Topic: copyright infringement
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Sony Rejects Tencent's Defense of Alleged Horizon Rip-Off
Sony accuses Tencent of deliberately copying the Horizon franchise's visual style, audio, characters, and story, including hiring the same composer, and claims this harms the brand significantly. Tencent denies the allegations, arguing their game uses common genre tropes and is not a clone, while...
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Character.AI Pulls Disney Characters After Legal Threat
Character.AI has removed numerous Disney-owned characters after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, which accused the platform of copyright infringement and misuse of intellectual property. Disney expressed concerns over the unpredictable and harmful interactions on the platform, cit...
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MPA Slams OpenAI for Sora 2 Copyright Opt-Outs
The Motion Picture Association demands OpenAI take immediate action against copyright infringement involving its Sora 2 video tool, criticizing the opt-out system for unfairly burdening creators. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has promised updates to give copyright holders more control but has not commi...
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Meta Accused of Using Pirated Porn to Train Its AI Superintelligence
Strike 3 Holdings has sued Meta, alleging the tech giant illegally downloaded and distributed 2,396 of its copyrighted adult videos via BitTorrent since 2018 to train AI systems. The lawsuit claims Meta sought this content for its unique visual and anatomical details to create more realistic AI-g...
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Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue Perplexity AI Over Copyright Claims
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued Perplexity AI for copyright and trademark violations, alleging unauthorized content scraping and traffic diversion. The lawsuit claims Perplexity copies content verbatim, misuses brand names with inaccurate responses, and bypasses technical ba...
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Anthropic to Pay Authors $1.5B in AI Copyright Deal
Anthropic has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over copyright infringement, setting a major precedent for AI companies and compensating authors approximately $3,000 per work. The settlement applies to an estimated 500,000 works and may expand, with Anthropic n...
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Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney Over AI Copies of Batman, Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros. has sued Midjourney for systematically using its copyrighted characters, such as Superman and Batman, without permission to generate images and drive revenue. The lawsuit alleges that Midjourney continued its infringing practices despite prior legal actions by Disney and Universal, e...
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Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney Over AI-Generated DC Characters
Warner Bros. is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company allows users to generate unauthorized images of characters like Superman and Batman. The lawsuit claims Midjourney knowingly removed safeguards against copyright infringement to maximize profits, despite being aw...
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Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney Over AI-Generated Character Copies
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for unauthorized reproduction and distribution of its copyrighted characters, including Superman and Bugs Bunny, through AI-generated content. The lawsuit claims Midjourney's platform produces infringing material even with vague user prompts and accuses ...
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Meta Defends AI Lawsuit, Claims Downloaded Porn Was 'Personal Use'
Meta is facing a lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, which alleges the company illegally downloaded adult films using corporate IP addresses and a hidden network to train an AI model called Movie Gen, seeking over $350 million in damages. Meta has moved to dismiss the case, calling the claims baseles...
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Record Labels Sue Suno AI for Allegedly Stealing Songs from YouTube
Major record labels have escalated their lawsuit against AI startup Suno, accusing it of pirating music from YouTube to train its AI models through unlawful "stream ripping." The lawsuit alleges Suno violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by circumventing YouTube's encryption technology, w...
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Apple Sued for Using Pirated Books to Train AI
Apple is being sued by authors for allegedly training its AI systems on the Books3 dataset, which contains pirated books, without permission or compensation. The lawsuit, seeking class-action status, aims to stop Apple from using such materials and to secure financial damages for copyright infrin...
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Reddit Sues Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping
Reddit is suing Perplexity AI and three data-scraping firms for industrial-scale copyright infringement, alleging they unlawfully bypassed protections to harvest user content without permission. Perplexity AI is accused of using these services to obtain Reddit data for its AI engine instead of pu...
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Nintendo Sues Switch Piracy Reddit Mod for $4.5 Million
Nintendo is suing a Reddit moderator for $4.5 million, alleging they operated piracy platforms that distributed unauthorized Nintendo Switch games. The lawsuit claims the defendant reproduced and distributed thousands of copyrighted games through "Pirate Shops," leading to massive unauthorized di...
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Judge Slams $1.5B AI Settlement as Forced on Authors
A federal judge criticized a proposed $1.5 billion settlement for inadequately protecting authors and lacking transparency in Anthropic's alleged use of pirated books to train its AI systems. The settlement covers only a small fraction of the potential damages and works involved, while Anthropic ...
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Sony Sues Tencent for Alleged Horizon Game Copy
Sony has sued Tencent, alleging its upcoming game Light of Motiram copies key elements from Sony’s Horizon franchise, including character design and gameplay mechanics. Sony claims Tencent sought a licensing deal first, was rejected, and then created a "slavish clone," causing brand harm and sp...
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Getty's Historic AI Copyright Trial Kicks Off in UK
Generative AI is new enough that its training data seems to be constantly up for debate, and that debate is heading to the courts in the UK in a new, sure-to-be landmark case between Getty Images and Stability AI. In January 2023, Getty Images announced it was suing Stability AI for allegedly using its photos to train AI models without permission, violating existing copyright law. Getty brought a similar lawsuit against Stability AI in the U.S., according to Reuters, but it has yet to hit...
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Meta Claims AI Training Porn Was for "Personal Use"
Meta is contesting a copyright lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, seeking dismissal by arguing the claims of illegal downloading of adult content for AI training are speculative and lack concrete evidence, with potential damages over $350 million. The lawsuit alleges Meta used corporate and hidden I...
