judge: Anthropic's $1.5B settlement is being shoved "down the throat of authors"

Instead, critics fear Anthropic will get off cheaply, striking a deal with authors suing that covers less than 500,000 works and paying a small fraction of its total valuation (currently $183 billion) to get away with the massive theft. Defector noted that the settlement doesn't even require Anthropic to admit wrongdoing, while the company continues raising billions based on models trained on authors' works.
Intellectual property law
Artificial intelligence
fromSpyglass
1 month ago

A Cynical Read on Anthropic's Book Settlement

Anthropic settled copyright claims with publishers for $1.5 billion despite stating the disputed books were not used to train their deployed models.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

Cox v. Sony and the Future of Patent Contributory Liability: How a Copyright Case Could Reshape Patent Law

Supreme Court review of Cox v. Sony will decide whether ISP knowledge plus continued service creates contributory infringement and could reshape patent liability doctrines.
Intellectual property law
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Anthropic Will Pay $1.5B to Writers, Publishers Affected by Piracy

Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement after using pirated books to train its AI models, with about 500,000 registered authors eligible for $3,000 each.
Video games
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Creator of Charli XCX Apple dance settles Roblox lawsuit

Kelley Heyer and Roblox amicably resolved a lawsuit over alleged unauthorised use of her viral Apple dance choreography.
Law
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Helix Law uses AI to take on Metro Bank in $20m copyright case

Brighton firm sues Metro Bank for $20m over alleged copying of coin-counting technology, using AI to cut legal costs and pursue litigation.
Intellectual property law
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Axel Springer is fighting the wrong battle at the wrong time

Axel Springer claims ad-blockers illegally modify copyrighted pages; courts now reconsider whether ad blocking infringes copyright, affecting filtering, accessibility, and user control.
Film
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Someone Recreated All Of Robocop As The Cracker Barrel Logo

A Twitter user transformed the Cracker Barrel logo into the full 1987 film RoboCop and posted it online, generating massive viral attention and views.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Using AI for Work Could Land You on the Receiving End of a Nasty Lawsuit

Using commercial generative AI can expose individuals and employers to major legal liability, including six-figure damages and attorney fees from copyright claims.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 22: Strike Three for Former Copyright Register in Injunction Bid; Ninth Circuit Finds Contract Term Implied by Copyright Duration; and First Circuit Dismisses Attempt to Toll Copyright Statute Until Registration

Recent IP and tech legal developments include supply-chain limits for China, patent and copyright enforcement battles, regulatory warnings, and multiple appellate rulings across jurisdictions.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 15: Korean Supreme Court Sides with Pinkfong in 'Baby Shark' Case; Ninth Circuit Says DTSA Claims Rarely Dismissible as Discovery Sanctions; and Trump Administration Mulls Investment Stake in Intel

Second Circuit affirms co-ownership for ZIONESS trademark, reversing denial of attorney's fees; Federal Circuit clarifies 'identical' means the same; Korean Supreme Court rules on 'Baby Shark' copyright.
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