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'Napster? Is it 1999?' Millennials react with disbelief at $207 million sale.
25 Mar 2025 17:48 GMT
… one Redditor wrote.
"Napster still exists?" another wrote … decades
Napster has changed hands multiple times since its court- … officially licensed song downloads, Napster shook up the music … rules.
As one Redditor succinctly put it: "The Napster …
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The Perils of ‘Free’ Information
26 Mar 2025 19:17 GMT
… gambled that a federal judge would turn a blind eye … 2001 a federal court had shut down Napster, the pioneering peer … statutory interpretation, a federal court ruled that Congress had elected in … an exercise in futility.
The ruling in the YouTube case and …
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NATIONAL BRIEFS: Detectives recover 4 diamond earrings 2 weeks after suspect swallowed them during arrest
26 Mar 2025 08:29 GMT
… ;s ban
A federal judge has ruled that a drag show … commerce company for $207 million
Napster, a brand that was notoriously … announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming … appeals court panel halted a ruling from U.S. District Judge Jamal …
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Getty Images CEO: Respecting fair use rules won’t prevent AI from curing cancer
02 Dec 2024 17:18 GMT
There is a lot of debate on whether freely training artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted materials is permissible under the law. This debate escalates to court cases filed across varied jurisdictions and companies challenging companies that …
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‘We have to establish some rules before creativity is suppressed and the marketplace is flooded with AI-generated music.’
14 Oct 2024 16:21 GMT
… has also focused on social justice advocacy, including mobilizing RIAA … have to establish some rules of the road before … used against them in court]. The entire industry coalesced … dealing with the repercussions of Napster, Grokster and illegal downloading. …
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US universities miss the mark with outdated P2P file sharing warnings about Napster and Limewire
08 Jul 2024 15:40 GMT
… to stay away from Napster and Limewire is like … away from the likes of Napster and Limewire, even though … materials, particularly music – when Napster became mainstream. Copyright holders pushed … "In spite of court rulings holding that it is illegal …
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Judge dismisses coders’ DMCA claims against Microsoft, OpenAI and GitHub
07 Jul 2024 19:28 GMT
… labelled as “John Doe” in court documents released to the public … and Law360, California Northern District Judge Jon S. Tigar dismissed the … that “we’re in the Napster-era of AI” and that … .
As to whether the recent ruling in favor of OpenAI, Microsoft …
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This Week in AI: The fate of generative AI is in the courts’ hands
26 Jun 2024 18:08 GMT
… lost. On appeal, a court held that Google Books’ … convincing transformative purpose.”
The courts might decide that generative AI … ruling on whether generative AI tech as a whole infringes. Judges … of investors that included Napster founder Sean Parker and …
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Photographer Adrian Boot, Napster Settle Copyright Dispute Over Sugar Minott Photo
07 Jun 2024 05:57 GMT
Sugar Minott. (Photo courtesy: Marmoset Music)
The copyright … been settled out of court.
According to court filings obtained by … #47;Napster.
In a ruling last month, U.S. District Judge Kymberly … with PIAS, Judge Evanson said, “Because the Court finds that on …
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On… DistroKid, Trefuego, modified audio, and the potential for a new ‘Napster Nightmare’
15 Apr 2024 18:13 GMT
… individual artist in a US court.
Sony sued Trefuego over … a judgment from a Texas court. The judge in the case noted … small print of the damages ruling against Trefuego, it was … modern twist on the infamous ‘Napster Nightmare’?
Picture the scene: instead …