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Training AI Using ‘Pirated’ Content Can Be Fair Use, Law Professors Argue

TorrentFreak

In the race to build the most capable LLMs, several tech companies have sourced copyrighted content for use as training data, without obtaining permission from content owners. Many of those companies are now being sued for alleged copyright infringement. Meta’s motion relied heavily on a fair use defense.

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Jury Finds ‘Destiny 2’ Cheat Seller Liable For Copyright Infringement in Landmark Lawsuit

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In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked substance because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available, AimJunkies said. history where a cheat seller was found liable for copyright infringement. This is the first trial in U.S.

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“Volitional Conduct” Doctrine Helps DistroKid Defeat Copyright Infringement Claim–White v. DistroKid

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DistroKid defends against the direct copyright infringement claim using the volitional conduct argument. However, direct copyright infringement is strict liability, so the volitional conduct provides an important “fast lane” to survive cases that otherwise look dangerous to defendants. Case Citation : White v.

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More Authors Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement

IP Watchdog

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a number of Tony, Grammy and Peabody award winners are the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement based on the way it trains its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. In July, comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey brought a similar suit against OpenAI.

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Telegram Removes Z-Library Posts ‘Due to Copyright Infringement’

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Illegal Activities However, like any technology, Telegram has its dark side. Although copyright infringement wasn’t cited as a reason for the arrest, Telegram has attracted criticism from rightsholders in the past. Telegram can also be an excellent medium to broadcast messages to a wider audience.

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Copyright Infringement? Jury to Decide Over Landmark Destiny 2 ‘Cheating’ Suit

TorrentFreak

Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. In July, the game company submitted motions for summary judgment to resolve the copyright infringement dispute before trial. Instead, a jury would have to decide.

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‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’

TorrentFreak

Other countries, however, have fewer reservations , which could give foreign companies a technological edge. A class-action lawsuit filed by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden is one such copyright infringement case. To date, however, it’s mostly the major U.S.

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