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Sony AI trains tool on Studio Ghibli films to fight AI slop and protect copyright

Sony's AI division has developed Protective AI, a new tool trained on Studio Ghibli movies to prevent unauthorized AI-generated content. The system aims to block copyright-infringing images and videos while creating pathways to compensate original creators, though the technology remains in research and development stages.

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Sony AI trains tool on Studio Ghibli films to fight AI slop and protect copyright

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UK Government Plans AI Content Labelling Requirements to Combat Deepfakes and Disinformation

Britain is considering mandatory labelling for AI-generated content as part of broader copyright reforms aimed at protecting consumers from deepfakes while balancing creative industries' rights with AI innovation. Technology minister Liz Kendall announced the government has abandoned its previous approach after extensive stakeholder consultation.

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UK Government Plans AI Content Labelling Requirements to Combat Deepfakes and Disinformation

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Hollywood reframes AI as infrastructure while studios navigate creative boundaries and job concerns

Major studios like Netflix and Amazon are actively integrating AI into filmmaking workflows, from post-production to viewer experiences. While Steven Spielberg and other creatives resist AI replacing human artists, the entertainment industry is shifting from resistance to selective adoption, raising questions about copyright concerns, job displacement, and the future of storytelling.

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Hollywood reframes AI as infrastructure while studios navigate creative boundaries and job concerns

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for massive copyright infringement over ChatGPT training

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company scraped nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles without permission to train its large language models. The publishers claim ChatGPT generates verbatim reproductions of their content, cannibalizes web traffic, and falsely attributes AI-generated hallucinations to Britannica, threatening the public's access to trustworthy information.

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for massive copyright infringement over ChatGPT training

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ByteDance pauses Seedance 2.0 global launch after Hollywood studios pressure over copyright issues

ByteDance has suspended the global rollout of Seedance 2.0 following intense backlash from Hollywood studios over copyright infringement. The AI video generator, which launched in China in February, sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney, Paramount Skydance, and condemnation from SAG-AFTRA after viral videos featuring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt raised concerns about unauthorized use of intellectual property and actors' likenesses.

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ByteDance pauses Seedance 2.0 global launch after Hollywood studios pressure over copyright issues

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Arc Raiders replaces AI voice lines with professional actors after player backlash

Embark Studios has re-recorded AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with professional human actors following player criticism. CEO Patrick Söderlund acknowledged a clear quality difference, stating that real actors deliver superior performance. Despite the game's success with nearly 500,000 peak players on Steam, the studio is responding to concerns about immersion while maintaining AI as a production tool for testing.

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Arc Raiders replaces AI voice lines with professional actors after player backlash

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Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over metadata used in AI training

Nielsen's Gracenote filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the company used its proprietary entertainment metadata without permission to train ChatGPT. The case marks a new frontier in AI copyright cases, targeting not just the data itself but the relational framework that connects it. Gracenote claims OpenAI rebuffed licensing attempts despite the company's willingness to work with AI firms.

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Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over metadata used in AI training

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EU Parliament pushes for stricter AI copyright protections amid industry divide

The EU Parliament adopted recommendations for new EU rules to protect copyrighted work from AI training, proposing a European register listing all copyrighted materials used by AI models. The non-binding report calls for fair compensation for creators and transparency requirements, but tech lobby groups warn it could harm Europe's digital competitiveness.

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EU Parliament pushes for stricter AI copyright protections amid industry divide

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AI actor Tilly Norwood releases music video that critics call the worst song ever heard

Particle6's AI-generated character Tilly Norwood has released a music video titled Take the Lead, and the reception has been brutal. Critics are calling it the worst song they've ever heard, with lyrics defending AI's role in entertainment while the video struggles to gain traction—just 4,000 views in four hours. The release intensifies debates about AI in entertainment and whether AI creations can replace human creative workers.

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AI actor Tilly Norwood releases music video that critics call the worst song ever heard

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Meta claims BitTorrent piracy is fair use for AI training in bold legal defense

Meta is defending its use of pirated books to train Llama AI models by arguing that uploading copyrighted content via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use. The company faces a class-action lawsuit from authors including Sarah Silverman and Richard Kadrey, who claim Meta downloaded and distributed their works without permission. A California court's decision could reshape how AI companies legally source training data.

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Meta claims BitTorrent piracy is fair use for AI training in bold legal defense

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10,000 Authors Publish Empty Book to Protest AI Companies Using Their Work Without Permission

Around 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory, and Richard Osman have published Don't Steal This Book, containing only their names, to protest AI firms training on copyrighted material without permission or payment. The empty book protest arrives at the London Book Fair as the UK government prepares its assessment on proposed copyright law changes that could legalize AI companies using creative work under an opt-out system.

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10,000 Authors Publish Empty Book to Protest AI Companies Using Their Work Without Permission

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UK government delays AI copyright rules as House of Lords backs licensing-first approach

A House of Lords committee has urged the UK government to abandon plans allowing AI companies to freely use copyrighted material and instead adopt a licensing-first regime. The call comes as Britain's £146bn creative industries face what peers describe as a 'clear and present danger' from generative AI, with passage of controversial AI copyright rules now delayed amid fierce opposition from artists, musicians, and creators.

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UK government delays AI copyright rules as House of Lords backs licensing-first approach

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My Music My Choice tool poisons songs to prevent AI voice cloning and deepfake songs

Researchers at Binghamton University and Cauth AI developed My Music My Choice, a digital safeguard that adds imperceptible changes to a song's waveform. The invisible audio technique lets artists protect their recordings before release—tracks sound normal to fans but become unusable when fed into AI voice cloning systems. Tested on 150 tracks, the tool addresses the surge of deepfake songs and copyright infringement that flooded platforms in 2025.

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My Music My Choice tool poisons songs to prevent AI voice cloning and deepfake songs

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Grammarly faces class action lawsuit as journalist challenges identity-stealing AI feature

Award-winning journalist Julia Angwin filed a class action lawsuit against Grammarly over its Expert Review tool, which used names and identities of hundreds of writers without consent to generate AI feedback. Superhuman, Grammarly's parent company, disabled the feature amid significant backlash, acknowledging it missed the mark on giving experts control over their representation.

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Grammarly faces class action lawsuit as journalist challenges identity-stealing AI feature

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Charlie Puth joins AI music platform Moises as chief music officer to guide creative direction

Grammy-nominated singer Charlie Puth has been appointed chief music officer at Moises, an AI music technology company with 70 million users worldwide. Puth will guide the platform's creative and product direction as the music industry navigates the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and human creativity.

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Charlie Puth joins AI music platform Moises as chief music officer to guide creative direction

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