Fair Use Decision Fumbles Training Analysis but Sends Clear Piracy Message — “First analyzing Anthropic’s use of copyrighted works to train its Claude large language model (LLM), Judge William Alsup immediately falls into a fair use trap that the Supreme Court warned against in its seminal 2023 Warhol v. Goldsmith decision, letting his foregone conclusion about the transformative nature of the use control the rest of the fair use analysis.”
U.S. Copyright Office Replaces Online Public Catalog with Copyright Public Records System — “Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is pleased to announce that the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) has replaced its Online Public Catalog. CPRS provides copyright registration and recordation data with advanced search capabilities, filters, and improved interfaces for public users and Office staff. … CPRS includes both recordation and registration information from 1978 to the present and searchable metadata for over 3.8 million registration applications from 1898 to 1945.”
Unlocking Creativity: The Socioeconomic Benefits of Copyright — “In a world increasingly driven by ideas, innovation, and digital transformation, copyright stands as a cornerstone of economic vitality and cultural expression. This report is a comprehensive literature review that explores the powerful role copyright plays in fueling creativity, supporting high-quality jobs, and driving global competitiveness through creative sectors.”
Getty Images Drops Main Copyright Claims Against Stability AI in UK Legal Case — “The withdrawn claims centered on Getty’s assertion that Stability trained Stable Diffusion using millions of copyrighted images without authorization, including some that contained Getty’s distinct watermark. However, legal experts say the company likely struggled to establish that any alleged infringement occurred under U.K. jurisdiction.”
Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features — “The Danish government said on Thursday it would strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities with what it believes to be the first law of its kind in Europe.”