A German court has ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT breached national copyright law by training its language models on licensed musical works without permission. The lawsuit, filed by GEMA, the German music rights society, resulted in an order for OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages. OpenAI has expressed disagreement with the decision and is considering its next steps. GEMA hailed the ruling as a landmark precedent that reinforces authors' rights, while noting that OpenAI faces additional lawsuits from other creatives over similar concerns. Read more →

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic, an artificial‑intelligence firm, and a group of authors who alleged the company used copyrighted books without permission. The deal requires Anthropic to pay $3,000 per covered work and includes a notification plan for authors. The case highlighted Anthropic’s reliance on shadow libraries such as LibGen and the systematic acquisition and scanning of used books. While the settlement resolves the current dispute, it underscores ongoing legal scrutiny of AI training data and copyright law. Read more →