On Wednesday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that voices are a protected publicity right in the first ruling of its kind in the country. However, the court dismissed the request by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda for TikTok to remove videos narrated using an AI-based voice that he claimed was based on his own. Tsuda is a well-known voice actor in the popular anime “Jujutsu Kaisen.”
Source: Japan Rules Voice Is A Protected Publicity Right in Landmark Ruling
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross’ alleged misuse of copyrighted material to train an AI-powered legal search engine. The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Ross’ argument that its search engine made fair use of material from Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw platform, a first-of-its-kind ruling by a US appeals court in a wave of high-stakes copyright cases over AI training.Source: US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark win in AI training lawsuit
At a time when artificial intelligence-generated songs are topping Billboard charts, creating a scary and confusing conversation for many in Nashville’s music industry, one company just off Music Row is using the technology to help artists recover money they’ve already earned. Muserk uses patented AI systems to search through billions of lines of streaming data from platforms like YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music to find royalties that songwriters and artists may not have received.
Source: How this company uses AI to recover millions in hidden music royalties
As technology and collaboration tools expand, the absence of basic intellectual property literacy limits students’ ability to innovate responsibly and protect their own creative work. Schools at all levels can address this gap by introducing age-appropriate concepts early, reinforcing them throughout secondary education, and preparing high school and college students for the practical realities of employment and commercialization.
Source: Reading, Writing and … IP
More and more, Hollywood depicts technology as a countdown to catastrophe. Google would like Hollywood to consider another possibility: What if the technological future isn’t terrifying at all? “Oftentimes, you’ve seen technology represented onscreen in a way that is intentionally making a point that may just be a bit misinformed,” said Jonathan Zepp, Google’s head of entertainment content and platforms.
Source: Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology
The European Commission is gathering feedback on challenges and options for potential future measures to support the impact of technology, including artificial intelligence, on the effective copyright protection amid market and technology developments of creative works and innovations. While the EU already benefits from a robust copyright framework, emerging challenges and market developments raise the question of whether the framework should be reinforced.
IMPEL and IMPF published a joint licensing framework for generative AI Wednesday (September 30). The two independent music publishing organizations set out seven principles they say should govern generative AI licensing. The framework’s central demand is that the song not be treated as the junior partner to the recording. One principle is non-negotiable: the song must be properly valued and, absent other salient factors, at least equally with the recording,” they said in a joint statement.
Source: Indie publishers set out seven principles for AI licensing
The US has criticised Australia’s proposal to give users the ability to opt out of social media algorithms, saying it amounts to “censorship of protected speech”. Under Australia’s draft digital duty of care laws, tech firms risk hefty fines if they fail to give users the option to turn off algorithms in a bid to protect them from harmful content. In a rare submission to the proposed laws, the US embassy in Canberra said it had “serious concerns.”
Source: US criticises Australia’s proposed algorithm opt-out laws as ‘censorship’
The European Union will propose a ban restricting kids under 15 from accessing social media, video sharing platforms such as YouTube, AI chatbots, and even online games, in the broadest-reaching proposal yet to attempt to protect kids from online predators. Companies would be required to pay a supervisory fee to fund regulators’ enforcement and continued supervision.
Source: EU Set to Propose Sweeping Ban on Social Media and More for Kids Under 15
Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI as some of the industry’s own leaders urge Congress to impose guardrails on the advancing technology. The bill would also pause advanced AI development until guidelines are implemented while creating the Department of Artificial Intelligence. Multiple employees at leading AI companies are endorsing the bill.
Source: Sen. Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence, create Dept. of AI