‘Legitimising larceny’: Global music giants blast Albanese AI copyright plan — “ICMP director general John Phelan told The Australian Financial Review that Australia was just the latest in a series of countries in the ‘crosshairs’ of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his arch rival at Anthropic, Dario Amodei, who were desperate to get easy, cheap access to copyrighted materials somewhere in the world.”
Uganda pushes for fair pay for artists ahead of regional copyright summit — “Speaking at a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, URSB Acting Registrar General Mustapher Ntale said Africa’s creative talent could generate greater economic benefits if creators were supported by systems that protect their intellectual property and enable them to earn from it. ‘Uganda and Africa are rich in creative talent, but talent must be supported by systems that protect creators and enable them to earn from their work,’ Ntale said.”
Influencer wins summary judgment in copyright suit against travel-focused social media firm — “When Tripscout began republishing Steinars’ social media content in 2017, she did not object to it at the time. But by 2021, after Steinars’ follower count grew substantially, she revoked her consent for Tripscout to use her photos and videos until the parties entered into a licensing agreement and Tripscout paid for past unlicensed uses of her work. Tripscout rebuffed the demand and removed Steinars’ work from its pages. However, the company later began using her content again, prompting Steinars to sue.”
Judge Says Amazon Must Face Direct and Vicarious Copyright Claims Over Merch on Demand Products — “Amazon nevertheless failed to defeat the direct-infringement claim. [Judge] Cole adopted the ‘volitional conduct’ requirement used by other courts to separate direct infringement from liability for users’ actions. Under that doctrine, a platform generally is not a direct infringer when its automated systems merely store or transmit material selected by users. Amazon’s operation, however, may go substantially further. The company reviews creators and designs, sets prices, identifies itself as the seller, manufactures products, handles shipping and returns, and receives customer payments.”