Italy Fines Cloudflare 14 Million Euros For Refusing To Filter Pirate Sites On Public 1.1.1.1 DNS
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Italy's communications regulator AGCOM imposed a record-breaking 14.2 million-euro fine on Cloudflare after the company failed to implement the required piracy blocking measures. Cloudflare argued tha…
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'Baldur's Gate 3' Game Studio Says 'Divinity' Won't Include AI-Generated Art
Jason Nelson / decrypt - Larian Studios head Swen Vincke said the upcoming RPG Divinity will not use generative AI art, though the studio still sees benefits to the tech.
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John Carreyou and Other Authors Bring New Lawsuit Against Six Major AI Companies
BeauHD / slashdot - A group of authors led by John Carreyrou has filed a new lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing the AI firms of training models on pirated copies of their books. TechCrunch reports: If this sounds familiar, it's bec…
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Google Has Taken Down AI-Generated Content Following Disney’s Cease and Desist
Mike Pearl / gizmodo - Disney has a licensing deal with OpenAI now, by the way.
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Disney accuses Google of ‘massive’ copyright infringement following deal with OpenAI
Emma Roth / theverge - Disney has accused Google of engaging in copyright infringement on a "massive scale," claiming its AI models have generated content resembling characters from Frozen, Deadpool, Star Wars, and others, according to reports from Variety and Deadline. In a ce…
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Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Amazon quietly revealed that it will allow authors to publish their books on Kindle in DRM-free EPUB and PDF formats.The post Amazon to Let Authors Remove DRM From eBooks on Kindle appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The New York Times has sued Perplexity AI, alleging its "answer engine" infringes copyright and tarnishes the brand with AI hallucinations.The post New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’ appeared first on …
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New York Times Escalates Battle Against Perplexity With New Lawsuit
Alexandra Bruell / wsj - The New York Times sues startup Perplexity for copyright infringement, expanding its legal fight against generative-AI companies that it says steal and then profit from its content.
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OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - A federal judge ruled that OpenAI must produce over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in its high profile copyright infringement case against The New York Times.The post OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case appeared first on Thu…
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AI Music: Suno Drops ‘Fair Use’ Defense in Landmark Settlement with Warner Music Group
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI music generation platform Suno has settled its copyright lawsuit with Warner Music Group, agreeing to a licensed 'opt-in' model, paid-only downloads, and the acquisition of Songkick.The post AI Music: Suno Drops ‘Fair Use’ Defense in Landmark Settlemen…
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OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court
Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The judgement is not final and OpenAI has said that it is considering next steps. Read more: OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court
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Wikipedia Asks AI Companies to Stop Scraping Data and to Start Paying Up
Imad Khan / cnet - The free internet encyclopedia is the seventh-most visited website in the world, and it wants to stay that way.
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Stability AI’s legal win over Getty leaves copyright law in limbo
Robert Hart / theverge - Stability AI, the creator of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, was largely victorious against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British legal battle over the material used to train AI models. The case originally looked set to produce a landmark ruling on A…
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OpenAI’s Sora AI Video App Arrives on Android Amid Legal and Ethical Debates
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has launched its Sora AI video generator app on Android, expanding to the Google Play Store amid ongoing controversies over copyright and a trademark lawsuit.The post OpenAI’s Sora AI Video App Arrives on Android Amid Legal and Ethical Debates appe…
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Stability AI wins UK court battle over Getty Images
In a landmark legal showdown in the UK, Stability AI garnered a favorable ruling against Getty Images over copyright issues linked to AI training data. The decision, while partly a win for Stability AI, leaves unresolved questions on fair use and signals a shift in copyright enforcement in the AI creative space.
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Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers want OpenAI to stop training on their work
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - OpenAI's approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission.
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Getty Images and Perplexity Ink Licensing Deal as AI Firm Battles Copyright Lawsuits
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI search firm Perplexity signs a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, a strategic pivot as it faces a wave of copyright lawsuits from major publishers.The post Getty Images and Perplexity Ink Licensing Deal as AI Firm Battles Copyright Lawsuits a…
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Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash
techxplore - Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint announcement.
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Report: OpenAI to Enter AI Music Fray with New Model
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI is reportedly developing a new AI music generator, entering a competitive market and escalating the industry-wide legal battle over copyright led by the RIAA.The post Report: OpenAI to Enter AI Music Fray with New Model appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Reddit sues Perplexity over alleged large-scale data scraping
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Reddit has filed a lawsuit against the answer-engine company Perplexity and three data-scraping service providers, SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWMProxy. The legal action seeks to halt what Reddit’s complaint describes as the unlawful, industrial-scale circumven…
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