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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US universities miss the mark with outdated P2P file sharing warnings about Napster and Limewire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 …
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Publishers Invoke Napster, AI Threats in Battle with Internet Archive
18 Mar 2024 14:05 GMT
… a New York Federal court ruling against IA for copyright infringement … concern over a potential ‘Napster moment’ for books, drawing … file-sharing platforms like Napster. They fear that allowing … decision rests with the court, which must carefully weigh …
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In Wawa class action, appeals court tosses fee award that's higher than class recovery
03 Nov 2023 20:00 GMT
… be unreasonable. The court';s ruling emphasized that trial judges have case-by-case … on the class payout, lower-court judges will continue to find reasons … class settlement? No way, says Napster appeals court
Wawa notifies customers of data …
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Potential Supreme Court clash looms over copyright issues in generative AI training data
06 Sep 2023 13:16 GMT
… a certain group of nine justices.
“Ultimately, I believe this … peer music file sharing service.
Napster, he explained, clearly demonstrated … Back when the Google books ruling was handed down, Google did …
“I think the courts will apply rules that did not apply …