The U.S. Copyright Office requires libraries to lie about fair use rights?
Hacker News
JULY 5, 2023
The copyright warning notice prescribed by the US Copyright Office misleads library patrons about their fair use rights, and must change.
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Shutterstock’s AI-Generated Content Raises Questions About Copyright and Quality
ODSC - Open Data Science
APRIL 6, 2023
Shutterstock’s AI-generated content has become central to its business, though this has raised both copyright and quality questions. This has led to concerns about obsoletion and indemnification. Then there is the question of copyright legal protections and risks associated with using AI-generated content.
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Midjourney V6 Updates Terms; Blames Users for Copyright Infringement
Analytics Vidhya
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Users are expressing concerns over potential copyright infringement. They claim that the new update’s capabilities may be reproducing images too similar to copyrighted art.
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Supreme Court: There’s No ‘Time Limit’ on Copyright Infringement Claims
Hacker News
MAY 10, 2024
Nealy sues over ‘dated’ copyright infringements The underlying deal didn’t benefit Nealy, who found out about it after he was released from prison for the second time. In response, he filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell in 2018, demanding compensation for the alleged copyright infringements, dating back to 2008.
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Barry Diller Vs. Generative AI: Copyright Legal Battle
Analytics Vidhya
JULY 17, 2023
The rise of generative AI has raised concerns about the fair use of copyrighted content, and Diller is determined to protect the rights of publishers. In […] The post Barry Diller Vs. Generative AI: Copyright Legal Battle appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
Drink Me: (Ab)Using a LLM to Compress Text
Hacker News
MAY 3, 2024
Recently I've read concerns about LLMs being trained on copyrighted text and reproducing it. Introduction Large language models are trained on huge datasets of text to learn the relationships and contexts of words within larger documents. These relationships are what allows the model to generate text. This got me thinking:
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UK Ruling Has Potential to Free Up Public Domain; Museums Might Still Block It
Hacker News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
There’s a post on the Creative Commons blog with some important news about copyright (in the UK, at least): In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyright law, which clears a path for open culture to flourish in the UK.
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What top IP lawyers say about the New York Times’s copyright case against OpenAI
JANUARY 9, 2024
The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft may come to be seen as a landmark that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of AI companies. AI is transitioning from a 2023 electrified by ChatGPT to a 2024 when the tech industry and the Fortune 500 will try to make new “transformer” …
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No copyright claim on AI-generated art – US court ruling
Data Science Dojo
AUGUST 22, 2023
has ignited a debate: Can a work of art created solely by artificial intelligence be eligible for copyright protection under US law ? This verdict stemmed from the rejection by the Copyright Office of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler, on behalf of his AI system known as DABUS.
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Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot
Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
With customers ask whether they can use Microsoft’s Copilot services without worrying about copyright claims, we are providing a straightforward answer: yes, you can, and if you are challenged on copyright grounds, we will assume responsibility for the potential legal risks involved.
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AI-Generated Content Can Put Developers at Risk
Analytics Vidhya
JULY 6, 2023
In recent events, the popular gaming platform, Steam, has taken a firm stance against AI-generated content that may infringe on copyright laws. This has sparked a debate in the gaming community about using AI technology and […] The post AI-Generated Content Can Put Developers at Risk appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
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News outlets vs OpenAI: The AI copyright wars have begun
Dataconomy
MARCH 4, 2024
OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, is facing a growing number of lawsuits from news organizations alleging copyright infringement. News organizations are understandably concerned about the potential financial impact of AI platforms using their content without permission or payment.
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Publishers Secure Widespread Support in Landmark Copyright Battle With Internet Archive
Hacker News
MARCH 25, 2024
Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement. Earlier this year a New York federal court concluded that the library is indeed liable for copyright infringement.
NYT sues OpenAI and wants billions of dollars
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The venerable media institution alleges that its copyrighted articles, numbering in the millions, have been harnessed without permission to train AI models, including the widely acclaimed ChatGPT. The lawsuit states that the media outlet approached the companies in the spring, seeking a resolution to the copyright concerns.
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AI copyright lawsuits: In-depth review
Dataconomy
JANUARY 8, 2024
The contentious topic of AI copyright lawsuits is gaining traction, with many advocating that it’s high time AI enterprises compensated for the vast amounts of freely sourced data that have bolstered their generative systems. Notably, GPT-3’s training encompassed a plethora of sources, including Wikipedia and Reddit.
