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Sony Music, Warner Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement in AI Training

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the AI lab of conducting a brazen campaign of illegally torrenting and scraping thousands of copyrighted musical works to train its Claude AI model. The music publishers are seeking up to $150,000 per infringed work and $25,000 for each instance of removing copyright information, potentially amounting to billions in damages.

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Sony Music, Warner Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement in AI Training

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80+ UK Stars Demand Legal Protection Against AI Voice Cloning as Scams Rise

Over 80 UK performers including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville, and Nicola Coughlan have launched Save Our Voices Now, demanding legislation to protect voice ownership. With 28% of UK adults targeted by voice-cloning scams and AI able to replicate voices in just three seconds, the campaign urges Prime Minister Andy Burnham to grant statutory rights for individuals to own their voices.

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80+ UK Stars Demand Legal Protection Against AI Voice Cloning as Scams Rise

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Stability AI Secures $76M From Sony, Universal Music & Warner to Expand Creative AI Models

Stability AI raised $76 million in Series B funding from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Electronic Arts. The round brings total funding to $232 million as the company pivots from its London origins to focus on licensed AI models for professional creatives in music, gaming and entertainment.

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Stability AI Secures $76M From Sony, Universal Music & Warner to Expand Creative AI Models

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WikiHow Sues OpenAI for Copyright Infringement Over Unauthorized AI Training on 11,000+ Articles

WikiHow filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company scraped over 11,000 copyrighted how-to articles without permission to train ChatGPT. The suit claims OpenAI's mass-scale copying threatens WikiHow's revenue by reproducing its content and depriving it of web traffic.

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WikiHow Sues OpenAI for Copyright Infringement Over Unauthorized AI Training on 11,000+ Articles

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Australia Bans AI-Generated Music From Charts After Madonna Cover Hits Top 10

The Australian Recording Industry Association has barred wholly AI-generated tracks from its official music charts starting this week. The decision follows controversy over an AI-assisted Madonna cover reaching the top ten and aligns with new global industry principles requiring music to be substantially human-made.

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Australia Bans AI-Generated Music From Charts After Madonna Cover Hits Top 10

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Japan Government Pushes AI Firms to Disclose Training Data Under New IP Protection Framework

Japan's government adopted guiding principles requiring generative AI operators to disclose training data outlines and methods. The non-binding Principles Code aims to boost AI transparency while balancing innovation with protection of intellectual property rights amid growing concerns over unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.

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Japan Government Pushes AI Firms to Disclose Training Data Under New IP Protection Framework

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Australia Eases Renewable Energy Demand for AI Data Centres After Queensland Pushback

Anthony Albanese secured a broad agreement with state leaders on developing AI data centres, but backed away from mandating renewable energy after Queensland and Northern Territory opposed the federal plan. New national legislation will set standards for AI businesses while allowing regional flexibility on power sources.

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Australia Eases Renewable Energy Demand for AI Data Centres After Queensland Pushback

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Twitch and Amazon Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over AI Training Using Streamers' Content

Connecticut streamer Warren Pandiscia filed a class-action lawsuit against Twitch and Amazon for harvesting streamers' content to train generative AI models without proper consent. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract and claims Twitch quietly rewrote its Terms of Service on August 12 to enable the practice through an opt-out mechanism.

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Twitch and Amazon Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over AI Training Using Streamers' Content

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AI Companies Face FTC Investigation for Destroying Millions of Books After Scanning

Over a dozen advocacy organizations have urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate AI companies for buying, scanning, and destroying physical books used to train large language models. The groups argue this hoard-and-destroy practice constitutes anticompetitive behavior, potentially eliminating rare works forever while creating insurmountable barriers for competing AI developers.

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AI Companies Face FTC Investigation for Destroying Millions of Books After Scanning

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Adobe Firefly Launches AI Audio Tools With Commercially Safe Licensing to Challenge Suno

Adobe released three AI audio tools within Firefly that generate music, speech, and sound effects with universal licensing. The move addresses copyright concerns that have plagued competitors like Suno, which recently lost a German court case over copyright violations.

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Adobe Firefly Launches AI Audio Tools With Commercially Safe Licensing to Challenge Suno

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MIT Study: AI-Generated Images Often Untraceable to Original Training Data Sources

MIT researchers discovered that AI-generated images from large diffusion models like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion cannot be traced to specific training data due to attribution decay. The phenomenon means removing individual artworks or entire artist portfolios from training datasets produces identical outputs, raising questions about copyright lawsuits and intellectual property claims against AI companies.

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MIT Study: AI-Generated Images Often Untraceable to Original Training Data Sources

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Round Hill Music Sues Anthropic, Suno Over Alleged Use of 500 Songs in Claude AI Training

Independent music publisher Round Hill Music filed copyright lawsuits against Anthropic and Suno in California federal court, alleging the AI companies used lyrics from at least 500 songs to train their systems. The publisher seeks damages potentially exceeding $1 billion and may add ten thousand or more compositions to the case.

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Round Hill Music Sues Anthropic, Suno Over Alleged Use of 500 Songs in Claude AI Training

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ByteDance Signs AI Copyright Deal with Hollywood After Infringement Accusations

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen copyright safeguards on the company's Seedance and Seedream AI models. The agreement follows a February cease-and-desist letter accusing ByteDance of systemic infringement after viral AI-generated videos featuring copyrighted characters sparked industry-wide alarm.

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ByteDance Signs AI Copyright Deal with Hollywood After Infringement Accusations

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Gaming Industry Makes No-AI Clauses Standard Practice as Copyright Risks and Player Backlash Mount

Anti-generative AI clauses in contracts have surged from rare to standard practice in gaming over the past year. Videogame lawyer Haley MacLean says publishers now routinely ban AI use to avoid legal liability and community backlash, as copyright infringement risks and ownership disputes create a legal minefield for developers.

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Gaming Industry Makes No-AI Clauses Standard Practice as Copyright Risks and Player Backlash Mount

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Apple Negotiates Pay-Per-Use News Deals for Siri AI After Fake News Fiasco

Apple is negotiating multiyear deals with news publishers to power Siri AI with current news, proposing a variable compensation model instead of guaranteed fees. The move comes as Apple prepares to launch its redesigned assistant later this year, but publishers remain wary after Apple Intelligence's notification summary feature spread fake news in 2024-2025.

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Apple Negotiates Pay-Per-Use News Deals for Siri AI After Fake News Fiasco

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