OpenAI Wants New York Times to Show How Original Its Copyrighted Articles Are
Jul05

OpenAI Wants New York Times to Show How Original Its Copyrighted Articles Are

Starting last year, various rightsholders began filing lawsuits against companies that develop AI models. The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors, visual artists, and newspapers, including the New York Times. These rightsholders all object to the presumed use of their work to train AI models without proper compensation. The New York Times lawsuit targets OpenAI and Microsoft and is steadily moving forward. OpenAI...

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Supreme Court Blow: ISP Bill Payers Aren’t Piracy Police or Instantly Liable
Jul05

Supreme Court Blow: ISP Bill Payers Aren’t Piracy Police or Instantly Liable

Voltage Pictures and parent Voltage Holdings are among the most active companies in the file-sharing settlement market, and by now, the model is well known. 1. Begin by monitoring BitTorrent swarms where the companies’ movies are being shared without authorization. 2. After capturing the IP addresses and other relevant data relating to alleged infringers, persuade a court to order local ISPs to hand over their customers’ personal...

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