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Snapchat Dreams: A creative playground for Gen Z
Data Science Dojo
AUGUST 23, 2023
Read about –> AI driven personalization in Marketing 3. Riding the “Dreams” wave: Practical applications Dreams isn’t just about pixelated dreams; it is about turning the intangible into the tangible. A catalyst for industry-wide transformation Snapchat’s Dreams isn’t just about Snapchat.
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You can’t copyright AI-generated works, says US Federal Judge
Dataconomy
AUGUST 21, 2023
Howell’s ruling has shone a spotlight on the intricacies of AI-generated artwork and its place in the world of copyright. The ruling catalyze conversations about the broader implications of AI’s presence in our lives, from reshaping the way we create to redefining the value we place on human ingenuity.
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Microsoft offers legal protection for users with AI copyright infringements
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Users of Microsoft's new AI assistant Copilot will have less to worry about when it comes to the legal ramifications of their AI-generated work, according to a new policy that offers broad copyright protections to Microsoft's AI users. "As Paid users get full protection under Microsoft's new policy.
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ChatGPT: what the law says about who owns the copyright of AI-generated content
APRIL 17, 2023
The AI chatbot ChatGPT produces content that can appear to have been created by a human. There are many proposed uses for the technology, but its …
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Dutch biotech startup bags €22M for proprietary generative AI model
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
It has been nearly a year since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world, and it seems as if no one (at least in tech) has stopped talking about generative AI since. Meanwhile, the applications of GenAI go way beyond chatbots and copyright-grey-area image ‘artistry’. For instance, Cradle, a biotech …
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ChatGPT, Author of The Quixote
O'Reilly Media
MARCH 26, 2024
We have many current and future copyright challenges: training may not infringe copyright, but legal doesn’t mean legitimate—we consider the analogy of MegaFace where surveillance models have been trained on photos of minors, for example, without informed consent. Let me explain. Because, in some sense, hallucination is all LLMs do.
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All DMCA Notices Filed Against TorrentFreak in 2023 Were Bogus
Hacker News
JANUARY 1, 2024
Working on behalf of Cricket Australia, India-based Copyright Integrity International claimed our article was in direct violation of its client’s rights in content relating to cricket matches of the KFC Big Bash League. and since the title contained the words ‘Copyright Claim’ we immediately gave it our full attention.
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Record Label Wipes AI-Generated Eminem Rapping About Cats From the Internet
APRIL 4, 2023
A Youtuber was given a copyright strike for a ChatGPT-generated rap about cats using an AI-generated version of Eminem's voice. A major record label used a copyright threat to force an AI-generated parody of Eminem offline—illustrating the legal gray areas generated media exists in as it becomes …
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AI-generated content can now be copyrighted.sometimes
MARCH 18, 2023
Copyright Office has weighed in on who owns AI-generated work in the era of ChatGPT. This week, the federal agency published new guidance about AI and copyright law, saying it is open to granting ownership to AI-generated work on a "case-by-case" basis. The Office will consider whether the …
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Human Artists Lose Ground in Legal Battle Against AI
JULY 21, 2023
District Judge William Orrick said artists should "provide more facts" to back up claims about alleged copyright infringement by AI companies A …
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Google Preemptively Banned Hundreds of Millions of ‘Pirate’ URLs Last Year
Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Under the current DMCA legislation, US-based Internet services are expected to remove infringing links, if a copyright holder complains. In recent years there has been a lot of discussion about the effectiveness of the system but it remains standard practice. Copyright holders can now take these offline before a stream starts.
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Cloudflare Disables Access to ‘Pirated’ Content on its IPFS Gateway
Hacker News
MARCH 24, 2023
Apparently, some people or organizations have complained about the content that can be accessed through Cloudflare’s IPFS gateway. This includes spam reports as well as copyright infringement complaints. CDN What also stands out is that Cloudflare disables content in response to copyright complaints.
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TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes
Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Since Sony’s Betamax-format recorders were able to record TV shows, studios including Universal and Disney sought to hold Sony liable for users’ alleged copyright infringements. Time Running Out Issuing copyright notices is core work for many anti-piracy companies. ‘The Say Hey Kid,’ as himself.
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Palworld vs Pokemon debate could end in court due to copyright claims
Dataconomy
JANUARY 23, 2024
Several instances reveal more than just passing similarities between Palworld’s Pals and Pokemon, raising questions about the line between inspiration and imitation. Copyright issues often arise when games share similarities in their visual and thematic elements. I bear the responsibility for the produced materials.
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Here Are The Best AI Image Generators
APRIL 28, 2023
Key Facts There have been heated debates about whether AI-generated images can be protected by copyright because the software creates pictures by incorporating “elements from the vast libraries of digitally available images and … Here are some of the best AI image generators and how to use them.
