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Internal concerns emerge over AI training and the future of journalism

Recently unsealed court documents have shed new light on internal concerns within Microsoft and OpenAI over the impact of artificial intelligence systems on journalism and the use of news content to train large language models. The disclosures form part of a closely watched copyright dispute involving......

US newspapers take OpenAI and Microsoft to court over news content

Two major US newspapers have escalated the growing dispute between the media industry and artificial intelligence companies by filing a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over the alleged use of journalistic content without authorization. The Seattle Times and Newsday filed the case in the US District......

Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over alleged use of copyrighted music in AI training

Sony Music and Warner Music have filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Anthropic in a California federal court, accusing the company of unlawfully using copyrighted musical works to train its Claude AI models. The music companies allege that Anthropic reproduced and used hundreds of......

Bloomsbury to receive compensation under landmark $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement

Bloomsbury Publishing has confirmed it will receive compensation as part of a landmark $1.5 billion settlement resolving claims that artificial intelligence company Anthropic used copyrighted books to train its AI models without obtaining the necessary licenses. The agreement, approved by a U.S. federal......

Anthropic reaches $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors over AI training data

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has reached a landmark $1.5 billion settlement with a group of authors and publishers over allegations that copyrighted books were used without authorization to train its Claude chatbot. The settlement, approved by a U.S. federal court, is considered one of......

Indonesia’s copyright reform could reshape rules for Google and AI companies

Indonesia is preparing a major overhaul of its copyright framework that could introduce new obligations for technology companies and establish one of the region’s first legal approaches to artificial intelligence-generated content. A draft bill reviewed by Reuters proposes expanding copyright......

Music industry introduces AI labels to bring transparency to streaming platforms

The global music industry is moving to establish clearer rules around artificial intelligence-generated content, with major professional organisations proposing a new labelling system designed to inform audiences about how much AI contributes to musical creations. The initiative aims to improve transparency,......

French competition authority orders Meta to resume fair talks with news publishers

France’s Competition Authority has ordered Meta to restart negotiations with French news publishers over neighbouring rights payments, ruling that the technology group must engage in discussions under transparent and fair conditions. The decision follows complaints filed last year by the Société......

Google claims YouTube terms allow AI music training rights

Google has asked a US federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by independent musicians over the use of copyrighted music to train its AI music model. The company argues that content uploaded to YouTube falls under a broad licensing agreement that authorises reuse by Google and its affiliates. The......