Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Take Aim at AI Freeloading
Over the past year, artificial intelligence enjoyed its mainstream breakthrough. The instant success of ChatGPT and follow-up releases of other large language model-based tools kickstarted what many believe is a new revolution. By now it is clear that AI offers endless possibilities. At the same time, however, it has ignited many new worries. Copyright holders, in particular, are concerned that their work is being used as training...
France: Streaming & DDL Piracy Fall But Cloud & Usenet Boosts Wipe Out Gains
For more than a decade, the French government has produced a report detailing the digital content consumption habits of French internet users. Currently produced by telecoms regulator Arcom, the content consumption barometer report quantifies consumption of major content categories including movies, TV shows, live sports broadcasts, music, video games, software, and audiobooks, among others. It aims to profile consumers of content,...
BeStreamWise ‘Piracy=Malware’ Campaign Site Blocked By Security Vendors
The launch of the BeStreamWise online anti-piracy campaign early October was preceded by action in the ‘real’ world. After being offered free lifetime subscriptions to a new streaming service from a pop-up stand in London’s Paddington Station, commuters were encouraged to sign up to ‘MalStreams’ using their real personal details. Shortly after, a ‘scam’ was revealed; MalStreams didn’t exist but participants had been given a valuable...
Music Piracy Remains a Widespread Problem, Particularly in Emerging Countries
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) presents itself as the voice of the global recording industry. The group represents roughly 8,000 members globally, ranging from smaller independent labels to the largest labels on the planet. Part of its mandate is to keep an eye on how the music industry evolves. This includes legal consumption as well as unauthorized offerings, more commonly known as music piracy....
Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans’ privacy and civil liberties. Powered by WPeMatico
