Fair Use Analysis in ‘Thomson Reuters’ Should Have Generative AI Defendants Worried — “Defendants will keep saying Thomson Reuters is not a generative AI case. That is true, and it also doesn’t matter. The Third Circuit rejected arguments, not a technology, and they are the same arguments generative AI defendants are making in courtrooms across the country: that copying for training is an intermediate step that transforms the use, that copying is justified when it’s the easiest path, and that a licensing market doesn’t count until the copyright owner has entered it.”
Copyright Office Solicits Comment on Music Streaming Fraud — “The Office’s NOI responds to a request into the prevalence of streaming fraud across the music industry issued by U.S. Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), who also voiced concerns about generative artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on the music industry.”
Trending Music: A Hidden Copyright Risk in Influencer Marketing — “Many influencers assume that songs in a social media platform’s music library are free to use in any type of post on that platform. However, the platforms, which generally license those songs from music rights owners, offer different types of music licenses to users: while some songs are available for commercial use, many are limited to personal use only.”
EU Parliament urges new rules to protect creative works from AI training — “The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday a series of recommendations urging lawmakers to find a “permanent” solution to protect copyright from use by artificial intelligence (AI), a move that creative industry groups say signals strong political backing for artists and rights holders.”
Millais, Bubbles, and the Copyright Act — “The criticism surrounding the Bubbles poster hinged on changing ideas of ownership. … In response, the government passed the Fine Arts Copyright Act of 1862, the first UK copyright act to expressly protect paintings. The Act established key principles of ownership and granted artists the sole right to reproduce and profit from their artwork up until it was sold. Following sale, copyright would be transferred to the purchaser.”