TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. In Japan, where the concept of fair use isn’t recognized, there’s arguably less cause for confusion.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2025

This case has a clear piracy angle, as Meta used libraries of pirated books as training material. Meta admitted the use of these unofficial sources early on. At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 13, 2022

Can internet service providers necessarily be compelled to unmask anonymous copyright infringers? In re DMCA § 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter, Inc., 20-80214 (N.D.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

The study concludes with recommendations on how to ensure a check on copyright infringement, with a focus on a few popular social media networking apps, like Facebook and YouTube. INTRODUCTION Social media networking sites have grown significantly in the last few years, enabling users to exchange information with just a single click.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Broadly, however, they insist that they did not commit any type of copyright infringement, something they expand upon in a shortlist of affirmative defenses, i.e Affirmative Defense – Fair Use. The doctrine of fair use bars the relief sought by Plaintiff,” the response adds.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Triller initially alleged two types of copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), conversion, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. According to Triller, the “stolen” clip used in the H3 episode contained a piece of information that undermines the defendants’ case.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2023

Authors Sue OpenAI According to several authors, large language model training sets shouldn’t be permitted to use every piece of text they come across online. In their lawsuit filed in June , book authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad accused OpenAI of direct and vicarious copyright infringement, among other things.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

1: Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Watch Tower, is pushing ahead with a copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTuber “Kevin McFree” (not his real name) in hopes of revealing the YouTuber’s real name. Watch Tower: So What?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Depending on opinion, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, either doesn’t like criticism, dislikes copyright infringement, or hates both. ” Fair Use Considerations. Overall then, the first factor weighs in favor of fair use.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. This alleged unauthorized use remains ongoing, the newspapers claim, and it will likely continue in the future. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. This alleged unauthorized use remains ongoing, the newspapers claim, and it will likely continue in the future. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

According to Getty Images, Stability copied Getty’s photographs with associated text and metadata to train its Stable Diffusion model, which uses AI to generate computer-synthesized images in response to text prompts. Getty Images generates revenue by licensing the right to use its assets to businesses and consumers.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. These are the basic facts underlying this lawsuit.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Akshat Agrawal on a recent order that raised questions on the extent / limitations of the exemptions and limitations to Indian copyright law. You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2025

The IPKat recently covered (see here ) the decision of the Delaware District Court (the Court) in Reuters v ROSS (Case 1:20-cv-00613, ECF 770), in which it held that a fair use defence was unsuccessful on a summary judgment motion for copyright infringement. However, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. The Court of Appeal unanimously held that the scope and content of the fair dealing defence should include works of criticism.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Tech Companies & Pirate Libraries In the United States, explicit copyright exceptions for AI learning are non-existent.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Internet Archive, our fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami explains the implication of the decision on fair use. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. The NEL was held to be a derivative work, and the Archive’s lending practices violative of copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Fitzpatrick’s videos includes reviews of manga and anime offerings and often makes use of the source material but in a limited capacity. According to Fitzpatrick, he ensures that himself and those that work for him follow both YouTube’s fair use policy and the various countries that they operate in.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original. While this alone is not sufficient to give rise to a claim for copyright infringement, Dorland and the protagonist do express similar sentiments.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Canada’s largest media companies, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia, CBC, and Canadian Press, came together last week to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. Much like Bill C-18, it would not surprise if coverage of the case sided with Canadian media companies.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

“In 2021, Reddit permanently suspended 2,813 users and banned 2,625 subreddits for excessive copyright infringement,” the company writes. When they do address copyright issues they must meet the requirements of copyright law and include specified information. under the doctrine of fair use.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As a result, as media evolves to emphasize consumer choice, increased emphasis is being paid to the “viewer” component and the rights that viewers or users may claim to modify copyrighted information. THE DOCTRINE OF FAIR USE. the effect of the use on the copyrighted work’s potential market for or value.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2022

For comparison, during the whole of 2021, rightsholders reported 665,898 pieces of content, and a year earlier, only 517,054 were flagged as copyright-infringing. Other, less common rejection reasons, include a lack of copyright infringement and fair use. Subreddit and Use Bans.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Now, one obvious question that arises from the copyright infringement perspective is this- once the text is converted into tokens, given a token ID, abstracted into numeric representations being vectors and word embeddings- Is any expression, which the copyright ostensibly seeks to protect, left in the work? However, Prof.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2022

The court says the Dubtown video wasn’t copyright infringing because of fair use: Purpose/Character of Use. ” The videos were transformative, even if parts of precedent material were used verbatim. .” However, McFree made transformative uses. McFree sought to quash the subpoena.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. Reasonable people can and do disagree about what is and is not fair use.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

on text data mining and its interpretation as an exception to allegations of copyright infringement, SpicyIP Fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami highlights the key findings of the Court and explores the probable lessons for Indian policymakers in harmonizing copyright with AI and innovation.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Typically, tattoo aftercare instructions include strictly hygienic recommendations, but tattoo artist Kat Von D might have a unique suggestion: prepare to be an exhibit in a copyright infringement lawsuit. for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2025

Copyright and Design Law Alessandro Cerri detailed a decision by a Delaware court where the fair use defense was successfully applied in a copyright infringement case. Rose Hughes reported on a CJEU ruling that clarifies the rules for determining jurisdiction in cases of design infringement.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 30, 2023

Authors Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement This week, authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT’s parent company of copyright infringement and violating the DMCA, among other things. This information must have come from somewhere.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Filed in May, the complaint alleged two types of copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), conversion, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. According to them, that’s not infringement. Fair Use Defenses. and 10 ‘Doe’ defendants.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

This information becomes more and more valuable as time passes by. Lawsuit and Appeal Internet Archive believes that its approach falls under fair use but publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House disagree. IA has plenty of other archive projects too.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2025

Is Training of GenAI Models Fair Use? We Might Know Soon The 3rd issue framed by the Court will deal with the question of fair use, wherein the question is whether using the plaintiff’s data or copyrighted content constitutes fair use under Section 52 of the Copyright Act.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 7, 2025

Image from here There is a certain hypocrisy in arguing that training models on the publics data is fair use but then seeking to prevent others from doing the same thing. Various Suits have been filed against these companies, arguing that the training process violates copyright protection. ( USA , Germany , Canada ).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

The dataset also disappeared from the website of AI company Huggingface, citing reported copyright infringement , while others considered their options. While the use of Books3 is not contested by Meta, the question remains whether the company was in the wrong when it did so. 107,” Meta notes. . 107,” Meta notes.

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