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Google Reports Model Extraction Attacks on Gemini AI

Google Reports Model Extraction Attacks on Gemini AI
Google disclosed that commercially motivated actors have tried to clone its Gemini chatbot by prompting it more than 100,000 times in multiple non‑English languages. The effort, described as “model extraction,” is framed as intellectual‑property theft. The company’s self‑assessment also references past controversy over using ChatGPT data to train Bard, a warning from former researcher Jacob Devlin, and the broader industry practice of “distillation,” where new models are built from the outputs of existing ones. Read more →

Anthropic’s India Expansion Sparks Legal Dispute Over Company Name

Anthropic’s India Expansion Sparks Legal Dispute Over Company Name
Anthropic’s push into the Indian market has run into a naming conflict with Anthropic Software, a local firm that has used the name since 2017. The Indian company filed a complaint in a Karnataka commercial court, seeking recognition of its prior use and damages of ₹10 million. The dispute highlights the challenges global AI firms face as they enter fast‑growing markets and underscores the importance of clear branding in India’s burgeoning AI sector. Read more →

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits as Fair Use Debate Intensifies

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits as Fair Use Debate Intensifies
Generative AI firms are under increasing legal pressure as creators allege unauthorized use of copyrighted material in training data. More than 30 lawsuits have been filed, challenging the extent to which AI developers can rely on fair use. While some courts have ruled that certain uses are "exceedingly transformative," creators and industry groups warn that broad exemptions could erode protections for original works. The dispute pits the need for rapid AI innovation against the rights of authors, prompting a national conversation about the balance between technological progress and intellectual property law. Read more →

Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $3 Billion Over Alleged Piracy of Thousands of Works

Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for $3 Billion Over Alleged Piracy of Thousands of Works
A coalition of music publishers, led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group, has filed a lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs, sheet music, lyrics, and compositions. The publishers claim that the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making it one of the largest non‑class‑action copyright cases in U.S. history. The suit also names Anthropic’s chief executive Dario Amodei and co‑founder Benjamin Mann as defendants, accusing the company of building its business on piracy despite its public safety‑focused branding. Read more →

Music Publishers File $3 Billion Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Music Publishers File $3 Billion Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
A coalition of music publishers led by Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group has sued AI firm Anthropic, alleging that the company illegally downloaded more than 20,000 copyrighted songs—including sheet music, lyrics, and compositions—and used them to train its Claude chatbot. The publishers claim the unauthorized use could result in damages exceeding $3 billion, making the case one of the largest non‑class action copyright suits in U.S. history. The lawsuit references a prior case, Bartz v. Anthropic, which resulted in a $1.5 billion award for writers, and it highlights the legal distinction between lawful training and unlawful acquisition of copyrighted material. Read more →

UK AI Copyright Proposal Faces Overwhelming Public Rejection

UK AI Copyright Proposal Faces Overwhelming Public Rejection
A public consultation on artificial intelligence and copyright launched by the UK government in early 2025 received roughly 10,000 responses, but only 3% supported the government's preferred Option 3. Nearly 88% of respondents favored a stricter licensing approach that would require explicit permission before AI developers could use copyrighted works. Creators across writing, music, visual arts, and gaming rallied against the opt‑out mechanism, arguing it places the burden on rights‑holders. The backlash highlights a deep divide between policymakers seeking to spur AI innovation and creators demanding stronger protections. Read more →

Google Sues SerpApi Over SearchGuard Circumvention

Google Sues SerpApi Over SearchGuard Circumvention
Google has filed a lawsuit against SerpApi, alleging that the web‑scraping service bypassed the company's SearchGuard technology to harvest search results and copyrighted partner content. Google says SearchGuard, introduced in January 2025, was designed to block automated access, but SerpApi employed fake browsers and a network of IP addresses to make its queries appear human. The lawsuit claims SerpApi’s actions violate federal law and constitute misappropriation of protected content, highlighting the growing tension between tech firms protecting their data and third‑party services that scrape it. Read more →

Disney Partners with OpenAI to Bring Iconic Characters to Generative AI Platforms

Disney Partners with OpenAI to Bring Iconic Characters to Generative AI Platforms
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have announced a partnership that licenses hundreds of Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters for use in OpenAI’s generative AI tools, including ChatGPT’s image generator and the Sora video platform. Disney will also invest in OpenAI, gaining a seat at the table as the AI firm navigates regulatory and safety issues. While the deal promises new creative possibilities for fans, it also raises questions about brand protection, content moderation, and the impact on traditional animation talent. Read more →

Disney Sends Cease-and-Desist to Google Over Alleged Massive Copyright Infringement While Striking $1 B Deal with OpenAI

