This Week in AI: Midjourney bets it can beat the copyright police

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. Last week, Midjourney, the AI startup building image (and soon … Read more

Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints

Each method is weaponized—almost always against women—to degrade, harass, or cause shame, among other harms. Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s e-safety commissioner, says her office is starting to see more deepfakes reported to its image-based abuse complaints scheme, alongside other AI-generated content, such as “synthetic” child sexual abuse and children using apps to create sexualized videos … Read more

Amazon slams back at copyright lawsuit and AI abuse

Amazon responds to claims of copyright infringement and AI abuse concerning remake of Road House Amazon slams back at copyright lawsuit and AI abuse Amazon Studios has strongly rebutted copyright claims made by R. Lance Hill and deemed them false. Road House’s original writer R. Lance Hill sparked speculation when he filed a lawsuit against … Read more

Amazon’s Road House reboot is accused of copyright infringement — and AI voice cloning

The screenwriter of the 1989 action film Road House is suing MGM Studios and its owner Amazon Studios, accusing them of copyright infringement over the upcoming Road House remake, report the Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in the U.S. Central District Court in Los Angeles, also alleges that … Read more

U.S. court dismisses most claims against OpenAI in copyright class action

A U.S. federal court has partially dismissed a class action lawsuit accusing OpenAI of infringing on copyright by training its AI chatbot on authors’ work. This doesn’t mean ChatGPT’s developer is in the clear, though. Brought by authors Paul Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey, the lawsuit specifically accuses OpenAI of direct copyright … Read more

Kanye West Accused of ‘Copyright Infringement’ By Donna Summer’s Estate

Rapper Kanye West is already causing commotion with the release of his highly anticipated album, “Vultures.” Not long after getting slammed online by rock music icon Ozzy Osbourne for sampling a live version of his band’s song “War Pigs” without permission, West is being called out again for using a song without approval. The estate … Read more

Taylor Swift songs removed from TikTok after UMG spat

Taylor Swift performs onstage at Lumen Field in Seattle on July 22, 2023. Mat Hayward/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Songs from artists signed to Universal Music Group have started disappearing from TikTok after the two sides failed to agree a new deal over content licensing, sparking a public spat. Music by artists … Read more

‘Palworld’ Pokémon Modder Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach

It’s a beautiful day in ToastedShoes’ version of Palworld, where the YouTuber is currently hunting creatures on “Legal Island.” He creeps through the grass and makes a delighted discovery: “Look at that!” he yells. “It’s my favorite legally distinct pocket-sized creature—Electric Yellow Rat.” Indeed, that is exactly what it is, and nothing more. Definitely not … Read more

Gamers flock to Palworld’s ‘Pokémon with guns’ despite copyright qualms

When Palworld made its inauspicious debut in a teaser a year or so back, few thought this strange, blatant Pokémon ripoff would be anything but a quickly forgotten oddity. But after its Early Access release last week, the game has broken records and sold millions — reflecting the pent-up demand for a truly modern Pokémon-type … Read more

Ice Spice Facing “In Ha Mood” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Ice Spice is being sued by two musicians who claim that she copied one of their songs for the Like..? EP’s “In Ha Mood.” In the lawsuit, obtained by Pitchfork, Duval “D.Chamberz” Chamberlain and Kenley “Kass the Producer” Carmenate claim that Ice Spice took from their track “In That Mood,” which they released on D.Chamberz’s … Read more