Meta Proposes Expanding Fair Use to Excuse its Commercial-Scale Piracy — “We have already witnessed Meta argue that their copying of millions of pirated works from Anna’s Archive is a fair use. But now, in the latest twist, Meta has the temerity to argue that its distribution of those pirated works should be excused as fair use because Meta eventually used the material for training and because the distribution is ‘part-and-parcel’ of BitTorrent technology.”
Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists — “[The UK’s] original position – allowing AI companies to use copyrighted works to train their models with an opt-out option – received major backlash from the likes of Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa. ‘We have listened,’ Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said on Wednesday, saying the government no longer favours that approach.”
Judges Appear Open to Undoing OpenAI Win in Copyright Suit — “Wesley continued to grill McCloud about whether OpenAI made copies of the works in the process of removing the publishers’ information. When McCloud began to respond that he didn’t know the technical details, Wesley interrupted him to say, ‘I would have thought you would, so that you could stand up there and say that there’s no proof whatsoever.'”
American Law Institute’s ‘Copyright Restatement’ Project Faces Growing Opposition—500+ Sign Petition Staunchly Opposing New Rules — “The CRTP was formed by members of the copyright and creative communities, including individuals and organizations that participated in the Copyright Restatement for years but ultimately resigned from the project in its final stages. Those who resigned reportedly did so ‘when it became clear that the ALI would not address repeated concerns from the participants, professional organizations, prominent law professors and copyright experts, the U.S. Copyright Office, and Congress.'”
Reference giants launch copyright fight against OpenAI — “Encyclopedia Britannica claims it reached out to OpenAI to discuss potential licensing opportunities, including an initial discussion in November 2024 that went nowhere.”