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RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing

A new system called Real Simple Licensing would allow AI companies to license training data at a massive scale — if they’re willing to pay for it. According to RSL co-founder Eckart Walther, who also co-created the RSS standard, the goal was to create a training-data licensing system that could scale across the internet. “We need to have machine-readable licensing agreements for the internet,” Walther told TechCrunch. “That’s really what RSL solves.”

Source: RSS co-creator launches new protocol for AI data licensing | TechCrunch

STIM Explores AI Music Licensing Framework With Songfox Deal: ‘This Is a Blueprint’

STIM, the Swedish collective management organization, announced today (Sept. 9) that it has signed what is thought to be the first collective management license for AI music. The deal, signed with the AI music company Songfox with support from the attribution technology company Sureel, will start small, using both compositions and recordings from a publisher that owns compositions as well as recording rights. But STIM’s ambitions are bigger.

Source: STIM Explores AI Music Licensing Framework With Songfox Deal: ‘This Is a Blueprint’

Apple Sued by Authors for Copyright Infringement

Apple is the latest tech company to be hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over unauthorized training of AI models using published books. On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a lawsuit in Northern California targeting Apple’s “OpenELM” large language models, alleging the company “copied protected works without consent and without credit or compensation.” T

Source: Apple Sued by Authors for Copyright Infringement

Miles Davis’ Publshing Catalog Acquired by Reservoir Media

Reservoir Media has acquired a majority interest in the Miles Davis publishing catalog, as well as as well as other rights associated with the late jazz icon’s estate, including a partnership in name and likeness opportunities and certain rights to his recorded music, the company announced early Tuesday. The deal includes 90 percent of Davis’s music publishing rights and of the estate’s income from his recordings.

Source: Miles Davis’ Publshing Catalog Acquired by Reservoir Media

SoundExchange Officially Appealing Its Loss Against SiriusXM

US-based royalty rights org SoundExchange has filed an appeal following its devastating loss in a lawsuit against SiriusXM stemming from allegedly unpaid royalties. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the PRO’s lawsuit against SiriusXM last month, ruling that Congress never granted it authority to file lawsuits on behalf of rights holders for whom it collects royalties.

Source: SoundExchange Officially Appealing Its Loss Against SiriusXM

Anthropic Judge Blasts $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement

The federal judge overseeing Anthropic PBC’s proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement is concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced “down the throat of authors.” Judge William Alsup at the hearing said the motion to approve the deal was denied without prejudice, but in a minute order after the hearing said approval is postponed pending submission of further clarifying information.

Source: Anthropic Judge Blasts $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (2)

Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Book Piracy Class Action Lawsuit

Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit after it downloaded a massive trove of pirated books to train its large language models. The settlement amounts to about $3,000 per book, and is believed to be the largest ever recovery in a U.S. copyright case, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys.

Source: Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Book Piracy Class Action Lawsuit

Warner Bros. Joins Studios’ AI Copyright Battle Against Midjourney

Warner Bros. sued Midjourney on Thursday, becoming the third studio to accuse the AI image-generating platform of blatant copyright violations. “Midjourney thinks it is above the law,” the lawsuit states. “Without any consent or authorization by Warner Bros. Discovery, Midjourney brazenly dispenses Warner Bros. Discovery’s intellectual property as if it were its own.”

Source: Warner Bros. Joins Studios’ AI Copyright Battle Against Midjourney

Music Industry Must Work With AI Companies Rather Than Fight Them in Court: Charles Goldstuck

AI music is forcing a “high-stakes inflexion point” and presenting the greatest disruption to the legal underpinnings of the music industry’s economic model since Napster — but a revenue-halving overhaul and protracted, unpopular legal battles can be avoided if major music companies get out ahead of judges and lawmakers and negotiate with Suno, Udio and Anthropic, says industry veteran and investor Charles Goldstuck.

Source: Music Industry Must Work With AI Companies Rather Than Fight Them in Court: Charles Goldstuck

Building a Universal Digital Library of All Books Faces Obstacles from Copyright Laws.

The quest to create a universal digital library of all books in the world is a testament to the power of technology and the desire for accessible knowledge. However, this ambitious goal is impeded by stringent copyright laws, which have led to significant legal challenges. Tech companies like Google and AI firms such as Anthropic have developed extensive digital text collections, some of which were sourced from shadow libraries like LibGen and Sci-Hub.

Source: Building a Universal Digital Library of All Books in the World Faces Obstacles from Copyright Laws.

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