Tag: #copyright-law19 results
Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced a discussion draft for federal AI rules based on Trump's executive order, imposing duty of care on developers. It declares unauthorized copyrighted works for AI training not fair use, protects minors and creators' likenesses, mandates AI content transparency, and ends Section 230 protections.
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case on whether AI-generated art can be copyrighted, upholding lower court rulings. Stephen Thaler's algorithm-created image 'A Recent Entrance to Paradise' was rejected by the Copyright Office in 2019 and 2022 for lacking human authorship. This reinforces that copyright protection requires human involvement.
The Australian government is facing internal pressure and public outcry from creators regarding potential changes to copyright laws that could favor AI companies. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to address the balance between attracting data center investment and protecting intellectual property rights.
The New York Times has escalated its legal stance against Microsoft, alleging that the company built a supercomputer specifically to facilitate copyright-infringing AI training for OpenAI. This move follows recent legal shifts regarding copyright protections in the wake of Supreme Court rulings.
A group of independent musicians is suing Google, alleging that the company used their copyrighted YouTube uploads to train its Lyria music AI model. Google has filed a motion to dismiss, citing broad licensing terms in YouTube's user agreement.
Spotify has signed a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group to allow subscribers to create AI-generated song covers and remixes. This marks the first time the platform has integrated AI content creation tools directly for its users.
Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to allow Premium subscribers to create AI-generated song covers and remixes. The initiative includes a revenue-sharing model to compensate participating artists.
House of Lords committee warns UK creative industries must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains. Urges ministers to drop plans allowing tech firms to use novelists', artists', writers' works without permission. Recommends licensing regime as government eyes copyright rule changes' economic cost.
The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court ruled against Xunlei for copyright infringement related to its 'Smooth Play' and 'Cloud Add' features. Xunlei must pay iQIYI 7.86 million RMB, exceeding the statutory compensation limit.