Somehow missed this in the news: Australia has denied AI companies the copyright loophole they requested!
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Somehow missed this in the news: Australia has denied AI companies the copyright loophole they requested!
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
to begin this, you would need to know who the copyright owner is. for the vast majority of works for which a copyright owner was once registered, the first copyright owner is no longer the copyright owner. for the vast majority of works total, there is no registered owner of the copyright.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
to begin this, you would need to know who the copyright owner is. for the vast majority of works for which a copyright owner was once registered, the first copyright owner is no longer the copyright owner. for the vast majority of works total, there is no registered owner of the copyright.
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages
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Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages | TechCrunch
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages
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Automated DMCA and copyright bots have done more damage to "protecting" copyright than anyone who has pirated literally anything on Earth
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Automated DMCA and copyright bots have done more damage to "protecting" copyright than anyone who has pirated literally anything on Earth
so much for the "opposing genAI 'art' is siding with disney and copyright!!" argument huh
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
so much for the "opposing genAI 'art' is siding with disney and copyright!!" argument huh
these polaroids, which i believe to be out of copyright, are part of my training set for my own model. i do not know that there is any person on earth who knows their copyright status. i do not know that it is possible to discover what their copyright status is using any procedure known to man.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
these polaroids, which i believe to be out of copyright, are part of my training set for my own model. i do not know that there is any person on earth who knows their copyright status. i do not know that it is possible to discover what their copyright status is using any procedure known to man.
The illustration comes from the article: authorsalliance.substack.com/p/copyright-...
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The illustration comes from the article: authorsalliance.substack.com/p/copyright-...
OpenAI's "guardrails" for copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book. OpenAI will never stop Sora from doing copyright infringement because the AI generator was built with stolen content. www.404media.co/openai-cant-...
OpenAI Can’t Fix Sora’s Copyright Infringement Problem Because It Was Built With Stolen Content
OpenAI’s guardrails against copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
OpenAI's "guardrails" for copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book. OpenAI will never stop Sora from doing copyright infringement because the AI generator was built with stolen content. www.404media.co/openai-cant-...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on popular songs without permission
A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from top-selling musicians to train its language models in what creative industry advocates described as a landmark European ruling.
The Munich regional court sided in favour of Germany’s music rights society GEMA, which said ChatGPT had harvested protected lyrics by popular artists to “learn” from them. Continue reading...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules
Torrens title for copyright would be a good idea
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Torrens title for copyright would be a good idea
the idea of changing the law is so dead in america that the idea that something might be banned by statute rather than by arguing that it is already banned (in terms of water use, in terms of copyright) seems completely alien
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
the idea of changing the law is so dead in america that the idea that something might be banned by statute rather than by arguing that it is already banned (in terms of water use, in terms of copyright) seems completely alien
"Without copyright, how do you expect small artists to make money when someones steals their ideas?"
Universal basic income.
Next question.
Universal basic income.
Next question.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Without copyright, how do you expect small artists to make money when someones steals their ideas?"
Universal basic income.
Next question.
Universal basic income.
Next question.
OpenAI’s guardrails against copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book.
OpenAI Can’t Fix Sora’s Copyright Infringement Problem Because It Was Built With Stolen Content
OpenAI’s guardrails against copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
OpenAI’s guardrails against copyright infringement are falling for the oldest trick in the book.
Ending on the copyright 🤌🏻💋
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Ending on the copyright 🤌🏻💋
And this little freakazoid, Opabinia, was so bizarre that when the scientist showed it to an audience, they cracked up.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
And this little freakazoid, Opabinia, was so bizarre that when the scientist showed it to an audience, they cracked up.
Amazing when a court rules from actual copyright law, and not pretend like it's their responsibility to maintain the well being of the billion dollar money pit
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Amazing when a court rules from actual copyright law, and not pretend like it's their responsibility to maintain the well being of the billion dollar money pit
well that solves the copyright issues around spider-man pregnant elsa crocodile truck
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
well that solves the copyright issues around spider-man pregnant elsa crocodile truck
#oilpainting #art #fineart #landscape #bluebell @bsky.art
20x16 oil on canvas
Blue Bells
copyright Rob Cathcart
20x16 oil on canvas
Blue Bells
copyright Rob Cathcart
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
#oilpainting #art #fineart #landscape #bluebell @bsky.art
20x16 oil on canvas
Blue Bells
copyright Rob Cathcart
20x16 oil on canvas
Blue Bells
copyright Rob Cathcart
German court finds Open AI infringed copyright by using song lyrics for LLM training. (This news via @publisherslunch.bsky.social , which notes that this is the first court case to end in an infringement ruling against Open AI) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
German court finds Open AI infringed copyright by using song lyrics for LLM training. (This news via @publisherslunch.bsky.social , which notes that this is the first court case to end in an infringement ruling against Open AI) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
this is peak German directness about AI and copyright. beautiful summary
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is peak German directness about AI and copyright. beautiful summary
Nitrate is quite fragile but photo paper is more durable. In some cases, the only surviving copies of early films are from these paper copyright prints.
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Nitrate is quite fragile but photo paper is more durable. In some cases, the only surviving copies of early films are from these paper copyright prints.
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages | TechCrunch
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
To be fair, he is being held back by the power of copyright 😔
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To be fair, he is being held back by the power of copyright 😔