Authors Guild files class action suit against OpenAI, claiming copyright infringement in training AI models, and seeking redress for the 'unpermitted use of the authors' copyrighted works.'
Cøbra had been successfully sued by Dr. Craig Wright for violating the latter’s copyright in the Bitcoin white paper as its author; the only matter left to decide was how much of Dr. Wright’s legal costs must be paid by Cøbra as the losing party.
A judge in DC has upheld the USCO’s stance that copyright laws can’t apply to art created purely by AI but acknowledged that this could change in the future.
As a result, Dr. Craig Wright’s copyright and database rights case against the BTC partnership—which includes Core developers and entities within the ecosystem such as Coinbase—will proceed on all fronts.
Dr. Craig Wright originally brought claims against the BTC partnership, including its developers and major industry players on three grounds: infringement of Dr. Wright’s database rights over the Bitcoin database, copyright infringement of the Bitcoin white paper and copyright infringement of the Bitcoin file format.
Cøbra, who was successfully sued by Dr. Craig Wright for copyright infringement over his hosting of the Bitcoin white paper, argued that to prevent him from participating in proceedings without identifying himself would be ‘draconian.’
AI brings a new twist to the music and art industries, but its usage could also spell trouble and challenge the global legal system, which could hardly keep up with the developments in the tech space.
It is the first time that a claim has been brought against the BTC outfit in its entirety, including the wider group of corporates that prop up and disseminate the system.
Jack Dorsey’s Block—a founding member of Crypto Open Patent Alliance—has been forced to cite one of Dr. Wright’s foundational blockchain patents in one of their own recently-approved smart contract patents.
Legal counsel for Block sent letters to Bitcoin.com in July and August 2022 informing the company it was infringing on trademarks under German law, according to reports.
An English court has barred Cøbra from making arguments on costs in Dr. Craig Wright’s copyright claim against him unless he first identifies himself to the court.
The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) has requested a new procedural judge in its ongoing lawsuit against Dr. Craig Wright according to a court order, delaying proceedings and pushing the expected trial date out to the beginning of 2024.
