US Copyright Office Invites Public Input on AI and Copyright Matters
Originally posted by The Verge
The US Copyright Office is initiating a public comment phase to address copyright issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) starting on August 30th. The agency seeks insights on topics including AI's use of copyrighted data in training, copyrighting AI-generated content, liability implications, and potential violations of publicity rights.
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OpenAI Challenges Authors' Claims of Copyright Violation in Lawsuits Over ChatGPT Training
Originally posted by Reuters
OpenAI has requested a San Francisco federal court to dismiss certain portions of lawsuits filed by authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman, who claim that OpenAI violated their copyrights by using their books to train the ChatGPT chatbot. OpenAI argues that the text generated by ChatGPT does not infringe upon the authors' rights and has also contested allegations of copyright infringement related to the training process.
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DMCA Takedowns Extend to Users' Saved Links on Google, Prompting Concerns
Originally posted by Torretfreak
Google has been found to remove URLs from users' privately saved link collections, citing violations of its policy, due to the URLs being blocked by Google Search following DMCA takedown requests. This practice applies to both public and private link collections, raising questions about the impact on users' access to content and the extent of Google's content policy enforcement.
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Rapper Future Prevails as Court Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Over 'When I Think About It' Song
Originally posted by Reuters
Rapper Future has successfully defended himself against a copyright lawsuit by another rapper, Gutta (DaQuan Robinson), over the song "When I Think About It." A Chicago federal court judge dismissed the case, ruling that despite some similarities in title phrases and themes, the songs did not exhibit enough similarity to prove copyright infringement.
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Nintendo Teams Up with Irdeto to Bolster Switch Security Against Piracy Using Denuvo Software
Originally posted by MSN
Nintendo is collaborating with cybersecurity company Irdeto to combat piracy on the Nintendo Switch by introducing Denuvo anti-tampering software, which will make it harder to emulate Switch titles on other devices. Despite potential benefits for Switch developers, Denuvo's history of performance issues, high costs, and past instances of cracked games raises concerns.
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