UK lawmakers seek more transparency in AI models
As AI adoption soars, lawmakers are working on rules that push for greater transparency in how firms train their AI models to curb copyright issues stemming from the use of the tech.
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UK House of Lords calls for more action from government on AI copyright, competition oversight
The chair of the Communications and Digital Select Committee in the House of Lords asked the U.K. government to “go beyond its current position” on copyright infringement and market competition in AI.
Hollywood Union deal requires consent and approval for AI voice use
As AI gains momentum in the entertainment industry, artists have struck a deal with record labels to protect their rights, in addition to calling for better benefits and higher wages.
US copyright laws sufficient to handle NFT IP violations
U.S. copyright and trademark watchdogs noted that most NFT creators are unaware of their IP obligations, but they dismissed the need to formulate new laws.
Kazakhstan-based firm explores blockchain for IP protection
Future NFT Technology Limited established its copyright protection platform in 2023 and, since then, received hundreds of copyright registrations in under 60 days.
Google Lumiere text-to-video generator is powered by AI
Google's researchers trained the AI text-to-video generator with nearly 40 million text and video captions, but the exact sources for the data sets are unknown.
BSV after COPA: Joshua Henslee shares his thoughts
Regardless of the outcome of the COPA v. Wright trial, Joshua Henslee believes BSV will live on, telling TODO Bitcoin that the counterculture nowadays cares less about patents, cases, and lawsuits.
Japan AI, blockchain experts set up committee to solve copyright issues
Anime Chain Preparatory Committee is building an AI model with opt-in training data for anime creators to use without the hassle of dealing with copyright claims.
OpenAI wants to license CNN, FOX, Time news content
OpenAI is seeking a long-term partnership with CNN, FOX, and the Time to integrate their news content into ChatGPT's training, aiming to improve its accuracy while reducing copyright infringement cases.
Annotated bibliography: Open source and development
As an open-source project, the Bitcoin source code is publicly accessible, allowing users to examine, modify, and distribute it within the terms of the MIT License.
OpenAI, Microsoft face new lawsuit over ‘rampant theft of copyrighted works’
Author Julian Sancton alleges their OpenAI and Microsoft’s artificial intelligence platforms, including ChatGPT, used data from nonfiction books without author compensation.
Copyright administration via blockchain: Perfect, but which blockchain?
Professor Peter Yu from Texas A&M University recently published a research paper where he concludes that copyright offices could benefit by implementing blockchain solutions.