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Denmark To Allow Citizens To Copyright Themselves To Fight AI Deepfakes
The changes to the law would theoretically allow Danish citizens to ask online platforms to remove such content if it is shared without consent.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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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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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
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Court Lays Down Tests To Distinguish Work Under Copyright From Design Laws
The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a framework to distinguish between works protected under the Copyright Act and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act.
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UK Musicians' 'Silent Album' Protest To Proposed Changes To Copyright Laws
If passed, the new British copyright law would permit tech companies to use musicians' original music to train AI models.
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Indian-American Techie's Mother Demands FBI Probe Into Death, Musk Reacts
Suchir Balaji, a former employee at ChatGPT-parent OpenAI who accused the company of violating copyright laws, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November.
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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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Twitter Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement
Music publishers in the US filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Wednesday, claiming the social media platform has violated copyright law by allowing users to post music without a license. Members of the National Music Publishers' Association are seeking more than $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,055 crore) in damages for the alleged infringement of nearly...
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Regulators Employ Old Rules, Creative Thinking to Tackle ChatGPT-Like AI Technology
As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies and businesses operate.
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EU Lawmakers Struggle to Finalise Law to Regulate ChatGPT and Generative AI
The members of European Parliament (MEPs) are racing to update AI regulation rules to catch up with an explosion of interest in generative AI, which has provoked awe and anxiety since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT six months ago. The draft bill is not final and lawyers say it will likely take years to come into force. The speed of their work, though, is ...
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
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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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Denmark To Allow Citizens To Copyright Themselves To Fight AI Deepfakes
The changes to the law would theoretically allow Danish citizens to ask online platforms to remove such content if it is shared without consent.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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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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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
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Court Lays Down Tests To Distinguish Work Under Copyright From Design Laws
The Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down a framework to distinguish between works protected under the Copyright Act and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act.
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UK Musicians' 'Silent Album' Protest To Proposed Changes To Copyright Laws
If passed, the new British copyright law would permit tech companies to use musicians' original music to train AI models.
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Indian-American Techie's Mother Demands FBI Probe Into Death, Musk Reacts
Suchir Balaji, a former employee at ChatGPT-parent OpenAI who accused the company of violating copyright laws, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November.
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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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Twitter Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement
Music publishers in the US filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Wednesday, claiming the social media platform has violated copyright law by allowing users to post music without a license. Members of the National Music Publishers' Association are seeking more than $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,055 crore) in damages for the alleged infringement of nearly...
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Regulators Employ Old Rules, Creative Thinking to Tackle ChatGPT-Like AI Technology
As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies and businesses operate.
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EU Lawmakers Struggle to Finalise Law to Regulate ChatGPT and Generative AI
The members of European Parliament (MEPs) are racing to update AI regulation rules to catch up with an explosion of interest in generative AI, which has provoked awe and anxiety since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT six months ago. The draft bill is not final and lawyers say it will likely take years to come into force. The speed of their work, though, is ...
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
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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.
