Tag: Copyright
43 articles tagged Copyright
Oxford's Bodleian scans are feeding OpenAI's training data
Internal Oxford documents show texts OpenAI digitised at the Bodleian went into its training set, a use the 2025 partnership announcement never mentioned.
Jack Thorne wants undeclared AI scripts treated as fraud
The Writers' Guild president says some screenwriters are passing off AI output as their own work, and wants the law and broadcasters to punish it while ministers act on copyright.
Secondhand booksellers face bulk orders from opaque buyers
Shops across the UK and Ireland report thousands of thematically random purchases at full price, with deliveries converging on freight warehouses near Heathrow.
Publishers sue Google over Gemini AI training data
Hachette, Cengage and Elsevier accuse Google of one of the most prolific copyright infringements in history over books used to train its Gemini models.
UK orders Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews
The CMA has imposed a world-first conduct rule forcing Google to let UK publishers block their content from AI Overviews without losing search ranking.
UK AI regulation: King's Speech, Crime Act and ICO converge in May
Osborne Clarke's May regulatory roundup tracks the AI provisions of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 alongside new ICO cyber guidance and EU AI Act developments.
Spotify defends AI remix tool as 'consented' alternative to slop, critics warn of crowding effect
Spotify CEO Alex Norström pitches paid AI remixes as licensed substitute for pirated generative music; Ed Newton-Rex warns the feature could force sceptical artists into participation.
10,000 authors publish empty book in AI copyright protest
Writers including Kazuo Ishiguro and Richard Osman release 'Don't Steal This Book' at London book fair, demanding government protect creative copyright from AI firms.
Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $3 Billion Over Alleged Piracy
Concord and Universal Music Group claim Anthropic illegally downloaded 20,000 copyrighted songs, including sheet music and lyrics.
IP Lawyer's Six-Year-Old Son Accidentally Creates Copyright-Infringing AI Tool
A child built a story generator featuring Sonic and Mario in minutes using Google AI Studio, highlighting the legal challenges AI poses for IP holders.
Reddit Sues Perplexity for 'Industrial-Scale' Data Scraping
Reddit takes legal action against AI search engine Perplexity and three data scraping providers, alleging unlawful circumvention of data protections.