Posts Tagged ‘copyright’
OpenAI Offers More Copyright Control For Sora 2 Videos
When OpenAI released its new video generation model Sora 2 last week, users delighted in creating hyper-realistic clips inspired by real cartoons and video games, from South Park to Pokemon. But the US tech giant is giving more power to the companies that hold the copyright for such characters to put a stop to these…
Read MoreJudge Endorses Anthropic’s $1.5 Bn Copyright Settlement
A US judge on Thursday endorsed Anthropic’s deal to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over amassing a library of pirated books to train its artificial intelligence. “We are pleased the court has granted preliminary approval of the settlement,” Anthropic deputy general counsel Aparna Sridhar said in response to an AFP query.…
Read MoreWarner Bros. Joins Disney, Universal in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against AI Firm Midjourney
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a massive copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence image creator Midjourney, alleging massive copyright infringement. The suit, filed in a Los Angeles federal court on Sept. 4, 2025, is one of the most closely watched legal battles pitting Hollywood studios against AI firms over intellectual property rights. X The 101-page complaint…
Read MoreEU rolls out AI code with broad copyright, transparency rules
Breaching the AI Act can carry a fine of as much as 7% of a company’s annual sales or 3% for the companies developing advanced AI models Published Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 08:02 PM [BRUSSELS] The European Union published a code of practice to help companies follow its landmark AI Act that includes copyright…
Read MoreUS Judge 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. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled that Meta’s use of the works to train its AI model was “transformative” enough to constitute…
Read MoreTrump Administration Fires Top Copyright Official After Removing Library of Congress Head
The Trump administration fired Shira Perlmutter, the top official at the U.S. Copyright Office, just days after removing the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the copyright office. According to a statement from the office on Sunday, Perlmutter received an email from the White House informing her that her position as the Register…
Read MoreCopyright Questions Loom As ChatGPT’s Ghibli-style Images Go Viral
The release of the latest image generator on OpenAI’s ChatGPT has triggered an online flood of memes featuring images done in the style of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio behind classic animated films like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke.” The virality of these images, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman even changing his profile picture…
Read MoreTintin, Popeye, Hemingway Works Among US Copyrights Expiring In 2025
From “A Farewell to Arms” to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday. US copyright law expires after 95 years for books, films and other works of art, while sound recordings from 1924 will also be copyright-free. By entering the public…
Read MoreElon Musk, Tesla, Warner Bros. Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Blade Runner AI Imagery
Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Bros. Discovery are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for using a still from the movie “Blade Runner 2049” and recreating the scene using AI technology to promote Tesla’s Robotaxi, despite the makers’ denial of permission. U.S. film production company Alcon Entertainment, helmed by Frederick W. Smith, filed the lawsuit in…
Read MoreBritish Soldier’s 7-Year-Old Son, Named After Movie Character, Is Denied Passport Over Copyright Issues
KEY POINTS According to the rules, names that could offend, contain symbols, or breach trademark or copyright laws are all off-limits. The name on a customer’s passport application must also match the name on their UK or overseas supporting documents, such as their birth certificate. The UK Home Office recently denied a seven-year-old boy’s passport…
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