The latest AI copyright lawsuit involves Mike Huckabee and his books Photo by Steven Ferdman / Getty ImagesFormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is among a group of authors suing Meta, Microsoft, and other companies over the use of their work in building AI tools. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Huckabee and other authors including Christian writer Lysa TerKeurst allege that their books were pirated and used in dat…

Google promises to take the legal heat in users’ AI copyright lawsuits Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeGoogle will protect customers who use some of its generative AI products if they get sued for copyright infringement, the company says. In a blog post, Google said customers using products that are now embedded with generative AI features will be protected, attempting to assuage growing fears that generat…

As a hobbyist, what type of copyright information should I be putting in the metadata of my photos? I’m currently sorting my images folder and figuring out my import presets. I’ve included my name and email info and there’s a section for “rights” below it. I’m unsure what to put here. I”m based in Ireland so an EU/UK perspective would be the most relevant submitted by /u/Sionnach12

George R.R. Martin and other authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMore authors sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, joining other writers in pursuing legal action against generative AI companies for using their books to train AI models. The Authors Guild and 17 well-known authors like Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jodi Picoult filed the lawsu…

Digimarc adds copyright information to digital data Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSoftware company Digimarc will now let copyright owners add more information to their work, which the company said will improve how AI models treat copyright in training data. In a statement, Digimarc said its new Digimarc Validate service lets users include ownership identification in the metadata. The co…

Kraftwerks 21-year long copyright dispute against a Hip-Hop producer over a 2-second sample is going to EuGH. Again. submitted by /u/tschnz

Another group of writers is suing OpenAI over copyright claims Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA group of writers is suing OpenAI over claims the company illegally used their works to train its AI ChatGPT chatbot, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a lawsuit filed on Friday, Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman allege OpenAI benefits and profits from the “unauth…

Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos Image: Spike ChunsoftA Japanese court has convicted a man of violating copyright law after he uploaded gameplay and anime videos without publisher permission. Reported by Japanese paper Asahi Shimbun, the 53-year-old man, Shinobu Yoshida, was sentenced to two years in prison and assessed a 1 million yen fine (or about $6,700 USD.) Yoshida was a…

U.S. Copyright Office Invites Public To Comment On AI via @sejournal, @kristileilani Explore the latest study launched by the U.S. Copyright Office into how AI and copyright policies intersect and how to participate in public comments. The post U.S. Copyright Office Invites Public To Comment On AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject. As announced in the Federal Register, the agency wants to answer three main questions: how AI models should use copyrighted data in training…

Google and YouTube are trying to have it both ways with AI and copyright Photo by Silver Screen Collection / Getty ImagesGoogle has made clear it is going to use the open web to inform and create anything it wants, and nothing can get in its way. Except maybe Frank Sinatra. Continue reading…

Copyright workaround on IG? I’ve never done videos and would like to learn how to create them, but first I want to understand all the copyright rules on IG and FB. The videos I want to post will contain clips from interviews or sport events, or I’ll use audio as voiceover, similar to motivational videos. I’ve already read about copyright and it seems to me that content cre…

Need assistance with copyright/ownership of images Could anyone here help explain what the below would actually mean? (UK based) “ The Photographer retains full copyright to all photographs taken during the photography shoot, but grants unlimited, exclusive, non- transferrable rights to the Client to use any photographs as they see fit” Would the photographer be able to revoke these rights and d…

Anyone have a good practice / method for verifying a design isn’t copyright? Gives me a headache trying to do research to find out if a piece of jewelry (with a very specific picture design) is an original piece and not just copied. Is there an easier way to verify this? submitted by /u/JustInCanada_

Instagram embeds don’t violate copyright laws, court rules Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeInstagram isn’t liable for copyright infringement when images are embedded on third-party websites, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Monday (via Torrent Freak). The decision came in response to a class action lawsuit filed by two photographers, Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer, who acc…

AliExpress image copyright I’m sourcing a product from AliExpress right now, in the process of doing so i found the exact same product images on a veryyyyy big company’s website (all of their products are from AliExpress just branded). Only difference is, this company just has their logo on it. There’s like 5 listings on AliExpress with the same exact product and pics. No…

Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement. Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, seen here participating in a Tax Day protest in 2017. | Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesComedian and author Sarah Silverman, as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey — are suing OpenAI and Meta each in a US District Court over dual claims of copyright infringement. The suits alleges, amo…

ChatGPT Creator Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Copyright & Privacy Violations via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern OpenAI sued for alleged copyright, privacy breaches; outcomes could impact AI rules. The post ChatGPT Creator Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Copyright & Privacy Violations appeared first on Search Engine Journal.