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Grimes invites AI artists to use her voice, promising 50 percent royalty split
APRIL 24, 2023
Canadian synth-pop artist Grimes says AI artists can use her voice without worrying about copyright or legal enforcement. “Feel free to use my voice without penalty,” the artist tweeted. I’ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice. Same deal as I would with any …
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Unveiling ‘The AI Canvas’?—?A New Podcast Exploring Generative AI
Applied Data Science
JUNE 16, 2023
2) Copyright Challenges: AI-generated artworks pose challenges for copyright attribution due to the involvement of AI algorithms and training on copyrighted works. 2) Copyright Challenges: AI-generated artworks pose challenges for copyright attribution due to the involvement of AI algorithms and training on copyrighted works.
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Record Labels Hit Internet Archive With New $400m+ Copyright Lawsuit
Hacker News
AUGUST 12, 2023
As the Internet Archive continues to deal with an adverse ruling in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the world’s largest publishing companies, late Friday some of the world’s largest record labels launched similar legal action in the United States. named as defendants.
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OpenAI used YouTube videos to train AI, report claims
Dataconomy
APRIL 8, 2024
In a recent piece by The New York Times , various strategies businesses have adopted to navigate the ambiguous territory of AI copyright law were highlighted. Similarly, Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, voiced concerns this week about the alleged utilization of YouTube data for training OpenAI’s Sora, a video generation model.
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Yuzu vs Nintendo lawsuit: The $2.4m settlement will force Yuzu to shut down
Dataconomy
MARCH 5, 2024
The Yuzu vs Nintendo lawsuit garnered widespread attention within the gaming community due to its implications for emulation and copyright infringement. ” They claimed that Yuzu was primarily designed to circumvent Nintendo’s copyright protections and allow users to play Switch games illegally.
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Google updates AI ToS, affirms user ownership of AI outputs
Dataconomy
APRIL 17, 2024
The change spotted by 9to5Google is seen as an effort by Google to address user concerns about data privacy and intellectual property rights in the context of AI-generated material.
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Is Nightshade AI the savior of artistic integrity in the age of AI?
Dataconomy
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Nightshade is designed to address concerns related to copyright infringement and the unauthorized use of artwork by artificial intelligence (AI) models. Artists and creators have raised issues about their work being used without their permission or adequate compensation by large AI companies, leading to copyright infringement lawsuits.
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Mickey Mouse’s transition to public domain sparks first innovative project
Dataconomy
JANUARY 2, 2024
The Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School, consistent with its annual tradition, provides a comprehensive list of works whose copyright protections have expired in the US. The situation with ongoing characters like Mickey Mouse, featured in Infestation 88, is particularly intricate in terms of copyright law.
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Generative AI - Copyright Overview - Part 2
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The technological advancements in this space are giving rise to questions about copyright protections of works produced by generative AI systems. As discussed in part 1 of this two-part series, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology poised to disrupt how artwork is created, software is developed, and text is written.
OpenAI Claims Foul Play by New York Times
ODSC - Open Data Science
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
On Monday, OpenAI sought dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the New York Times, challenging the accusation that its generative AI system, ChatGPT, was manipulated to produce results allegedly infringing on copyrighted material. But, not all responses to generative AI’s copyright conundrums have been adversarial.
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Making life (even) harder for proprietary modules
Hacker News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Developers tend to strongly dislike those modules, which cannot be debugged or fixed by anybody other than their creator, and many see them as a violation of the kernel's license and their copyrights on the code. Nonetheless, proprietary modules are tolerated, within bounds.
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Copyright, AI, and Provenance
O'Reilly Media
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Generative AI stretches our current copyright law in unforeseen and uncomfortable ways. In the US, the Copyright Office has issued guidance stating that the output of image-generating AI isn’t copyrightable, unless human creativity has gone into the prompts that generated the output. How do we make sense of this?
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Several Piracy-Related Arrests Spark Fears of High-Level Crackdown
Hacker News
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
47-Year-Old Arrested in Denmark In a statement last week, Denmark’s National Unit for Special Crime (NSK) announced that as part of a long-running investigation, a man was arrested on November 22 and then charged with copyright infringement offenses. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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Intellectual Property Law Becomes Murkier As More Creations Are Created with AI
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The proliferation of AI-generated creations—not just images—will profoundly affect copyright and trademark application processes. Copyright Office said last February that such works aren’t eligible for copyright due to the lack of human authorship. Copyright Office, but it also raises the question if it’s considered plagiarism.
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