Fired US copyright office director sues Trump administration for unconstitutional removal

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Former director of the US Copyright Office Shira Perlmutter filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday for improper termination after she was fired earlier this month. Perlmutter filed her complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that her termination was unconstitutional and cannot take effect. She further asserted that only the US Congress can remove her from her position.

Source: Fired US copyright office director sues Trump administration for unconstitutional removal

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI

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Buried in the Republican budget bill is a proposal that will radically change how artificial intelligence develops in the U.S., according to both its supporters and critics. The provision would ban states from regulating AI for the next decade. Opponents say the moratorium is so broadly written that states wouldn’t be able to enact protections for consumers affected by harmful applications of AI, like discriminatory employment tools, deepfakes, and addictive chatbots.

Source: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI

Inside Google’s plan to have Hollywood make AI look less doomsday

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For decades, Hollywood directors, including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland, have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine. Now Google—a leading developer in AI technology —wants to move the cultural conversations away from technology as seen in “The Terminator,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Ex Machina.”

Source: Inside Google’s plan to have Hollywood make AI look less doomsday

Publishers will lose out if generative AI becomes another duopoly

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Google and OpenAI want to reposition chatbots as virtual assistants. If high switching costs are successfully introduced into the AI market, that will cement the position of a small number of dominant businesses. Today’s general-purpose AI market is highly concentrated: four applications account for around 95% of the market. This combination of concentration and lock-in is hugely troubling for the media.

Source: Publishers will lose out if generative AI becomes another duopoly

Google brings a music-generating AI model to its API with Lyria RealTime

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The launch of Lyria RealTime via API comes amidst an explosion of AI-powered music apps. There’s Udio and Suno, as well as the recently debuted Riffusion — among many others. Many of these have proven to be controversial, particularly those driven by models trained on copyrighted music without permission. But Google pitches Lyria RealTime as a collaborative tool.

Source: Google brings a music-generating AI model to its API with Lyria RealTime | TechCrunch

NYC Council Set to Vote on Living Wage for Musicians Act

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The United Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) group is the driving force behind the campaign for the act. It has organized events and petitions urging the NYC council to pass this resolution, highlighting the urgent need for fair compensation in the streaming era. The act has also received support from other labor and music advocacy organizations, which reflects their broad concern over the economic precarity introduced with the advent of AI.

Source: NYC Council Set to Vote on Living Wage for Musicians Act

Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback

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Already this year, 26 laws governing various kinds of deepfakes have been enacted, following 80 in 2024 and 15 in 2023, according to the political database Ballotpedia. This month in Tennessee, sharing deepfake sexual images without permission became a felony that carries up to 15 years of prison time and as much as $10,000 in fines.

Source: Deepfake Laws Bring Prosecution and Penalties, but Also Pushback

YouTube’s Content ID payouts to rightsholders have passed $12bn

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According to YouTube’s latest ‘Copyright Transparency Report’ the company had paid out $12bn of ad revenue to rightsholders as of December 2024 from content claimed and monetised through Content ID. That is up from more than $9bn at the end of 2023, suggesting Content ID payouts of $3bn last year. Bear in mind this isn’t all for music rightsholders: Content ID is also used by film studios, games companies and other media and entertainment rightsholders.

Source: YouTube’s Content ID payouts to rightsholders have passed $12bn

CreateAI CEO: AI revolutionizing digital entertainment industry

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The revolution of artificial intelligence in digital entertainment content is a once in a life time opportunity, said Cheng Lu, president and CEO of Chinese artificial intelligence technology company CreateAI, adding that AI will reshape the industry landscape of video games and anime. “In Hollywood and Japan, top-tier studios are drowning from rising production costs, labor shortage and long development cycles,” Lu said.

Source: CreateAI CEO: AI revolutionizing digital entertainment industry

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the AI industry. “I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work,” Clegg said. “And by the way if you did it in Britain and no one else did it, you would basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”

Source: Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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