#copyright-issues
#copyright-issues

fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

Indian film company to rerelease romantic drama with AI happy ending'

If the technology allows us to do something and we can do something good with it, why not? He said the alteration was an exploratory baby step and confirmed that Eros was significantly evaluating its library of more than 3,000 releases for similar AI treatments.

Film

fromSocial Media Today

6 days ago

The US Government Issues New Directives on AI Development

The U.S. aims to lead in AI advancements while reducing reliance on adversarial technologies.

Privacy technologies

1 week ago

Hawley-Blumenthal Bill Aims to Rein in AI Companies' Use of Copyrighted Works

AI companies must get permission from creators to use copyrighted works for training generative AI tools.

Music

fromConsequence

1 week ago

Spotify Allowing AI-Generated Songs on Dead Artists' Pages

AI-generated songs have appeared on Spotify pages of deceased artists, raising concerns about authenticity and responsibility.

US politics

fromwww.mediaite.com

Pentagon Scrubs Metallica Track from Hegseth Drone Video After Copyright Warning

The Pentagon removed Metallica's song from a promotional video after the band objected to its unauthorized use.

#music-licensing

fromLos Angeles Times

Music

Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket

Music

Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket

fromLos Angeles Times

Music

Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket

Music

Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket

Film

Moonvalley's 'ethical' AI video model for filmmakers is now publicly available | TechCrunch

Silicon Valley

AI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing shows | TechCrunch

Film

Moonvalley's 'ethical' AI video model for filmmakers is now publicly available | TechCrunch

Silicon Valley

AI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing shows | TechCrunch

more#ai-video-generation

fromDeveloper Tech News

Huawei denies Pangu model was based on Alibaba's Qwen

Huawei's Pangu Pro MoE 72B is accused of copying parts from Alibaba's Qwen 2.5 model, raising concerns over training processes and licensing adherence.

fromwww.bbc.com

Millions of websites to get 'game-changing' AI bot blocker

Websites can now block AI bots without permission using Cloudflare's new system.

Oasis in row with photo agencies over pictures from reunion shows

The industry norm is that such deals for independent photographers from agencies are struck in perpetuity, allowing continued use of photos for retrospectives and tributes.

Music

Eminem, AI and me: why artists need new laws in the digital age | Alexander Hurst

"Desperation capitalism has taken a psychological toll on millennials, pushing them towards high-risk financial activities in search of a way out from financial precarity."},{

Writing

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI | TechCrunch

Authors demand publishers limit AI use, advocating for human narrators and protection of creative rights.

fromwww.npr.org

Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI

"The writing that AI produces feels cheap because it is cheap. It feels simple because it is simple to produce. That is the whole point."

Writing

fromArs Technica

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models

The AI industry's quest for high-quality training data has led companies like Anthropic to explore controversial practices in acquiring books for their models.

Artificial intelligence

Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time

Fanfic writers are fiercely protecting their work from unauthorized AI use, facing significant challenges in their fight against exploitation.

New York Times agrees to license content to Amazon for AI use

The New York Times has licensed its content to Amazon for AI use, a pioneering move in media-tech collaboration.

Digital life

fromExchangewire

Intellectual property law

Digest: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector

RedBird acquires the Telegraph, marking a significant shift in ownership and strategic direction for the newspaper group.

fromAbove the Law

Elton John Calls Government 'Losers' For Letting Tech Firms Skirt Copyright Laws - Above the Law

The debate over AI's impact on creative rights is intensifying, with notable artists warning against potential exploitation of their work.

Video games

Bungie caught stealing artwork again

Bungie is investigating unauthorized use of artwork in its game Marathon following allegations from artist Fern Hook about her designs being used without permission.

Anthropic blames Claude AI for 'embarrassing and unintentional mistake' in legal filing

Anthropic admits to citation errors made by its AI tool Claude, stating it was an honest mistake rather than intentional fabrication.

#openai

fromThe Atlantic

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?

OpenAI's recent AI upgrade led to a viral trend using Studio Ghibli's art style, showcasing the intersection of technology and creativity.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI's built-in image generator for ChatGPT is now available to free users

fromArs Technica

10 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Man tricks OpenAI's voice bot into duet of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby"

fromThe Atlantic

ChatGPT Turned Into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal?

OpenAI's recent AI upgrade led to a viral trend using Studio Ghibli's art style, showcasing the intersection of technology and creativity.

