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fromArs Technica
7 hours ago

Sony tells SCOTUS that people accused of piracy aren't "innocent grandmothers"

While Cox waxes poetic about the centrality of Internet access to modern life, it neglects to mention that it had no qualms about terminating 619,711 subscribers for nonpayment over the same period that it terminated just 32 for serial copyright abuse,
Intellectual property law
fromGameSpot
11 hours ago

Sony Accuses Tencent Of "Playing A Shell Game" To Avoid Liability In Horizon Lawsuit

"Tencent remarkably contends SIE's claims are unripe because--despite having announced and continuously promoted its game for months--Tencent (purportedly) delayed Light of Motiram's release until 2027 after SIE sued," Sony said. "This is nonsense. The damage is done--and it continues. Although the public expressed confusion and outrage upon discovering Light of Motiram for the knock-off that it is, Tencent remained undeterred. Tencent continued promoting its infringing game over SIE's objection, and Tencent refused to accept any responsibility over its conduct."
Video games
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
12 hours ago

People Are Using OpenAI's Sora to Mock the Dead

Sora 2 enables highly convincing, photorealistic AI videos that mock deceased celebrities, facilitate copyright infringement, and can tarnish historical legacies.
#openai
fromFuturism
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Judge Rules That Newspaper Is Allowed to Search Through Users' ChatGPT Logs

fromFuturism
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Judge Rules That Newspaper Is Allowed to Search Through Users' ChatGPT Logs

#ai-training-data
fromFuturism
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages

fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI 'Superintelligence'

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It's brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles

fromFuturism
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages

fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI 'Superintelligence'

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It's brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles

Apple
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Neuroscientists are suing Apple over its Apple Intelligence AI. Here's why

Apple is accused of using thousands of pirated, copyrighted books and illegal "shadow libraries" to train its Apple Intelligence AI, prompting a proposed class-action lawsuit.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

It's Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he's the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

Sam Altman appears charming yet unsettling, and OpenAI's Sora 2 release exposes copyright abuse and troubling corporate dealmaking.
#sora-2
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI's Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI's Sora 2 Is Generating Video of SpongeBob Cooking Meth, Highlighting Copyright Concerns

Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

CoStar wants its Zillow lawsuit to remain in New York

CoStar filed its infringement suit in New York, citing a high concentration of alleged Zillow image infringements and New York's central role in Zillow's rental business.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms

OpenAI faces major lawsuits and is evaluating insurance options, including potential captive structures, while Anthropic settled a related authors' lawsuit for $1.5 billion.
Intellectual property law
fromLindsey Gamble
1 week ago

The Legal Risks of Using Music on Social Media for Brands & How Brands Can Protect Themselves - Lindsey Gamble

Brands risk costly litigation and multi-million-dollar damages when using copyrighted music in social media content without proper licensing.
#nintendo
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Sora 2 Has a Huge Financial Problem

OpenAI's Sora 2 rapidly produced large volumes of copyright-risky, resource-intensive AI videos, creating legal exposure and unsustainable compute and energy costs.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

CoStar claims Zillow is on a 'crusade against consumers'

CoStar adds that Zillow does not just display these images on its site, but on its branded websites like StreetEasy and sites it has syndication deals with Redfin and Realtor.com. On top of all [of] this, Zillow uses CoStar images to drive core website features: Zillow analyzes real estate photos to provide Zestimates' of sale and rental values and extracts image features to analyze user behavior and provide recommendations, the letter states.
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Horrific Sora 2 Video Shows Sam Altman Grilling a Dead Pikachu

Sora 2's viral user-generated clips primarily produce meme-like, often misleading content and raise serious copyright and misinformation concerns.
#generative-ai
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

OpenAI Boldly Uses Copyrighted Characters Like Pikachu In Sora 2

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI images of Superman, Batman, and other characters | TechCrunch

fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

OpenAI Boldly Uses Copyrighted Characters Like Pikachu In Sora 2

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI images of Superman, Batman, and other characters | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter | TechCrunch

"Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney's famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney's copyrights," a Disney lawyer wrote in the cease-and-esist letter. "Even worse, Character.ai's infringing chatbots are known, in some cases, to be sexually exploitive and otherwise harmful and dangerous to children, offending Disney's consumers and extraordinarily damaging Disney's reputation and goodwill."
Intellectual property law
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Zillow claims CoStar is weaponizing litigation' to reduce competition

The CoStar companies are Delaware corporations based in Virginia, have an office in Seattle, and have shown no connection with this District. The Zillow Terms of Use, to which CoStar is subject, provide for exclusive venue in Washington. CoStar presumably chose this forum to avoid unfavorable Ninth Circuit law, a tactic that should not be given weight, the letter, filed on Monday, states.
Intellectual property law
#real-estate-photography
fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

White House Posts Video of ICE Arrests Set to Pokemon Theme Song: "Gotta Catch 'Em All"