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Redbox's Next Move: Piracy Lawsuits
Grove Street Partners has offered $100 million to acquire the IP litigation assets of Redbox and Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, shifting focus from revival to copyright enforcement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The assets grant the right to sue third parties, including Int...
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Authors Hail "Historic" Settlement in Anthropic Class Action
A landmark settlement has been reached between authors and Anthropic, potentially setting a precedent for the use of copyrighted works in AI training without permission or compensation. The case, certified as the largest copyright class action in history, involves up to seven million claimants wh...
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Nintendo Wins $2 Million From Switch Modder Who Represented Himself
Nintendo Switch modder Ryan Daly was ordered to pay Nintendo $2 million for selling devices that bypassed the company's technological safeguards. The products, including the MIG Switch and MIG Dumper, were found to have no significant commercial purpose other than circumventing protections and il...
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Nintendo Wins $2M Lawsuit Against Switch Modder for Piracy
Nintendo won a $2 million legal victory against a modder for selling hardware that enabled piracy on Switch consoles. The court permanently banned the defendant from modifying consoles or distributing circumvention tools, citing mass copyright infringement. This ruling is part of Nintendo's broad...
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Perplexity AI Partners with Getty Images in Major Licensing Deal
Perplexity AI has secured a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, allowing legal use of its image library to enhance AI-driven search platforms and address past content scraping concerns. The partnership legitimizes Perplexity's prior use of Getty's imagery, which had faced plagiarism accu...
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Universal Teams with AI Startup Udio Post-Copyright Settlement
Universal Music Group has partnered with AI startup Udio, settling copyright disputes and creating a licensed AI music platform that will offer new revenue streams for artists. The agreement resolves previous litigation and includes financial compensation for UMG artists, while Udio prepares to l...
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Generative AI's Hollywood Takeover
Generative AI is transforming Hollywood by democratizing filmmaking through tools that replace traditional creative skills, though it faces ethical concerns about copyright and job displacement. Despite technical limitations in producing polished content, major studios are partnering with tech fi...
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AI Musician Lands Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal
A human artist secured a $3 million record deal for her AI-generated persona, Xania Monet, whose song topped the R&B chart, showcasing the convergence of human creativity and AI in the music industry. The AI platform used to create Monet's music is facing a major lawsuit for copyright infringemen...
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Record Labels in Licensing Talks With AI Music Firms Udio and Suno
Major record labels (Universal, Warner, Sony) are negotiating licensing deals with AI music platforms Udio and Suno to establish artist compensation and potential equity stakes. The agreements aim to resolve copyright disputes by balancing AI innovation with label control over music catalogs, avo...
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Judge Halts Anthropic's $1.5B Book Piracy Settlement
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, citing concerns that authors felt pressured to accept terms negotiated without sufficient transparency. The judge questioned the fairness of the deal and demanded clearer data on the number of books i...
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Nintendo Denies Lobbying Japanese Government Against AI
Nintendo has officially denied claims that it is lobbying the Japanese government against generative AI, clarifying it has had no such contact. The allegations originated from a Japanese lawmaker who cited concerns over intellectual property protection but later retracted the incorrect informatio...
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Ex-Pokémon Legal Chief: No Lawsuit Over DHS Video
Don McGowan, The Pokémon Company's former chief legal officer, believes the company will not sue the DHS over its unauthorized use of the Pokémon theme song and imagery, despite its history of aggressive brand protection. A key reason for avoiding legal action is that many of the company's U.S. e...
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AI-Generated Film 'Critterz' Backed by OpenAI Eyes Cannes Debut
AI-generated filmmaking is entering the mainstream with the OpenAI-backed project *Critterz*, aiming to produce a feature-length animated film by blending human creativity with machine-generated visuals for greater speed and cost-efficiency. The use of AI in film production raises questions about...
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AI-Generated Artist's Record Deal Sparks Copyright Chaos
A multi-million dollar deal for the AI-generated artist Xania Monet highlights a legal gray area, as current copyright law protects only human-authored elements like lyrics, leaving AI-created music and vocals potentially in the public domain. The deal raises questions about its value, as the lac...
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YouTube Offers 'Second Chance' to Banned Misinformation Creators
YouTube is launching a pilot program to allow certain previously banned creators, who violated now-deprecated COVID-19 and election misinformation policies, to return to the platform. The initiative follows political pressure and a settlement with former President Donald Trump, while excluding th...
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Pokémon and Theo Von: Why They Don't Belong in DHS Videos
The Department of Homeland Security used unapproved Pokémon and Theo Von content in social media posts to frame immigration enforcement actions in a controversial, pop culture-themed manner. Both Theo Von and The Pokémon Company publicly objected to the unauthorized use of their material, leading...
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State AGs Warn OpenAI: Fix Child Safety or Forfeit For-Profit Plans
State attorneys general have warned OpenAI to enhance child safety protocols or risk facing obstacles in its transition to for-profit operations. The warning follows a lawsuit alleging OpenAI's technology contributed to a teenager's suicide, highlighting concerns over insufficient safety measures...
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Study Reveals How Much Data LLMs Actually Memorize
Large language models like GPT have a fixed memorization capacity of about 3.6 bits per parameter, storing far less raw data than previously thought and relying more on pattern recognition. Increasing training data reduces memorization likelihood, as the fixed memory capacity is distributed acros...
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Gundam Keyboard With Topre Switches: The Ultimate Build?
Realforce is collaborating with the Gundam franchise to release four limited-edition keyboards based on the Z Gundam, Hyaku Shiki, Nu Gundam, and Sazabi, with reservations opening in late December. The keyboards are built on the Realforce GX1 model, featuring non-hot-swappable Topre switches, and...
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