OpenAI's built-in image generator for ChatGPT is now available to free users

OpenAI's image generation feature is now available to free users, allowing image creation directly in ChatGPT.

fromArs Technica

10 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Man tricks OpenAI's voice bot into duet of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby"

more#openai

#reproductive-rights

Artificial intelligence

Government defeated over copyright protections against AI models

The UK government faced backlash for not protecting creative works from AI exploitation, urging regulations to ensure fair compensation for artists.

UK politics

Starmer pledges to review AI plans in response to Paul McCartney and Elton John

Reporting critical issues like reproductive rights and AI impact on musicians is essential for informed public discourse.

Government defeated over copyright protections against AI models

The UK government faced backlash for not protecting creative works from AI exploitation, urging regulations to ensure fair compensation for artists.

UK politics

Starmer pledges to review AI plans in response to Paul McCartney and Elton John

Reporting critical issues like reproductive rights and AI impact on musicians is essential for informed public discourse.

more#reproductive-rights

fromSpeckyboy Design Magazine

How to Combat AI Bot Traffic on Your Website - Speckyboy

AI tools significantly aid web development but raise concerns over copyright and resources.

Blocking AI bots from scraping websites poses challenges for developers.

A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store charts

Apple's App Store has unauthorized clones of Blue Prince, highlighting concerns about copyright infringement and quality control.

fromComputerworld

US wants to nix the EU AI Act's code of practice, leaving enterprises to develop their own risk standards

The EU AI Act's draft rulebook faces opposition for potentially stifling innovation and adding burdensome regulations.

fromCreative Bloq

Why I've been resisting AI as an artist - and why that's starting to change

The rise of AI in digital art raises important issues about copyright, ownership, and the nature of creativity.

Meghan Markle faces new plagiarism claim from British author

Meghan Markle faces allegations of using another author's ideas in her planned Netflix project 'Pearl' without proper credit.

#ai-ethics

fromCNET

Web design

Best AI Website Builder: Tried and Tested

I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft | Toby Walsh

Australia's literary community is outraged over Black Inc's AI model training proposal without clear consent from authors.

fromCNET

Web design

Best AI Website Builder: Tried and Tested

I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft | Toby Walsh

Australia's literary community is outraged over Black Inc's AI model training proposal without clear consent from authors.

more#ai-ethics

Deezer reports 18 percent of the music uploaded to its service every day is AI-generated

Deezer adds 20,000 AI-generated tracks daily, raising concerns about copyright and the legitimacy of computer-created music.

fromwww.nytimes.com

Human Made': Artists Push Back on A.I. Dolls and Action Figures

The AI-generated doll trend reflects both creativity and controversy surrounding the ethics of AI in art.

#studio-ghibli

fromTheregister

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images are no laughing matter

fromSpyglass

Artificial intelligence

A Spirited Debate Around AI

Gadgets

fromFast Company

OpenAI's Studio Ghibli-style images renew the debate Over AI and copyright

A new tool allows users to transform photos into Studio Ghibli-style images, sparking a viral trend online.

fromTheregister

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT's Studio Ghibli-style images are no laughing matter

fromSpyglass

Artificial intelligence

A Spirited Debate Around AI

Gadgets

fromFast Company

OpenAI's Studio Ghibli-style images renew the debate Over AI and copyright

A new tool allows users to transform photos into Studio Ghibli-style images, sparking a viral trend online.

ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

ChatGPT's user base has exploded, reaching one million new users in just one hour due to demand for its image generation feature.

Marketing tech

fromInverse

The Rise And Fall Of AI-Generated Trailers

AI-generated trailers are blurring the lines between fan creativity and authenticity in mainstream cinema.

Gadgets

ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

ChatGPT's user base has exploded, reaching one million new users in just one hour due to demand for its image generation feature.

Marketing tech

fromInverse

The Rise And Fall Of AI-Generated Trailers

AI-generated trailers are blurring the lines between fan creativity and authenticity in mainstream cinema.

McDonald's unwisely creates Studio Ghibli-style art using AI - and everyone hates it

McDonald's Mexico faced backlash for using AI-generated art in the style of Studio Ghibli without permission.

Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube

Studios profit from fake AI-generated trailers on YouTube by redirecting ad revenue instead of enforcing copyright protections.

fromDigiday

How generative AI is changing creator contracts to prevent brand and copyright risks

Agencies are increasingly incorporating AI clauses into creator contracts to address brand safety concerns and legal issues.

