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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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NYT Sends AI Startup Perplexity 'Cease and Desist' Notice Over Content Use
The New York Times has sent Perplexity a cease and desist notice demanding the company stop using the newspaper's content for generative AI purposes. The New York Times states that the way Perplexity was using its content, including to create summaries and other types of output, violates copyright law.
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AI-Created Work of Art Cannot Be Copyrighted Under US Law, Rules American Court
A work of art created by artificial intelligence without any human input cannot be copyrighted under United States law, a US court in Washington, DC, has ruled. Only works with human authors can receive copyrights affirming the US Copyright Office's rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS system...
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Telegram Asked To Disclose Details Of Channels Violating Copyright Law
The Delhi High Court has said the defence of free speech and the right to privacy cannot be used by any entity, including an infringer, to escape the consequences of illegal actions.
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Google, Facebook, Activists Suffer Copyright Defeat After EU Vote
If enacted, companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet likely would have to pay European artists more and do more to keep work that appears online from being used without permission.
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Google Fights EU Copyright Overhaul, Says Would Hurt Europe for 'Decades to Come'
Google on Monday urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law that the company said would hurt Europe for "decades to come".
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Photocopy Case: Publishers To Appeal Against Delhi High Court Judgement
A group of international publishing houses and publisher associations has said they will file an appeal against a Delhi High Court judgement rejecting their plea against sale of photocopies of their textbooks.
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Indian-American Innovator's Internet Television Startup 'Aereo' Suspends Service
An Indian-American innovator's video streaming service that sought to provide an alternative to traditional TV broadcasters, suspended its operations today, three days after the US Supreme Court ruled that it violated copyright laws.
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US Congress Updating Music Copyright Laws as World Goes Digital
The U.S. Congress is working to update laws on who gets paid for recorded music, in a possible omnibus bill, as old CDs pile up at yard sales and music lovers increasingly shift to streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.
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Japan Anonymous pick up litter to protest download laws
About 80 masked people, calling themselves allies of the global hacker group Anonymous, picked up litter in Tokyo Saturday in a novel protest against Japan's tougher laws against illegal downloads.
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Big B mulls protecting his baritone under copyright laws
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is considering protecting his legendary baritone under copyright laws. "Work in this direction is in process. It has been under consideration for quite a while," Bachchan wrote on his blog.The actor said he was shocked to read a comment from a reader on his blog stating how a 'gutka' manufacturer was using his (Bachchan's)...
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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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NYT Sends AI Startup Perplexity 'Cease and Desist' Notice Over Content Use
The New York Times has sent Perplexity a cease and desist notice demanding the company stop using the newspaper's content for generative AI purposes. The New York Times states that the way Perplexity was using its content, including to create summaries and other types of output, violates copyright law.
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AI-Created Work of Art Cannot Be Copyrighted Under US Law, Rules American Court
A work of art created by artificial intelligence without any human input cannot be copyrighted under United States law, a US court in Washington, DC, has ruled. Only works with human authors can receive copyrights affirming the US Copyright Office's rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS system...
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Telegram Asked To Disclose Details Of Channels Violating Copyright Law
The Delhi High Court has said the defence of free speech and the right to privacy cannot be used by any entity, including an infringer, to escape the consequences of illegal actions.
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Google, Facebook, Activists Suffer Copyright Defeat After EU Vote
If enacted, companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet likely would have to pay European artists more and do more to keep work that appears online from being used without permission.
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Google Fights EU Copyright Overhaul, Says Would Hurt Europe for 'Decades to Come'
Google on Monday urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law that the company said would hurt Europe for "decades to come".
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Photocopy Case: Publishers To Appeal Against Delhi High Court Judgement
A group of international publishing houses and publisher associations has said they will file an appeal against a Delhi High Court judgement rejecting their plea against sale of photocopies of their textbooks.
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Indian-American Innovator's Internet Television Startup 'Aereo' Suspends Service
An Indian-American innovator's video streaming service that sought to provide an alternative to traditional TV broadcasters, suspended its operations today, three days after the US Supreme Court ruled that it violated copyright laws.
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US Congress Updating Music Copyright Laws as World Goes Digital
The U.S. Congress is working to update laws on who gets paid for recorded music, in a possible omnibus bill, as old CDs pile up at yard sales and music lovers increasingly shift to streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.
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Japan Anonymous pick up litter to protest download laws
About 80 masked people, calling themselves allies of the global hacker group Anonymous, picked up litter in Tokyo Saturday in a novel protest against Japan's tougher laws against illegal downloads.
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Big B mulls protecting his baritone under copyright laws
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is considering protecting his legendary baritone under copyright laws. "Work in this direction is in process. It has been under consideration for quite a while," Bachchan wrote on his blog.The actor said he was shocked to read a comment from a reader on his blog stating how a 'gutka' manufacturer was using his (Bachchan's)...
