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Is Embedding Someone Else’s Image Copyright Infringement? Fifth Circuit May Finally Tell Us

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The Copyright Act grants authors the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly,” and that right has proven remarkably resistant to resolution in the internet context. Courts across the country have been unable to agree on a deceptively simple question: when a website embeds an image that lives on someone else’s server, and that image appears on a visitor’s screen, who has displayed it?

Source: Is Embedding Someone Else’s Image Copyright Infringement? The Fifth Circuit May Finally Tell Us

Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

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US artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has accused Chinese e-commerce and technology firm Alibaba of “brazenly” and “illicitly” extracting its Claude AI model’s capabilities. In a letter sent to two members of the US Congress, the San Francisco-based company said operators linked to Alibaba carried out almost 29 million exchanges with Claude using thousands of fraudulent accounts in what it called the largest extraction campaign of its kind.

Source: Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities

29 Organizations Call on Labels and Publishers to End ‘Default Opt-Ins,’ ‘Forced AI Clauses’

Looks like the AFM’s lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music was just the beginning. Now, 29 organizations are calling on labels and publishers to prioritize “meaningful consent, fair remuneration and full transparency” in their AI licensing agreements. Those organizations, repping artists, songwriters, and music managers alike, today voiced several pressing concerns in an open letter. In their view, as gen AI pacts continue to pour in, creatives themselves “are not being meaningfully consulted” despite being “the primary holders of many of the rights at stake.”

Source: 29 Organizations Call on Labels and Publishers to End ‘Default Opt-Ins,’ ‘Forced AI Clauses,’

Getty Images makes a surprise deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

On Sunday, Getty Images said it has entered into a partnership with OpenAI. The deal will see images from Getty’s licensed content libraries surface in OpenAI search results and “discovery experiences within ChatGPT.” “High‑quality, licensed visual content makes AI‑powered search and discovery more useful and more trustworthy,” Getty CEO Craig Peters said in a statement. “This partnership with OpenAI reflects a shared recognition of that, and together we will deliver richer visual experiences to ChatGPT users.”

Source: Getty Images makes a surprise deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Japan passes copyright reform giving performers royalties when recordings play in public

The country’s parliament enacted a revised Copyright Act on Wednesday (June 17), introducing what the government calls the record performance and communication right. Until now, only songwriters, composers, and music publishers were paid when commercially released music was played as background music in Japanese venues. The performers and the labels behind those recordings received nothing for the public plays, at home or overseas.

Source: Japan passes copyright reform giving performers royalties when recordings play in public

Majors and BMG ask US Supreme Court to overturn copyright termination ruling

The major music companies and BMG have asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that lets songwriters reclaim the worldwide rights to their songs under American law. In a petition filed on June 11, the rightsholders warned that the decision would unleash “chaos” on the industry if left to stand, and asked the justices to reverse a January ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Source: Majors and BMG ask US Supreme Court to overturn copyright termination ruling 

Peanuts music catalog owner lands CBS licensing deal after Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

Lee Mendelson Film Productions has reached a licensing agreement with CBS for the use of Vince Guaraldi‘s Linus and Lucy on the final broadcast of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The proceeds from the CBS agreement will be donated to World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities affected by natural disasters and civil unrest.

Source: Peanuts music catalog owner lands CBS licensing deal after Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

Publishers Sue WeLib for Copyright Infringement

Fresh off of last month’s victory against pirate web site Anna’s Archive, 13 publishers across all segments of the industry have allied to sue yet another pirate site, WeLib, for copyright infringement. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charges that the operators of WeLib “ copied the source code and most of the contents of” Anna’s Archive.”

Source: Publishers Sue WeLib for Copyright Infringement

Tech startup Artist Included launches with plan to re-record classic songs using AI

A new music technology company called Artist Included has launched in Los Angeles, aiming to let artists re-record classic tracks using AI-assisted vocal technology. The company claims that it is “creating a new model for legendary artists to reimagine classic recordings and create new, artist-owned masters for today’s market”.

Source: Tech startup Artist Included launches with plan to re-record classic songs using AI

Four music datasets holding millions of tracks are being shared among AI developers: Report

Four datasets of music are circulating among artificial intelligence developers, and together they hold more than 21 million recordings, according to a report by The Atlantic. They are filled with copyrighted music, spanning household names and tens of thousands of lesser-known independent artists, according to the report. Two of the datasets each contain more than 100,000 recordings, according to The Atlantic, while the other two are far larger, at roughly 9 million and 12 million tracks.

Source: Four music datasets holding millions of tracks are being shared among AI developers: Report

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