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  • The Register: Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/anthropic_settles_author_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: Anthropic to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose work it knowingly pirated Feedly Summary: Expect more ‘slush funds’ of this sort, analyst tells El Reg AI upstart Anthropic has agreed to create a $1.5 billion fund it will use to compensate authors whose works it used…

  • Wired: Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-settlement-lawsuit-copyright/ Source: Wired Title: Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement Feedly Summary: Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. AI Summary and…

  • Slashdot: Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Midjourney For Copyright Infringement

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/04/2236226/warner-bros-discovery-sues-midjourney-for-copyright-infringement Source: Slashdot Title: Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Midjourney For Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Warner Bros. Discovery has raised significant legal concerns by filing a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging that the AI image generator is unlawfully using its intellectual property to create images of iconic characters.…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic Settles Major AI Copyright Suit Brought by Authors

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/26/1848219/anthropic-settles-major-ai-copyright-suit-brought-by-authors?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Settles Major AI Copyright Suit Brought by Authors Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a settlement reached between Anthropic and a group of authors in a copyright class action lawsuit, underscoring the legal complexities surrounding AI development, particularly in relation to copyright issues.…

  • The Register: Asahi, Nikkei sue AI search outfit Perplexity for copyright infringement

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/perplexity_asahi_nikkei_lawsuits/ Source: The Register Title: Asahi, Nikkei sue AI search outfit Perplexity for copyright infringement Feedly Summary: Tokyo filing adds to mounting actions against startup AI search outfit Perplexity has been hit with yet another copyright lawsuit, this time courtesy of Japan’s Nikkei and Asahi media companies.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • The Register: More trouble for authors as Meta wins Llama drama AI scraping case

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/meta_llama_author_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: More trouble for authors as Meta wins Llama drama AI scraping case Feedly Summary: Authors are having a hard time protecting their works from the maws of the LLM makers Californian courts have not been kind to authors this week, with a second ruling going against an unlucky…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Sued By Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/2137220/microsoft-sued-by-authors-over-use-of-books-in-ai-training?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Sued By Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses a lawsuit against Microsoft regarding the unauthorized use of authors’ books to train its Megatron AI model. This case highlights significant legal and ethical issues surrounding AI…

  • The Register: LLMs can hoover up data from books, judge rules

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/anthropic_book_llm_training_ok/ Source: The Register Title: LLMs can hoover up data from books, judge rules Feedly Summary: Anthropic scores a qualified victory in fair use case, but got slapped for using over 7 million pirated copies One of the most tech-savvy judges in the US has ruled that Anthropic is within its rights to…

  • Slashdot: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/2022200/bbc-threatens-legal-action-against-perplexity-ai-over-content-scraping?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: BBC Threatens Legal Action Against Perplexity AI Over Content Scraping Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC is taking legal action against Perplexity AI for allegedly using its content without permission to train AI models. This situation highlights the ongoing tensions between AI technology development and…

  • Slashdot: Disney, NBCU Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/1533241/disney-nbcu-sue-ai-image-generator-midjourney-over-copyright-infringement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Disney, NBCU Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Disney and NBCUniversal have initiated a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI image generator Midjourney for allegedly using copyrighted materials without permission. This case highlights the tensions between AI-generated content…