Sony sues Tencent over blatant Horizon Zero Dawn clone, Light of Motiram
Sony is demanding damages and destruction of the game
Europe's AI code urges companies to disclose training data and avoid copyright violations
AI Act fines could reach 7% of revenue for noncompliance
Landmark deepfake law aims to give Denmark's citizens rights over their image, voice, and likeness
The law would levy strict penalties on platforms that refuse to remove fakes
Anthropic destroyed millions of physical books to train its AI, court documents reveal
Destroying the books is partially why the company won the "fair use" defense
Federal court says AI training on books is fair use, but sends Anthropic to trial over pirated copies
Landmark decision draws line between lawful AI training and pirated content use
What just happened? A federal court has delivered a split decision in a high-stakes copyright case that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence development. US District Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI system qualifies as lawful "fair use" under copyright law, marking a significant victory for the AI industry.
YouTube creators unaware Google uses their videos to train AI
Google confirms AI training but offers no opt-out
Getty Images CEO warns it can't afford to fight every AI copyright case
AI companies "move fast and break things," but artists pay the price
AI will die "overnight" if copyright permission is enforced, says former Meta exec
You wouldn't steal a car, but tech companies should be free to do whatever they want with your content?
Adobe Firefly now supports partner AI models, moodboards, and enterprise APIs
More options, more control, more GenAI
News industry calls for regulation as AI companies face mounting copyright backlash
UK publications ran a similar campaign earlier this year
Judge rejects bid to block Anthropic from using song lyrics for AI training
The music publishers say they still intend to pursue damages
Denmark issues "landmark" prison sentences to notorious piracy group member and one other
Both received "unconditional" minimum time served for piracy without profit
Over 400 celebrities sign letter opposing AI training on copyrighted works without permission
OpenAI wants to promote "the freedom to learn"
What just happened? Hundreds of stars and Hollywood executives have signed an open letter urging the Trump administration to deny proposals from AI companies that would allow their systems to be trained on copyrighted work without obtaining permission.
Trump administration's "AI Action Plan" may redefine fair use - OpenAI is counting on it
At least one court has ruled in favor of copyright holders
Piracy lawsuit against Meta could set precedent for torrenting copyrighted works in AI training
Plaintiffs believe case is clear-cut infringement, but judge does not understand what torrenting is
A hot potato: Meta is embroiled in a groundbreaking AI lawsuit that could change how courts view copyright law. The case seems open-and-shut from the plaintiffs' view. However, if a judge sees otherwise, it could set a monumental precedent allowing corporations to pirate copyrighted material to train AI systems.
Over 1,000 musicians release silent album to protest AI copyright changes
Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and others can't be heard on the album
Adobe expands generative AI with Firefly video, launching today
Adobe's AI offers text-to-video generation with built-in copyright protection
Federal judge delivers first major AI copyright ruling against startup
Thomson Reuters wins major AI copyright lawsuit against Ross Intelligence
US Copyright Office rules out copyright for AI created content without human input
AI-assisted editing is allowed, but AI-generated images are not
Former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower found dead in San Francisco
Suchir Balaji spoke about OpenAI's alleged use of copyrighted data
Internet Archive ends effort to overturn defeat in digital book lending case
There will be no Supreme Court review, but the Archive's fight is far from done
OpenAI hit with billion-dollar lawsuit from Canadian publishers over content abuse
OpenAI must have world's busiest lawyers
Streamer faces $7.5 million lawsuit from Nintendo over alleged piracy, leaking unreleased games
Jesse Keighin taunted Nintendo with defiant responses to legal actions
Broken McDonald's ice cream machines could become a rare sight after Copyright Office ruling
Rejoice, McFlurry fans
What just happened? Few things in life stay the same, but one reassuringly familiar sight is the broken ice cream machine in your local McDonald's. However, that looks set to change after the US Copyright Office granted an exemption that gives restaurants the right to repair the machines.
Nintendo, famed for hating emulation, likely using Windows PCs to emulate SNES games at its museum
Nintendo only hates third-party emulators, it seems