Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab
If someone ever makes an HBO Max series about the AI industry, the events of this week will make quite the episode. On Wednesday, OpenAI’s CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, announced the…
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The Disney-OpenAI Deal Redefines the AI Copyright War
On Thursday, Disney and OpenAI announced a deal that might have seemed unthinkable not so long ago. Starting next year, OpenAI will be able to use Disney characters like Mickey Mouse,…
Trump Suffers Supreme Court Blow in Quest to Control Copyright Office
This time, though, Perlmutter’s position has the word “Congress” in it, and she argued in court that this meant she was part of the legislative branch of government and thus couldn’t be…
Music Industry Moves: Warner Music Group Inks Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Music Generator
Warner Music Group has settled its infringement lawsuit against AI music generation platform Suno. The news was confirmed Tuesday with WMG becoming the first of the major record labels to…
Birkenstock Wins Copyright Case Against Shoe Retailer Scapino
Birkenstock said it won a Dutch court ruling in a copyright case against shoe retailer Scapino involving three sandal models. The District Court of Midden-Nederland in Utrecht in the…
'South Park' addresses AI-generated videos and copyright with Totoro, Trump and Bluey
“South Park” is known for pushing the envelope, but the latest episode has been described by fans online as “nightmare fuel.” In what is arguably one of the most disturbing episodes of the…
Salt-N-Pepa Call Out ‘the Industry’ (Meaning Universal Music Group) Over Copyright Dispute at Rock Hall of Fame Ceremony
Pioneering female rap group Salt-N-Pepa, who are in the middle of a dispute over ownership of their masters, used their induction speeches at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on…
Motion Picture Association Blasts OpenAI Over Sora 2 Video Copyright Opt-Outs
The Motion Picture Association on Monday called on OpenAI to take “immediate action” to fix the copyright opt-out system on Sora 2, as knockoff videos proliferate online. The MPA issued…
Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI ‘Superintelligence’
Strike 3 Holdings, a company that says it makes “high quality,” “feminist,” and “ethical” adult videos, is suing Meta in a federal court in California for allegedly infringing its…
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to book authors to settle AI copyright suit
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has agreed to pay a record-setting $1.5 billion to a group of book authors and publishers in order to settle a class action lawsuit. The payout is…
Warner Bros. Joins Disney, Universal in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against AI Firm Midjourney
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a massive copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence image creator Midjourney, alleging massive copyright infringement. The suit, filed in a Los…
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement, an estimated $3,000 per work. In a court motion on…
Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to create digital replicas of well-known characters.…
Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in one of the most significant ongoing AI copyright…
Court Blocks Expedited Subpoenas to Identify Digital Pirates, Dealing Blow to Copyright Holders
An appeals court on Friday blocked studios and record labels from using expedited subpoenas to identify internet users suspected of illegally sharing songs, movies and TV shows. The 9th…
Trump Rejects Idea of Paying Copyright Holders for AI Training: ‘It Just Doesn’t Work That Way’
President Trump waded into the complex issue of paying copyright holders whose works are used for AI training, saying it is impractical and would put the U.S. at a disadvantage to China.…
Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech
President Trump announced that the United States’ stance on intellectual property and AI would be a “commonsense application” that does not force AI companies to pay for each piece of…
Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles
What's going on right now with the copyright battles over artificial intelligence? Many lawsuits regarding generative AI’s training materials were initially filed back in 2023, with…
EU rolls out AI code with broad copyright, transparency rules
Breaching the AI Act can carry a fine of as much as 7% of a company’s annual sales or 3% for the companies developing advanced AI models The European Union published a code of…
This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art
To be clear, the researchers behind LightShed aren’t trying to steal artists’ work. They just don’t want people to get a false sense of security. “You will not be sure if companies have…
A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control
A new kind of large language model, developed by researchers at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), makes it possible to control how training data is used even after a model has been built.…
Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers
The AI copyright courtroom is heating up. In back-to-back rulings last week, the ongoing legal war between AI companies and content creators has significantly shifted, ostensibly favoring…
Supreme Court to Take on Major Labels’ Billion-Dollar Copyright Case Against Cox
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will take on a landmark copyright case between Cox Communications and the music industry that has been bouncing between courts since 2018. The suit was…
No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office
Neither the Department of Justice nor the White House responded to requests for comment on this issue; the Library of Congress declined to comment. Perkins and Nieves did not enter the…