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Germany’s GEMA Sues U.S.-Based Generative AI Company Over Copyright Infringement

January 21, 2025By rightstech

In June, the three major labels sued the generative AI music companies Udio and Suno for training their software on copyrighted music without a license. Now, GEMA, the German PRO, is also taking legal action against Suno, in a case filed today (Jan. 21) in the Munich Regional Court. In an announcement, GEMA said that it documented that the Suno system outputs content that “largely corresponds to world-famous works whose authors GEMA represents.

Source: Germany’s GEMA Sues U.S.-Based Generative AI Company Over Copyright Infringement

FTC Issues Staff Report on AI Partnerships

January 20, 2025By rightstech

The report explores important aspects of the structure of CSP and AI developer collaborations, such as the equity and revenue-sharing rights retained by CSPs in these partnerships and certain consultation, control and exclusivity rights that CSPs gain by investing in AI firms. In addition, the report covers some “potential competition implications,” the FTC said. For example, the regulator said, these partnerships could affect “access to certain inputs.”

Source: FTC Issues Staff Report on AI Partnerships | PYMNTS.com

AI Rights for Authors: ‘Created by Humans’ Launches

January 20, 2025By rightstech

And along with the opening of the platform itself, the company is now unveiling the proprietary framework they’ve developed, AI Rights, which is at the core of the service, currently offering rights for AI model training and reference via RAG models. Adler says the team has plans to add more rights soon to the framework. “We’ve raised more funding,” he says. “The product is great shape. It’s really pretty polished and looking really good.

Source: AI Rights for Authors: ‘Created by Humans’ Launches

Writers voice anxiety about using AI. Readers don’t seem to care

January 15, 2025By rightstech

What does it mean for a writer, such as a novelist, to have a unique “voice”? And does artificial intelligence (AI) help or hurt that voice? Microsoft researchers set out to answer that question with a small study using 19 fiction writers, 30 readers, and short passages written with the help of OpenAI’s GPT-4. The research takes its title from a comment by one of the writers — “it was 80% me, 20% AI.”

Source: Writers voice anxiety about using AI. Readers don’t seem to care

USPTO Presents AI Strategy as AI Patent Applications Soar by 33%

January 15, 2025By rightstech

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society. According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

Source: USPTO Presents AI Strategy as AI Patent Applications Soar by 33%

AI Video Model ‘Marey’ Poised to Shake Up Hollywood in 2025

January 15, 2025By rightstech

Asteria Film and Moonvalley are set to launch Marey, an ethically trained generative AI video model for Hollywood in early 2025, designed to prioritize legal and creative transparency by using exclusively licensed and original data. This approach stands in stark contrast to leading generative AI models, including OpenAI’s Sora and Meta’s Movie Gen, which have faced criticism for using copyrighted material without direct consent

Source: AI Video Model ‘Marey’ Poised to Shake Up Hollywood in 2025 — AI In Hollywood

Is Art Basel’s AI embrace a turning point for the art world?

January 15, 2025By rightstech

When “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” an AI-generated artwork, won first prize at a prestigious competition in 2022, the backlash was swift and visceral. For many in the art world, it wasn’t just a controversial winner—it was a direct threat to the human essence of creativity. Generative AI was dismissed as a novelty at best and a cheap imitation at worst. Now, one of the industry’s most influential authorities is challenging that assumption.

Source: Is Art Basel’s AI embrace a turning point for the art world?

UK’s plan to make copyright law more AI-friendly raises concerns

January 15, 2025By rightstech

Among the many initiatives in a 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan presented to Parliament on Monday (January 13) is a commitment to reforming the UK’s text and data mining regime to be “at least as competitive” as the European Union. “The current uncertainty around intellectual property (IP) is hindering innovation and undermining our broader ambitions for AI, as well as the growth of our creative industries,” the plan states.

Source: UK’s plan to make copyright law more AI-friendly raises concerns

Created by Humans AI Rights Platform Launches for Authors

January 15, 2025By rightstech

The platform allows authors to claim their works via ISBN or direct upload and set licensing preferences. AI companies can then browse and license content through what the company describes as an automated interface. The system currently supports rights for AI model training and reference via Retrieval Augmented Generation models. Created by Humans plans to add licensing for transformative rights in the future.

Source: Created by Humans AI Rights Platform Launches for Authors

Copyright concerns create need for a fair alternative in AI sector

January 15, 2025By rightstech

The growth of AI has already sparked transformation in multiple industries, but the pace of uptake has also led to concerns around data ownership, privacy and copyright infringement. Because AI is centralised with the most powerful models controlled by corporations, content creators have largely been sidelined. There’s an opportunity for decentralised AI projects like that proposed by the ASI Alliance to offer an alternative way of AI model development.

Source: Copyright concerns create need for a fair alternative in AI sector – AI News