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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

In common with the vast majority of large companies based in the US, Reddit has to follow the requirements of the DMCA which means that when it receives a valid copyright notice, it must comply by taking the identified content down. “In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content.

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Why Reddit Declined to Remove 173,280 Pieces of Content

Plagiarism Today

While that rate is typical among hosts of its type, that still leaves some 173,280 pieces of content that were reported as copyright infringing but were not removed. For new DMCA filers, this information could be a boon to help spot common pitfalls. Problems with the Notice. Source: Reddit Transparency Report.

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How Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe 1 v. GitHub (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

What does all that mean for companies looking to develop generative AI, and the online sources of their training data that might be looking to stop them? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ We can infer from this opinion that treatment of Copyright Management Information (“CMI”) will be tricky for generative AI developers. But not so, says the court.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.

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Movie Companies Want VPNs to Log User Data and Disconnect Pirates

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Logging Repeat Infringers?

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How South Africa Handles Notice and Takedown

Plagiarism Today

The European Union, for example, has a notice-and-takedown system as part of its Electronic Commerce Directive , which was adopted in 2000. India has their own process, implemented through the Information Technology Act of 2000. Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf.

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Court Allows Three of Plaintiffs’ Claims to Survive Motion to Dismiss in Lawsuit That Could Significantly Impact the World of Generative AI

LexBlog IP

If any of these cases challenging the use of copyright-protected works in generative AI outputs or in developing generative AI models is successful, it could have significant implications for the future of generative AI, which relies on large and diverse datasets in order to provide accurate and unbiased results.