The US Copyright Office (USCO) wants your thoughts on generative AI and who can theoretically be declared to own its outputs. The technology has increasingly commanded the legal system’s attention, and as such office began seeking public comments on Wednesday about some of AI’s thorniest issues... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-31 17:02:25 UTC ]
A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn't eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved. "Copyright has never stretched so far [...] as to protect works generated by new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-21 15:00:33 UTC ]
After more than three years of litigation, it took judge John G. Koeltl just hours to sign off on the parties’ negotiated consent judgment—but not without a final twist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. A final resolution could still be years away, however, as the Internet Archive has vowed to appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than four months after finding the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, the next phase in the litigation appears to be close. In a July 28 order, judge John G. Koeltl gave the parties until August 11 to deliver recommendations for determining a judgment in the closely watched... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2023-07-18 20:54:45 UTC ]
Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI. On Friday, the comedian and author, alongside novelists Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, filed a pair of complaints against OpenAI and Meta (via Gizmodo). The group alleges the firms trained their large language models on copyrighted materials, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-07-10 17:53:22 UTC ]
The former president's lawyers contend that he was speaking in his personal capacity, not as president of the United States, when he gave a series or recorded interviews later used in the 2022 audiobook 'The Trump Tapes.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two bestselling novelists filed a suit against OpenAI, claiming the company used intellectual property to 'train' its artificial intelligence chatbot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-01 14:28:47 UTC ]
Tech company argues government should support artificial intelligence development while artists seek protectionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGoogle and other tech giants have called on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-19 04:40:32 UTC ]
Threats to copyright protections, publishing leaders at London Book Fair will say today, are as broadly international as the Internet. The post At London Book Fair Tuesday: Copyright Under Attack appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-18 04:30:37 UTC ]
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-04-11 14:35:53 UTC ]
A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in its high-profile case against a group of four US publishers led by Hachette Book Group. Per Reuters, Judge John G. Koeltl declared on Friday the nonprofit had infringed on the group’s copyrights by lending out digitally scanned copies of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-25 16:46:29 UTC ]
Any images that are produced by giving a text prompt to current generative AI models, such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, cannot be copyrighted in the US. That's according to the US Copyright Office (USCO), which has equated such prompts to a buyer giving directions to a commissioned artist.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-03-16 17:42:43 UTC ]
A federal judge is ready to hear oral arguments for summary judgment in a closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of library books, some four months after final briefs were submitted by the parties and more than two years since the case was first filed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter to agents and authors, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch touched on a number of topics, including the sales outlook for trade books, the lawsuit against the Internet Archive, and increasing direct-to-consumer marketing and sales efforts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Whatever price artists get from their initial sale is, currently, all the money they'll ever receive from their art — though that could change if the federal government reforms Canada's copyright law to give artists a cut of resales. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-09-10 08:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of the Association for American Publishers discusses the association’s efforts to defend copyright and other initiatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The post-Brexit introduction of a new copyright exception by the British government sets off alarms among publishers. The post UK: Publishers Association Opposes Copyright Exception appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-19 16:29:47 UTC ]
The challenges of intellectual property protection in an age of digital distribution are at the heart of the Indian publishers' free program. The post World Book & Copyright Day: India’s Publishing Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-04-22 15:58:07 UTC ]