For several months now, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been posting ghoulish social media videos celebrating the agency's ramped-up immigration raid efforts. For its latest propaganda, ICE is appealing to a younger audience by setting a video of arrests to the Pokémon anime theme song. Not only was the clip posted to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) X/Twitter, but it was also uploaded to the official White House TikTok account.
Intellectual property law
#ai-generated-content
Intellectual property law
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Record labels claim AI generator Suno illegally ripped their songs from YouTube

Major record labels accuse Suno of pirating songs from YouTube to train AI music models, alleging circumvention of YouTube protections and violations of the DMCA.
Artificial intelligence
fromNo Film School
4 weeks ago

Penske Media Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Google AI Overviews

Penske Media Corporation sued Google, alleging AI search summaries use publishers' content without permission, reducing traffic, revenue, and harming competition.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Rolling Stone's parent company sues Google over AI Overviews

Google's AI Overviews allegedly reduce publisher clickthroughs and revenues by summarizing content atop search results, prompting Penske Media to sue.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue AI search company Perplexity

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued Perplexity alleging copyright and trademark infringement, plagiarism, and stealth scraping of their websites.
#ai-training
fromWIRED
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

I Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books-I Do Now

fromWIRED
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

I Wasn't Sure I Wanted Anthropic to Pay Me for My Books-I Do Now

fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

US: Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in AI lawsuit settlement DW 09/06/2025

"This landmark settlement far surpasses any other known copyright recovery," said plaintiffs' attorney Justin Nelson. "It is the first of its kind in the AI era."
Artificial intelligence
#ai-image-generation
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Warner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney for generating 'countless' copies of its characters

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for allegedly generating and distributing unauthorized images and videos of its copyrighted characters.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

WoW's Most Ambitious Private Server Is Being Sued By Blizzard

Blizzard sued Turtle WoW creators for alleged large-scale copyright infringement and for efforts to cannibalize and disrupt World of Warcraft's player community.
fromCreative Bloq
1 month ago

Urban Revivo faces accusations of copying independent artist's illustrations

Her vibrant 2D illustrations appear daily alongside the The New York Times' Strands Sidekick feature and have also featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Anorak Magazine. Celine made a post on Instagram showing items of clothing sold by Urban Revivo that appear to feature images heavily inspired by her own illustrations. Specifically, designers appeared to have taken liberal inspiration from the artist's illustrations of a heart and a bird with skeletons way back in 2021.
Intellectual property law
#illegal-streaming
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Major enforcement operation targets retailers selling access to illegal streaming services in nine counties

fromIrish Independent
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Major enforcement operation targets retailers selling access to illegal streaming services in nine counties

#fair-use
fromPatently-O
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Settles the Authors' Class Action on Training Data: What It Means for Fair Use, Compensation, and Competition

fromPatently-O
1 month ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Settles the Authors' Class Action on Training Data: What It Means for Fair Use, Compensation, and Competition

fromFast Company
1 month ago

Can artists really stop AI from stealing their work?

Misshapen eyes and hands with too many fingers once made AI-generated art easy to spot. Now, as the technology advances, it's becoming harder to tell human work from machine-made creations. With some fearing the replacement of human creatives, AI-generated art has plenty of detractors. "Algorithm aversion," the bias against AI-created work, seems to only be growing, and just 20% of U.S. adults think AI will have a positive impact on arts and entertainment.
Intellectual property law
Media industry
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Financial Times owner Nikkei sues Perplexity AI over copyright infringement claims

Nikkei and The Asahi Shimbun sued Perplexity AI for alleged large-scale copyright infringement and uncompensated use of paywalled journalistic content, seeking injunctions and damages.
fromExchangewire
1 month ago

Digest: Trump Warns Tariffs on Nations 'Discriminating' Against US Tech; Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple & OpenAI for Monopoly Practices - ExchangeWire.com

Trump has warned tariffs on countries imposing digital taxes on US tech firms. He said measures such as the UK's digital services tax and similar rules in France, Italy and Spain discriminate against companies like Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. Trump said he will add tariffs on exports and restrict technology sales if those policies stay in place.
US politics
Video games
fromWIRED
2 months ago

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer's Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Developers face significant challenges in removing clone games, which siphon attention and resources from original titles.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

AI-Generated Books on Amazon Are Hurting Authors and the Publishing Industry

British comedian Rhys James announced that ahead of the release of his memoir, he found a plethora of AI versions circulating on Amazon.
Books
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Sony Music Sues Napster Over Missed Royalty Payments

Sony Music Entertainment is suing Rhapsody for $9.2 million in licensing fees and $36 million in damages for copyright infringement.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
2 months ago

Sony's Lawsuit Says Tencent's Light of Motiram Copied Horizon Games

Sony has sued Tencent over copyright infringement, claiming Tencent's game closely resembles its Horizon franchise.
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Anthropic will face a class-action lawsuit from US authors

Authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson allege that Anthropic downloaded up to seven million copyrighted works unlawfully, building a multibillion-dollar business on stolen books.
US news
US politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

'Sylvanian Families' toy firm in settlement talks with Kildare TikTok star over parody videos featuring Japanese company's dolls

Epoch Company sues Thea Von Engelbrechten for copyright infringement over her use of Sylvanian Families dolls in promotional videos.
#supreme-court
fromThe IP Law Blog
3 months ago
Intellectual property law

The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question-What That Means for Copyright Enforcement

The Supreme Court has avoided addressing long-standing copyright infringement claims, leaving uncertainty in copyright law.
fromPatently-O
4 months ago
Intellectual property law

USDOJ: Contributory Infringement Requires Conscious and Culpable Acts

The Supreme Court is set to clarify ISP liability in copyright infringement cases, particularly regarding contributory and vicarious liability.
fromThe IP Law Blog
3 months ago
Intellectual property law

The Briefing: The Supreme Court Dodges the Discovery Rule Question-What That Means for Copyright Enforcement

Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
4 months ago

USDOJ: Contributory Infringement Requires Conscious and Culpable Acts

The Supreme Court is set to clarify ISP liability in copyright infringement cases, particularly regarding contributory and vicarious liability.
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Settlement may spell end to Rimini Street, Oracle legal saga

Rimini Street has entered into a confidential settlement agreement with Oracle, which may resolve their long-standing legal dispute dating back to 2010.
Software development
fromTechSpot
3 months ago

YouTube hosts thousands of pirated films and TV shows at any given moment

Adalytics identified over 9,000 alleged copyright violations on YouTube, including full-length Hollywood films, Netflix exclusives, and popular television shows, accumulating 250 million views.
US politics
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Judge Rules Anthropic's Use of Books for AI Training Was Legal, but Pirated Copies Raise Liability | HackerNoon

The copies used to train specific LLMs were justified as fair use. Every factor but the nature of the copyrighted work favors this result. The technology at issue was among the most transformative many of us will see in our lifetimes.
Intellectual property law
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Lululemon claims Costco knocked off its designs. Online, the big-box retailer has already won

Lululemon takes issue with a number of Costco products that it says are intended to mimic its popular designs, including the $128 Define jacket and $118 Scuba oversize half-zip hoodie.
E-Commerce
fromPatently-O
3 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Cert in First (and only) IP Case of 2024: Billion-Dollar ISP Copyright Contributory Liability Case

Cox Communications was sued by record companies for copyright infringement, focusing on when internet providers can be held liable for user piracy.
US politics
#artificial-intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Group of high-profile authors sue Microsoft over use of their books in AI training

Authors accuse Microsoft of using 200,000 pirated books to train its AI, raising copyright infringement concerns.
fromBusiness Matters
4 months ago
Intellectual property law

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over 'bottomless pit of plagiarism'

Disney and Universal's lawsuit against Midjourney highlights concerns over copyright infringement in the generative AI landscape.
#ai-technology
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement

Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement over AI-generated content.
This lawsuit marks a significant legal action from major entertainment firms against AI technology.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago
Intellectual property law

Disney and Universal say these images show how the AI tool Midjourney steals their famous characters

Disney and NBCUniversal have sued Midjourney for copyright infringement over unauthorized copies of their characters.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

In first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Hollywood giants sue AI firm for copyright infringement

Disney and Universal are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement over AI-generated content.
This lawsuit marks a significant legal action from major entertainment firms against AI technology.
Intellectual property law
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

ISP settles with record labels that demanded mass termination of Internet users

The Trump administration supports ISPs' lack of liability for customer copyright infringement.
Record labels are pressing ISPs for more action against repeat copyright infringers, but ISPs resist terminating accounts.
Chicago Bulls
fromPitchfork
4 months ago

Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuit Against Chili's Owner Over "Sabotage" Ads

Beastie Boys are settling a lawsuit against Chili's for copyright infringement over an ad that parodied their "Sabotage" video.
Independent films
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Dave Franco and Alison Brie sued for alleged copyright infringement over 'blatant rip-off' horror film 'Together'

Brie and Franco face a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement for their film 'Together', based on similarities with a previous script they declined.
fromDigiday
5 months ago

As AI lawsuits mount, publishers still struggle to block the bots

"The average publisher is trying to compete against a $300 billion company [OpenAI]. It's hard to invest in the level of 'bot-walling' or 'bot prevention technology..."
Artificial intelligence
fromTheartnewspaper
5 months ago

Leading Indian artist Anita Dube accused of 'intellectual theft' after using protest poem in Delhi gallery show

This is my poem, written in velvet cloth, another carved in wood, hung inside a commercial white cube space, renamed, rebranded, and resold at an enormous price without ever telling me... This is not conceptual borrowing. This is theft.
Intellectual property law
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