How Creators and Creative Industries Are Pushing Back Against AI Theft — “These campaigns call on policymakers, politicians, and the creative community to take action to ensure that artists’ works are licensed and that they are compensated before AI companies use them and respect the foundational copyright law frameworks that drive human-centric creativity and innovation.”
Is ChatGPT allowed under EU copyright law to generate a ‘Game of Thrones’ sequel? — “Overall, sequels to fictional novels and other works of fiction are generally considered copyright infringement under EU copyright law if they are created without the consent of the rights holders. But does the fact that a generative AI such as ChatGPT writes such a sequel change anything? Most likely, it does not.”
UMG and Believe settle lawsuit that alleged ‘industrial-scale’ copyright infringement of Universal’s music — “The complaint focused heavily on the distribution of so-called “manipulated” audio — tracks that were typically sped-up or remixed versions of copyrighted recordings, uploaded to major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram without authorization.”
Judge slams key OpenAI witness in copyright infringement case for ‘hazy recollections’ — “An unimpressed Manhattan judge ordered a corporate representative for OpenAI to undergo a second deposition after finding he failed to answer ‘even the simplest questions’ the first time around about what the company has described as efforts to limit chatbots from stealing writers’ work.”