The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI models
stoking fears about deregulation of AI Committee on House Administration : Morelle's Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights Dennis Crouch / Patently-O : Transformative ...
Kadrey v. Meta, centered on the use of LibGen to train Llama AI models, kicks off, marking the first big legal test in the ongoing battle over AI and copyright
Tech giant faces lawsuit from US authors over use of material from shadow library LibGen — Meta will fight a group of US authors …
The UK opens a consultation on AI and copyright, aiming to offer an “opt out” exception to copyright law, forcing companies to open models to scrutiny, and more
Campaign for Protection of Rights Fights Back Jeremy Kahn / Fortune : Top AI labs aren't doing enough to ensure AI is safe, a flurry of recent datapoints suggest Find out how algorithmic tools are use...
The UK opens a consultation on AI and copyright, and aims to offer an “opt out” copyright exception, force companies to open models to scrutiny, and more
Consultation could see easier access to copyrighted works but require tech groups to be clearer on what they have used
The US Copyright Office seeks public input on AI and copyright issues, including the use of copyrighted works to train AI; written comments are due October 18
The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject.