The Head of Microsoft AI Thinks All Content Online is ‘Fair Use’
The CEO of Microsoft AI Mustafa Suleyman has shown an alarming ignorance of copyright law after he claimed that all content on the open web is fair use.
AI Image Generator Avoids Copyright Issues by Training on Corrupted Photos
AI image generators are controversial because they were largely built on copyrighted works of artists and photographers who did not consent. But how would they feel if corrupted versions of their work were used instead?
Supreme Court Rules That Copyright Damages Have No Time Limit
The United States Supreme Court rejected a lower court's ruling that there is a three-year time limit to claim damages from copyright infringement. All claims, even those that occurred decades previously, are fair game as long as the lawsuit is filed within three years of discovery.
Court Rules in Favor of Photographer Who Accused Painter of ‘Ripping Off’ Her Work
A court in Luxembourg has ruled in favor of U.S. photographer Jingna Zhang who accused painter Jeff Dieschburg of making an exact copy of her photograph. The ruling overturns a previous decision in 2022 that favored Dieschburg.
New Bill Would Require AI Companies to Disclose Copyrighted Training Data
A new bill introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff would require all AI companies to disclose the copyrighted works used in training sets or face a fine.
Photobucket is in Negotiations With AI Companies to Licence 13 Billion Images
Image and video hosting website Photobucket is reportedly in talks with generative artificial intelligence companies to license its content for the purposes of training algorithms.
Hero or Villain? Prolific ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer Disbarred in NY
Attorney Richard P. Liebowitz has been disbarred by the Supreme Court of the State of New York following a lengthy years-long suspension.
Bill Gates Used My Photo Without Permission… and Then Made it Right
Bill Gates recently posted a photograph on Facebook that one could easily deduce from his sparse captioning was made by him and his team - not the mildly (and formerly) irritated author writing now.
Italian Court Orders Getty Images to Remove Photos of Michelangelo’s David
The Getty Images' Italian website is being forced to remove any content that depicts Michelangelo's David after legal action was brought by the Italian Ministry of Culture.
George Carlin’s Estate Sues Makers of AI-Generated Comedy Special in His Likeness
Geoge Carlin's estate has begun legal action over an AI-generated hour-long comedy special created by a YouTube channel.
Adobe’s Head of Legal Explains the Company’s Confidence in Firefly
Last year, Adobe entered the generative AI fray with a tool of its own, Adobe Firefly. However, the software giant set itself apart when that announcement came with a legal compensation backing. Adobe's general counsel explains why.
OpenAI Claims it is Impossible to Train AI Without Using Copyrighted Content
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and DALL-E, is fighting a major legal battle against New York Times for what The Times alleges was "unlawful use" of its content during OpenAI's extensive AI training process.
Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers
Court evidence has revealed a huge list of artists' names kept by Midjourney whose style the AI image generator allegedly wanted to copy. This list includes dozens of photographers.
Photographer Awarded $6.3 Million in Copyright Infringement Trial
An architecture photographer in California has been awarded $6.3 million after a jury found that a retirement community provider used 43 of his pictures without a license.
Photographers Demand AI Regulation, Tech Industry Happy With Status Quo
As the U.S. Copyright Office continues its public consultancy seeking opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material, two camps of thought are clearly emerging.
RightsClick Plugin For Capture One Will Make Copyright Registration Easy
A copyright management company has teamed up with photo editing app Capture One to create a plugin that will allow photographers to quickly and easily register their works.
Lynn Goldsmith is Raising Money to Cover Costs of Winning Warhol Copyright Case
Photographer Lynn Goldsmith may have won her intellectual property case at the United States Supreme Court against the Andy Warhol Foundation, but her victory came at grievous financial cost.
Photographer Who Won Warhol Copyright Case Paid Over $2.5M to Defend Rights
The photographer who won an intellectual property case at the United States Supreme Court against the Andy Warhol Foundation has revealed the financial damage it did to her.
OpenAI Will Defend Customers From Copyright Claims
As part of OpenAI's DevDay, the company that makes ChatGPT and DALL-E announced that it will protect customers from legal claims surrounding copyright infringement.
New Tool Helps Creatives Fight Off AI Image Generators by ‘Poisoning’ Them
A new tool created by a team at the University of Chicago can add undetectable pixels to images to help creatives protect their work from AI image generators by effectively poisoning (corrupting) the AI's training data.
Gagosian Wins an Initial Victory in Richard Prince Legal Saga
Gagosian Gallery, which has found itself in the middle of an ongoing legal saga regarding artist Richard Prince's work, has won an early legal victory regarding the case. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that the gallery is not liable for any profits made from Prince's New Portraits series.
US Copyright Office Wants Opinions on Copyright and AI-Generated Works
The U.S. Copyright Office has opened a public consultancy seeking opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material.
Copyright Claims Board Awards Photographer $3K After Defendant No Shows
The newly-formed Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has ruled the owner of a website must pay a photographer $3,000 after it infringed upon his copyright.
Federal Judge Rules AI Images Cannot be Copyrighted, Contrasts it to Photos
A federal judge has ruled that images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be copyrighted while contrasting them with photography.
Photo Agency Demands Photographer Pays $12K to Use His Own Photos
A major Chinese photo agency is demanding an astrophotographer pay $12,000 to use his own photos after he posted his work to social media platform Weibo. The photographer says he never licensed his photos to the agency.
Photo Agencies Publish Open Letter Demanding AI Copyright Protection
The world's leading photo agencies and photographer associations have co-signed an open letter calling for legal protections against artificial intelligence (AI).
Bear Finds GoPro in a Pond, Switches it on, and Takes Selfies
A grizzly bear has been credited as the author of its own selfie after it found a GoPro in a pond, turned it on, and took a video.
Photographer Sues Cannabis Website For Using His Photos of Tupac and Snoop Dogg
A photographer is seeking compensation in a court of law after alleging that the cannabis website Leafly used his photos of rappers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur.
Stability AI Boss Admits to Using ‘Billions’ of Images Without Consent
Yesterday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, Stability AI head of public policy Ben Brooks admitted to using "billions" of images without asking the copyright owner's consent to train the AI image generator Stable Diffusion.
Copyright Office Refuses to ‘Register Works Entirely Generated by AI’
The United States Copyright Office (USCO) has doubled down on its stance regarding artificial intelligence (AI), stating unequivocally that it will not register works generated entirely by AI.