Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord, and ABKCO claim that the large language model Claud was trained on copyrighted works
Anthropic sued by authors over alleged misuse of copyrighted works for AI training
The complaint alleges that Anthropic used pirated versions of books by hundreds of thousands of authors to develop its AI models without proper authorization or compensation.
Book publishers sue Meta over AI’s ‘word-for-word’ copying
Meta is accused of ripping copyrighted works from piracy websites.
Anthropic agrees to work with music publishers to prevent copyright infringement
Anthropic has partly resolved a legal disagreement that saw the AI startup draw the ire of the music industry.
Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training
Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history’
Music giant BMG sues Anthropic over AI training
The company's Claude chatbot was allegedly trained on copyright song lyrics from a variety of artists including the Rolling Stones.
Who owns an AI generated song? What we can learn from the phonograph and the evolution of copyright laws
History suggests copyright adapts to technology. AI may be no exception.
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
AI has already ruined music
Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers
Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.
Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers
Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.
Pluralistic: Copyright won't solve creators' Generative AI problem (09 Feb 2023)
The media spectacle of generative AI (in which AI companies' breathless claims of their software's sorcerous powers are endlessly repeated) has understandably alarmed many creative workers, a group that's already traumatized by extractive abuse by media and tech companies.
Inside the UMG-backed patent portfolio targeting AI music derivatives: A technical blueprint for the walled garden model? - Music Business Worldwide
An entity linked to UMG has been building a patent portfolio around AI-music infrastructure…
Mistral CEO: AI companies should pay a content levy in Europe
A revenue-based charge would protect the livelihoods of copyright holders and bring legal certainty
AI Is Already Training on Music. The Real Question Is: Who Gets Paid?
AI is already learning from music. Quietly, constantly, and at a scale most people don’t fully see yet. While the industry debates hypotheticals, the real shift has already happened. The […]
Creative commons licenses and copyright may not stop academic work being used to train AI - Impact of Social Sciences
Considering the legal standing of creative commons licenses & copyright, Martin Eve suggests legal protections for academic work are unlikely to be forthcoming.
AI*-generated copyright infringement
* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
People Are Crashing Out Over Sora 2’s New Guardrails
Bing Is Generating Images of SpongeBob Doing 9/11
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus
OpenAI Can’t Fix Sora’s Copyright Infringement Problem Because It Was Built With Stolen Content