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Recently, Getty Images announced in the London High Court that it has withdrawn its main copyright infringement allegations against Stability AI, further narrowing the focus of this closely watched legal battle. The core of this lawsuit revolves around how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. Image source note: The image is AI-generated, and the image licensing service is Midjourney. Although Getty Images' dismissal of the case did not end it, the company is still pursuing other allegations.

In a recent episode of the podcast "Hard Fork," OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman voluntarily discussed the copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times against OpenAI and its major investor, Microsoft. The lawsuit primarily accuses OpenAI of using The New York Times' content without authorization while training its large language models. Altman expressed concern about the lawsuit, particularly regarding a new request made by The New York Times' lawyers.

Recently, Microsoft was accused by several renowned authors, who claim that the company used a large number of pirated books without permission to train its artificial intelligence model Megatron. The suing authors include Kai Bird, Jia Tolentino, and Daniel Okrent, who filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, arguing that Microsoft used pirated electronic versions of their works for AI training, allowing the AI to generate responses based on users' text instructions. The core issue of this lawsuit is whether the use of copyrighted materials during AI training constitutes copyright infringement.

A recent paper published by researchers from Stanford University, Cornell University, and West Virginia University shows that Meta's Llama3.1 AI model can reproduce large amounts of copyrighted book content word for word, posing potential significant legal risks for the tech giant. The study indicates that the Llama3.170B model was able to reproduce 42% of the text from 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' in testing, far exceeding the 4.4% reproduced by the first-generation Llama model. Artificial intelligence models, such as Ope

Recently, global entertainment giants Disney and Universal Pictures have filed a copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Midjourney, marking the first official legal dispute involving generative artificial intelligence for major Hollywood companies, drawing global attention. According to reports by CCTV, the two companies pointed out in their 110-page complaint that Midjourney allegedly illegally used its massive copyright library to generate and spread a large number of unauthorized copies of well-known characters, including characters from 'Star Wars,' 'Minions,' 'Shrek,' 'Frozen,' etc.

Last week, around 100 authors protested outside Meta's London headquarters, accusing the American tech giant of using their works without permission to train its AI models. Protesters chanted "Meta, Meta, book thieves," with some holding signs such as "I wanted to write a slogan, but you'll steal it" and "Give us back our books, Zuck," a clear jab at Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Earlier reports suggested Zuckerberg approved the company's use of a dataset called

A group of prominent authors, including Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kate Mosse, and Val McDermid, have signed an open letter calling on the UK government to hold Meta accountable for using copyrighted books in its AI training. The letter requests that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, summon Meta representatives to discuss the matter.

Last June, Samsung unexpectedly sued smart ring maker Oura, seeking a declaration that its unreleased Galaxy Ring did not infringe on five of Oura's patents. However, a judge recently dismissed Samsung's lawsuit, stating that Samsung acted prematurely and lacked concrete evidence that Oura planned to sue. Samsung argued that Oura has a history of suing competitors, citing actions against Ultrahuman and RingC.

Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, where plaintiffs allege false advertising regarding several 'Apple Intelligence' features. Filed Wednesday, the lawsuit seeks compensation for consumers who purchased iPhones and other devices with the advertised Apple Intelligence capabilities. According to the complaint, plaintiffs argue Apple's advertising created a clear and reasonable expectation that these revolutionary features would be...

Although Elon Musk lost his preliminary injunction bid in the OpenAI lawsuit, a federal judge expressed serious legal concerns about the AI company's transition from non-profit to for-profit, offering hope to those opposing the change. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday rejected Musk's request for an injunction to halt OpenAI's transformation into a for-profit company, but noted that significant and irreparable harm could result when public funds are used for such a transition. The judge also mentioned OpenAI's...

Online education company Chegg has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing Google of harming its traffic and revenue through its AI-powered search result summaries. Chegg alleges Google's actions constitute unfair competition, including reciprocal dealing, monopolization, and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit claims Google coerces companies into providing content for favorable placement in Google Search, arguing this is an abuse of its search dominance.