Tag: Lawsuits
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Slashdot: Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Midjourney For Copyright Infringement
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.…
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The Register: Asahi, Nikkei sue AI search outfit Perplexity for copyright infringement
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:…
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Slashdot: Japanese Media Groups Sue AI Search Engine Perplexity Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/26/0553200/japanese-media-groups-sue-ai-search-engine-perplexity-over-alleged-copyright-infringement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Japanese Media Groups Sue AI Search Engine Perplexity Over Alleged Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Two major Japanese media groups are suing the AI search engine Perplexity for alleged copyright infringement, reflecting a growing trend among news publishers globally to take legal action against…
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Slashdot: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0550252/male-oriented-app-teaonher-also-had-security-flaws-that-could-leak-mens-drivers-license-photos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Male-Oriented App ‘TeaOnHer’ Also Had Security Flaws That Could Leak Men’s Driver’s License Photos Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses data breaches and security flaws in two dating-advice apps, focusing on the implications of such incidents for user privacy and corporate liability. These issues…
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Slashdot: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/17/1548245/judge-allows-nationwide-class-action-against-anthropic-over-alleged-piracy-of-7-million-books-for-ai-training?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Judge Allows Nationwide Class Action Against Anthropic Over Alleged Piracy of 7 Million Books For AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A federal judge in California has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, allowing authors to represent all U.S. writers potentially affected by the company’s…
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Slashdot: German Court Rules Meta Tracking Tech Violates EU Privacy Laws
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/10/2056216/german-court-rules-meta-tracking-tech-violates-eu-privacy-laws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: German Court Rules Meta Tracking Tech Violates EU Privacy Laws Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent ruling by the Regional Court of Leipzig in Germany requires Meta to pay $5,900 to a Facebook user for data privacy violations linked to its tracking technologies. This decision…
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Slashdot: Microsoft Sued By Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
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…
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Slashdot: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/2230206/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-of-the-first-harry-potter-book?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta’s Llama 3.1 Can Recall 42% of the First Harry Potter Book Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant findings from a research study that highlights the memorization capabilities of Llama 3.1 70B, an AI model from Meta. It raises concerns about potential legal…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/11/disney-universal-midjourney/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement This is a big one. It’s very easy to demonstrate that Midjourney will output images of copyright protected characters (like Darth Vader or Yoda) based…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/30/ai-and-jobs-with-natasha-zouves/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Talking AI and jobs with Natasha Zouves for News Nation Feedly Summary: I was interviewed by News Nation’s Natasha Zouves about the very complicated topic of how we should think about AI in terms of threatening our jobs and careers. I previously talked with Natasha two years…