Microsoft is exploring a way to credit contributors to AI training data | TechCrunch

Microsoft is launching a project to analyze the impact of training data on generative AI model outputs.

fromConsequence

Semisonic condemn White House's use of "Closing Time" in deportation video

We did not authorize or condone The White House's use of our song in any way. And no, they didn't ask.

Washington DC

NYC startup

fromNewsday

Full time vs hybrid work: employers' mandate survey

Employers are enforcing return-to-office mandates while employees prefer hybrid work for productivity.

AI-generated art lacks copyright protection due to insufficient human control.

Scala

fromInfoWorld

What is Llama? Meta AI's family of large language models explained

Llama is a multi-modal AI framework with safety features and code generation capabilities.

Marketing tech

Bria lands new funding for AI models trained on licensed data | TechCrunch

Bria resolves copyright issues by using licensed content for AI image generation.

The platform aims to produce diverse and representative AI-generated visuals.

#ai-art

Christie's AI art auction reportedly exceeds expectations | TechCrunch

Christie's Augmented Intelligence show faced backlash from artists but was financially successful, raising over $700,000.

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Semi-autonomous artists can offer society new means of working with AI

AI art is reshaping creative practices and raising pressing ethical and economic concerns regarding copyright and artist compensation.

fromeuronews

Video. Christie's AI art auction sparks controversy amid artist protests

Christie's AI art auction faces protest from 6,000 artists over copyright issues, continuing controversy on AI's role in creativity.

fromwww.npr.org

Christie's AI art auction inspires protests and more art

Christie's Augmented Intelligence sale is a groundbreaking auction focused entirely on machine learning-created artworks, despite significant artist backlash.

fromZDNET

Need stock images? I tested Getty's 'safe' AI generator - and it's good (with caveats)

Getty Images offers a new AI image generator that ensures legal safety and ease of use for users looking to create images from text prompts.

fromCreative Bloq

Christie's AI art auction has artists up in arms, but the issue is more complex

Christie's auction dedicated to AI art is igniting significant controversy regarding ethics and the impact on traditional artists.

Christie's AI art auction reportedly exceeds expectations | TechCrunch

Christie's Augmented Intelligence show faced backlash from artists but was financially successful, raising over $700,000.

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Semi-autonomous artists can offer society new means of working with AI

AI art is reshaping creative practices and raising pressing ethical and economic concerns regarding copyright and artist compensation.

fromeuronews

Video. Christie's AI art auction sparks controversy amid artist protests

Christie's AI art auction faces protest from 6,000 artists over copyright issues, continuing controversy on AI's role in creativity.

fromwww.npr.org

Christie's AI art auction inspires protests and more art

Christie's Augmented Intelligence sale is a groundbreaking auction focused entirely on machine learning-created artworks, despite significant artist backlash.

fromZDNET

Artificial intelligence

Need stock images? I tested Getty's 'safe' AI generator - and it's good (with caveats)

fromCreative Bloq

Christie's AI art auction has artists up in arms, but the issue is more complex

Christie's auction dedicated to AI art is igniting significant controversy regarding ethics and the impact on traditional artists.

more#ai-art

fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events

Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000

Christie's held a contentious auction of AI-created art, emphasizing its significance in the modern artistic landscape.

Online marketing

fromPractical Ecommerce

Intellectual property law

Book Buyer Beware: The Rise of Counterfeits

Book counterfeiting has surged due to digital technology and AI, impacting authors and publishers.

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

AI and Copyright: Expanding Copyright Hurts Everyone-Here's What to Do Instead

Fair use is essential for enabling innovative AI research and development without cumbersome licensing requirements.

Restricting AI training data licenses can hinder scientific research and advancements in machine learning.

The New York Times has greenlit AI tools for product and edit staff | TechCrunch

The New York Times is adopting AI tools for editorial and product development while setting clear guidelines for their use.

fromZDNET

7 months ago

YouTube creators can now opt into third-party AI training

YouTube gives creators control over their content used for AI training, following criticisms about unauthorized use.

9 months ago

Midjourney plans to let anyone on the web edit images with AI | TechCrunch

Midjourney is set to launch an enhanced web tool allowing users to edit images using generative AI, raising concerns over copyright and misinformation.

Artificial intelligence

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