The Video Game History Foundation saved an obscure Japanese game from a copyright troll. – The Verge

The Video Game History Foundation saved an obscure Japanese game from a copyright troll.  The Verge A Crusade To Erase Obscure Japanese Game Cookie Finally Ends  Kotaku Copyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie’s Bustle offline, until now  PC Gamer Source link

Radiohead’s guitarist asks for his music to be removed from the Melania Trump documentary

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LLMs Face Major Copyright Risk: New Research Reveals Concerns

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New Research Shows LLMs Face A Big Copyright Risk

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Superman Copyright: New Legal Battle

The Future of Superman in Question: Copyright Dispute Threatens International Release The upcoming James Gunn-directed Superman film is facing a perhaps meaningful hurdle as a renewed legal battle with the estate of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster unfolds. This dispute,decades in the making,centers on copyright ownership and could impact the film’s release in key international markets. … Read more

Elton John calls UK government 'absolute losers' over 'criminal' copyright plans – The Journal

Elton John calls UK government ‘absolute losers’ over ‘criminal’ copyright plans  The Journal Elton John brands government ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans  BBC Elton John says UK government being ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans  The Guardian Paul McCartney, Elton John and more than 400 artists sign letter to “protect copyright in the age of AI”  Hotpress Sir … Read more

UK Publishers Expand Soft Power Study

UK Publishers association focuses on Soft Power at Annual Meeting Table of Contents UK Publishers association focuses on Soft Power at Annual Meeting UK Publishers Association Focuses on Soft Power at Annual meeting key Takeaways From the Meeting The “Soft Power” Angle: Books as Ambassadors Leadership and Vision for the Future navigating AI and Copyright … Read more

Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Trained on … Read more

Ye Copyright Lawsuit: Singer Claims Infringement & Antisemitism Link

Kanye West Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over Sampling Dispute Table of Contents Kanye West Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over Sampling Dispute Ye Copyright Lawsuit: Singer Claims Infringement & Antisemitism Link The Core of the Copyright Claim: What Song is Involved? Understanding Copyright Law in Music The Allegation of Antisemitism Link: A Complex Layer challenges in Proving intent … Read more

Apple’s Siri Struggles, Goldman Looks to Scale

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news saw Apple facing an AI reckoning, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said computing demand is set to jump 100-fold. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs looks ahead to a year of scaling AI; Hollywood’s upset at AI and IP issues; and Citi sees AI agent-to-agent payment systems coming. Apple Demotes Executive … Read more