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News outlets vs OpenAI: The AI copyright wars have begun

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, and with it comes a wave of legal challenges. OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT chatbot, is facing a growing number of lawsuits from news organizations alleging copyright infringement. This follows a similar lawsuit filed by The New York Times in December.

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‘Expensive’ Streaming Services Are a Key Reason for Americans to ‘Pirate’

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Previously, most UK consumers felt that they were paying too much for legal subscriptions, with half indicating that piracy is a viable alternative. 1 in 3 Americans Pirated Movies or TV recently New data from U.S. More than a third of the self-proclaimed pirates mentioned the price of legal subscriptions among their reasons.

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Publishers Secure Widespread Support in Landmark Copyright Battle With Internet Archive

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Not all publishers are happy with IA’s approach, resulting in a major legal battle two years ago. High Profile Support The importance of this legal battle is illustrated by the large number of amicus briefs that are filed by third parties. Legal scholars, professors, and former government officials, also chimed in.

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Good news for data scrapers! US appeals court rules out that it is legal for public data

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Public data scraping is not a problem according to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The court recently ruled that data scraping from a public website does not constitute computer fraud under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). In 2017, HiQ filed a lawsuit against LinkedIn’s.

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AI Update: The DPA, Faster (But Not Better) Legal Writing, Full AI Contract Negotiation

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This week in AI news. The post AI Update: The DPA, Faster (But Not Better) Legal Writing, Full AI Contract Negotiation appeared first on Above the Law.

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AI Update: A WaPo Deep Dive, AI Passes Legal Ethics Exam, Google’s AI Scam Suit

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This week in AI news. The post AI Update: A WaPo Deep Dive, AI Passes Legal Ethics Exam, Google’s AI Scam Suit appeared first on Above the Law.

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Netflix: Piracy is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly

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The idea was to take market share away from piracy sites, by offering a legal and more convenient streaming platform. However, as the ‘streaming wars’ turned legal and convenient streaming platforms into isolated and pricey content silos, momentum started to shift. This includes legal competitors as well as piracy.

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