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Disney CEO Says AI Deal With OpenAI Is Exclusive For Just One Year: Report
Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company’s deal with OpenAI is only exclusive for one year, not the full three-year term. Disney is open to using AI, but wants tight control over its characters. The strategy lets Disney earn licensing fees, learn from OpenAI’s tools, and keep the option open to work with other AI companies later.
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OpenAI Faces Backlash from Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco Over AI-Generated Anime Videos
OpenAI has been urged by Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) to stop training its AI models on copyrighted anime and gaming content. CODA, representing major publishers behind Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Final Fantasy and Studio Ghibli classics, said Sora 2 outputs closely resemble protected works, potentially indicating ...
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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Delhi High Court Grants Relief To AR Rahman In Copyright Case Over Ponniyin Selvan 2 Song
The Court also clarified that the case does not fall under the infringement aspect
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Tencent Says Sony 'Monopolising' Genre Conventions, Seeks Dismissal of Light of Motiram Lawsuit
Tencent has finally responded to Sony's copyright infringement lawsuit against its upcoming survival game, Light of Motiram. The Chinese conglomerate said Sony was attempting to "monopolise" popular genre conventions seen in other games with its lawsuit and sought the dismissal of the case on legal grounds.
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Top Court Cancels Order Restraining Cognizant From Using Disputed Logo
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Bombay High Court Division Bench order that had restrained Cognizant Technology Solutions from using its logo in India.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Copyright Lawsuit Targets Midjourney for Generating Batman and Superman Images
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Midjourney for “brazenly dispensing” reproductions of its copyrighted works on Thursday. The media and entertainment company alleged that the AI firm’s image and video generators generate outputs with striking resemblance to its intellectual property, including characters such as Batman, Superman...
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Sony Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement, Says Its Game Is 'Slavish Clone' of Horizon Franchise
Sony has sued Tencent over alleged copyright infringement, accusing the company's game of copying elements of its Horizon franchise. Tencent's Light of Motiram was announced last year and looked eerily similar to Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Disney, Universal Sue Image Creator Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday. The suit claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios, making and distributing without permission "innumerable" copies of characters such as Darth Vader from "Star Wars," Elsa from "Frozen," and the Minions from "Despicable Me".
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Siddharth Mallya's Rant Against BCCI, IPL After RCB Video Gets Removed
Siddharth Mallya, son of fugitive and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru owner, Vijay Mallya, claimed that IPL got Instagram to remove his emotional video celebrating the team's title triumph.
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Getty Argues Its Landmark UK Copyright Case Does Not Threaten AI
Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI began at London's High Court on Monday, with Getty rejecting Stability AI's contention the case posed a threat to the generative AI industry.
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Eminem Sues Meta For Rs 900 Crore Over Alleged Copyright Violation
Eminem has accused Meta of using videos and other content without securing the necessary licences or offering proper credit.
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High Court Stays Order Against AR Rahman, 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' Makers In Copyright Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an interim order in a copyright case against music composer A R Rahman and the makers of the film "Ponniyin Selvan 2" over a musical composition.
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Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers' AI Copyright Case
Music publishers UMG, Concord and ABKCO sued Anthropic in 2023, alleging that it infringed their copyrights in lyrics from at least 500 songs. The publishers claimed Anthropic used the lyrics without permission to train Claude to respond to human prompts. Anthropic, for now, has convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminar...
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Mahindra BE 6E Temporarily Renamed To BE 6, Amidst IndiGo Lawsuit: Details
Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited (MEAL) will change the name of its electric SUV BE 6e to BE 6 at the time of launch after IndiGo filed a copyright infringement over the name '6e'.
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Disney CEO Says AI Deal With OpenAI Is Exclusive For Just One Year: Report
Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company’s deal with OpenAI is only exclusive for one year, not the full three-year term. Disney is open to using AI, but wants tight control over its characters. The strategy lets Disney earn licensing fees, learn from OpenAI’s tools, and keep the option open to work with other AI companies later.
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OpenAI Faces Backlash from Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco Over AI-Generated Anime Videos
OpenAI has been urged by Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) to stop training its AI models on copyrighted anime and gaming content. CODA, representing major publishers behind Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Final Fantasy and Studio Ghibli classics, said Sora 2 outputs closely resemble protected works, potentially indicating ...
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Japan Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Mario, Pikachu, and Anime Characters in Sora 2 Videos: Report
Japan has reportedly asked OpenAI to halt copyright infringement linked to its Sora 2 video model, which can recreate famous anime and game characters like Pikachu and Goku. The government’s formal request highlights rising concerns over AI-generated media using Japanese IP without consent. OpenAI recently switched Sora to an opt-in policy for ri...
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Delhi High Court Grants Relief To AR Rahman In Copyright Case Over Ponniyin Selvan 2 Song
The Court also clarified that the case does not fall under the infringement aspect
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Tencent Says Sony 'Monopolising' Genre Conventions, Seeks Dismissal of Light of Motiram Lawsuit
Tencent has finally responded to Sony's copyright infringement lawsuit against its upcoming survival game, Light of Motiram. The Chinese conglomerate said Sony was attempting to "monopolise" popular genre conventions seen in other games with its lawsuit and sought the dismissal of the case on legal grounds.
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Top Court Cancels Order Restraining Cognizant From Using Disputed Logo
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Bombay High Court Division Bench order that had restrained Cognizant Technology Solutions from using its logo in India.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Copyright Lawsuit Targets Midjourney for Generating Batman and Superman Images
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Midjourney for “brazenly dispensing” reproductions of its copyrighted works on Thursday. The media and entertainment company alleged that the AI firm’s image and video generators generate outputs with striking resemblance to its intellectual property, including characters such as Batman, Superman...
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Sony Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement, Says Its Game Is 'Slavish Clone' of Horizon Franchise
Sony has sued Tencent over alleged copyright infringement, accusing the company's game of copying elements of its Horizon franchise. Tencent's Light of Motiram was announced last year and looked eerily similar to Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Disney, Universal Sue Image Creator Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday. The suit claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios, making and distributing without permission "innumerable" copies of characters such as Darth Vader from "Star Wars," Elsa from "Frozen," and the Minions from "Despicable Me".
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Siddharth Mallya's Rant Against BCCI, IPL After RCB Video Gets Removed
Siddharth Mallya, son of fugitive and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru owner, Vijay Mallya, claimed that IPL got Instagram to remove his emotional video celebrating the team's title triumph.
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Getty Argues Its Landmark UK Copyright Case Does Not Threaten AI
Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI began at London's High Court on Monday, with Getty rejecting Stability AI's contention the case posed a threat to the generative AI industry.
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Eminem Sues Meta For Rs 900 Crore Over Alleged Copyright Violation
Eminem has accused Meta of using videos and other content without securing the necessary licences or offering proper credit.
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High Court Stays Order Against AR Rahman, 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' Makers In Copyright Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an interim order in a copyright case against music composer A R Rahman and the makers of the film "Ponniyin Selvan 2" over a musical composition.
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Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publishers' AI Copyright Case
Music publishers UMG, Concord and ABKCO sued Anthropic in 2023, alleging that it infringed their copyrights in lyrics from at least 500 songs. The publishers claimed Anthropic used the lyrics without permission to train Claude to respond to human prompts. Anthropic, for now, has convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminar...
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Mahindra BE 6E Temporarily Renamed To BE 6, Amidst IndiGo Lawsuit: Details
Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited (MEAL) will change the name of its electric SUV BE 6e to BE 6 at the time of launch after IndiGo filed a copyright infringement over the name '6e'.
