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Major publishers sue Google over alleged copyright infringement in Gemini AI training

Hachette Book Group, Cengage, Elsevier, and author Scott Turow filed a class action lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of using millions of copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI without permission. The plaintiffs allege Google repurposed content from Google Books and Google Play for AI training despite internal warnings of potential fines reaching $10 billion to $100 billion.

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Major publishers sue Google over alleged copyright infringement in Gemini AI training

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Anthropic lobbies Australia for AI copyright reform as $50bn datacentre deal sparks creator backlash

Anthropic is pushing Australia for copyright reform to train AI models on local creative works, dangling at least $50bn in datacentre investments. The proposal has split the Labor government and triggered fierce opposition from creators who call it the 'ultimate dirty deal.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the controversy this week.

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Anthropic lobbies Australia for AI copyright reform as $50bn datacentre deal sparks creator backlash

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Australia unveils sweeping AI policy requiring data centers to produce more energy than they use

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia's comprehensive approach to manage AI, establishing a new Office of AI within his department. The policy requires large data centers to become net energy generators and mandates that AI companies secure agreements with local artists before using their content. Australia positions itself as the first nation to coordinate AI's economic, social, security and environmental impacts under a single framework.

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Australia unveils sweeping AI policy requiring data centers to produce more energy than they use

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OpenAI accused of hiding evidence and lying to court in landmark copyright lawsuit with NYT

The New York Times and 16 other publishers are asking a federal judge to sanction OpenAI for allegedly concealing evidence in their copyright infringement case. Court filings claim OpenAI lied for two years about its ability to search training data and ChatGPT logs, while secretly maintaining a database of 78 million conversations that could prove the AI company used copyrighted journalism without permission.

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OpenAI accused of hiding evidence and lying to court in landmark copyright lawsuit with NYT

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Preity Zinta secures court order against AI deepfakes violating personality rights

The Bombay High Court ordered Google, X, and Meta to remove AI deepfakes and morphed content featuring Preity Zinta within 72 hours. Justice Madhav Jamdar ruled that approximately 275 websites violated her personality rights, publicity rights, and moral rights under the Copyright Act, 1957. The court emphasized that these rights stem from constitutional guarantees under Article 19 and Article 21.

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Preity Zinta secures court order against AI deepfakes violating personality rights

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Aniplex opens door to AI in anime while 88.6% of creators say tech threatens their livelihoods

Aniplex, the powerhouse behind Demon Slayer and Solo Leveling, signals openness to AI tools in anime production. President Shu Nishimoto says the company will consider generative AI if it benefits creators, reversing earlier commitments to hand-drawn work. The shift comes as 88.6% of Japanese creators report the technology threatens their income and WIT Studio faces backlash for AI-generated backgrounds.

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Aniplex opens door to AI in anime while 88.6% of creators say tech threatens their livelihoods

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Nigeria launches probe into Meta, Alphabet, and X over unauthorized news content use and AI training

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the country's competition regulator to investigate major tech firms over alleged anti-competitive practices and unauthorized use of news content. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will examine complaints against Meta, Alphabet, X, and generative AI platforms, focusing on how journalistic material is used to train AI models without compensation.

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Nigeria launches probe into Meta, Alphabet, and X over unauthorized news content use and AI training

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Anthropic seeks $15 billion Australian data centres deal ahead of trillion-dollar IPO

US AI startup Anthropic is racing to secure 1.4 gigawatts of Australian data centre capacity in a project valued at up to $15 billion. The company aims to make Australia its second home for training its Claude AI model, with initial capacity targeted by late 2027. Anthropic is simultaneously negotiating a copyright deal with the Australian government to enable legal AI model training.

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Anthropic seeks $15 billion Australian data centres deal ahead of trillion-dollar IPO

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India drafts new AI law to tackle deepfakes, accountability gaps, and copyright issues

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is developing a dedicated legal framework to address AI-related challenges including deepfakes, accountability gaps, and copyright issues. The government recognizes that existing laws, designed for human behavior, cannot adequately handle AI-specific problems like algorithmic bias, black box systems, and identity theft through cloned voices.

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India drafts new AI law to tackle deepfakes, accountability gaps, and copyright issues

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Midjourney pushes Hollywood studios to reveal internal AI practices in copyright battle

Midjourney is asking a federal judge to force Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose their internal AI usage as part of its defense against copyright infringement claims. The AI image generator argues the studios may be doing exactly what they're suing Midjourney for—training AI models on unlicensed copyrighted content behind closed doors.

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Midjourney pushes Hollywood studios to reveal internal AI practices in copyright battle

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Weird Al Yankovic Rejects Lucrative AI Ad, Refuses to Be 'Poster Boy for AI'

Parody legend Weird Al Yankovic turned down a substantial payment to star in an AI advertisement, citing his opposition to the technology. The 66-year-old musician pulled out just a week before filming when he discovered the commercial was for AI, not general business software. His decision highlights a stark contrast between his career-long respect for artist permissions and the tech industry's controversial approach to copyright.

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Weird Al Yankovic Rejects Lucrative AI Ad, Refuses to Be 'Poster Boy for AI'

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Cloudflare Sets September Deadline for AI Crawlers to Pay Publishers or Face Default Blocks

Cloudflare announced it will block mixed-use web crawlers from ad-supported pages starting September 15, 2026, unless site owners opt in. The new policy targets Google, Microsoft, and Apple's multipurpose bots that blend search indexing with AI training. Publishers will now get paid when their content appears in AI answers through partnerships with Ceramic.ai and You.com.

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Cloudflare Sets September Deadline for AI Crawlers to Pay Publishers or Face Default Blocks

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Australian Musicians Demand PM Albanese Reject $50bn AI Copyright Deal Threatening Creative Work

Australian creative industries are sounding the alarm over a government proposal that could allow AI companies to mine copyrighted work without permission. In exchange for over $50bn in datacenter investments and a $350m artist compensation fund, tech giants are seeking exemptions from copyright laws. Musicians including Bernard Fanning, Jessica Mauboy, and members of Spiderbait are urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to protect artists' rights.

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Australian Musicians Demand PM Albanese Reject $50bn AI Copyright Deal Threatening Creative Work

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US Supreme Court blocks Trump from removing copyright official who flagged AI training concerns

The US Supreme Court denied Trump's request to fire Shira Perlmutter, the government's top copyright official, keeping her in place while her legal challenge proceeds. Perlmutter was terminated a day after her office released a report finding that tech firms' unauthorized uses of copyrighted works to train generative AI systems may be unlawful. The case centers on whether Trump lacked the authority to remove an official from the legislative branch.

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US Supreme Court blocks Trump from removing copyright official who flagged AI training concerns

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Gaming industry splits as Dragon Age creator condemns generative AI while Epic CEO champions it

David Gaider, co-creator of Dragon Age, has condemned generative AI as a 'virulent plague' in game development, calling it terrible at iteration and producing soulless results. Meanwhile, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney promotes AI as a solution for faster content production. The stark divide reveals deep tensions over ethical concerns of AI, job displacement, and artistic integrity in gaming.

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Gaming industry splits as Dragon Age creator condemns generative AI while Epic CEO champions it

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