Disney Sends Cease-and-Desist to Google Over Alleged Massive Copyright Infringement While Striking $1 B Deal with OpenAI
Disney has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Google, accusing the tech giant of massive copyright violations through its AI services. The letter claims Google’s models are free‑riding on Disney’s intellectual property and that the company has refused to adopt available technological safeguards. At the same time, Disney announced a $1 billion licensing agreement with OpenAI that permits the use of more than 200 of its iconic characters in AI‑generated images and videos. The contrasting approaches highlight Disney’s dual strategy of legal enforcement and selective partnership in the evolving AI landscape. Read more →

The New York Times Sues Perplexity Over Copyright Infringement

The New York Times Sues Perplexity Over Copyright Infringement
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court accusing AI startup Perplexity of copying and distributing its articles without permission. The suit alleges that Perplexity’s crawlers deliberately ignored technical safeguards, such as robots.txt, to harvest content that the Times says is reproduced verbatim or in substantially similar form. The legal action follows earlier cease‑and‑desist notices and comes amid a broader wave of publisher lawsuits targeting AI firms for alleged copyright violations. Read more →

New York Times Sues AI Search Startup Perplexity Over Copyright Infringement

New York Times Sues AI Search Startup Perplexity Over Copyright Infringement
The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI search company Perplexity, alleging that the firm’s commercial products repurpose the newspaper’s content without permission. The suit claims Perplexity’s retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) technology crawls the web, reproduces articles verbatim or in near‑verbatim summaries, and delivers them to users as its own output. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief and an injunction to stop further use of the Times’ material. The filing follows similar actions by other publishers targeting Perplexity’s practices. Read more →

The New York Times and Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over Copyright Claims

The New York Times and Chicago Tribune Sue Perplexity Over Copyright Claims
The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune have each filed lawsuits against the AI company Perplexity, alleging that the firm scraped their content without permission and reproduced it in its generative AI products. The newspapers claim the unauthorized use damages their brands and infringes on millions of copyrighted works. These actions add to a growing wave of legal disputes between media outlets and artificial‑intelligence developers over the use of copyrighted material for training and output generation. Read more →

USPTO Treats Generative AI as Tool, Not Inventor, in Patent Guidelines

USPTO Treats Generative AI as Tool, Not Inventor, in Patent Guidelines
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has clarified that generative artificial intelligence systems are to be regarded as instruments comparable to other research tools, not as inventors. Director John Squires emphasized that AI may assist in idea generation but the human who conceives the invention remains the inventor. The updated guidance confirms existing legal precedent that only natural persons can be named as inventors, and it applies traditional joint‑inventorship rules when multiple people collaborate with AI assistance. The clarification aims to provide certainty for innovators using AI in developing new technologies, including pharmaceuticals. Read more →

Warner Music Group Licenses AI Platform Suno to Use Artist Voices and Likenesses

Warner Music Group Licenses AI Platform Suno to Use Artist Voices and Likenesses
Warner Music Group has entered a licensing agreement with AI music creation platform Suno, allowing users to generate songs using the voices, names, images and compositions of artists who opt in. The deal gives participating artists control over how their likenesses are used and promises new revenue streams. WMG also withdrew a lawsuit it had filed against Suno, signaling a shift toward collaborative AI adoption across major record labels. Read more →

Court Blocks OpenAI's Use of "Cameo" Branding on Sora App

Court Blocks OpenAI's Use of "Cameo" Branding on Sora App
OpenAI’s social app Sora, which introduced a deep‑fake feature called “Cameo,” faces a temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee. The order bars OpenAI from using the word “Cameo” and similar terms, after the video‑message platform Cameo asserted its trademark rights. The injunction, issued in November 2025, remains in effect pending a hearing in December, and OpenAI disputes the claim, saying it does not own exclusive rights to the term. Read more →

German Court Rules OpenAI's ChatGPT Violated Copyright on Musical Works

German Court Rules OpenAI's ChatGPT Violated Copyright on Musical Works
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 →

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits and Fair‑Use Battles

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits and Fair‑Use Battles
Tech firms developing generative AI are under increasing legal pressure as creators allege that copyrighted works were used without permission to train models. More than 30 lawsuits have been filed, including high‑profile cases involving OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta. While some courts have ruled that the use of copyrighted books can qualify as fair use, creators and industry groups warn that broader exemptions could undermine copyright protections. The debate highlights the tension between rapid AI innovation and the rights of original authors. Read more →

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits Over Training Data

AI Companies Face Growing Copyright Lawsuits Over Training Data
AI developers are under increasing legal pressure as creators allege that large language model and image generator firms have used copyrighted works without permission to train their systems. More than thirty lawsuits have been filed against firms such as OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and Meta, while the industry pushes for a fair‑use exemption to keep development costs low. Courts have delivered mixed rulings, with some judges deeming the use "exceedingly transformative" and others allowing settlements. The dispute highlights a clash between the need for rapid AI innovation and the protection of creators’ rights. Read more →

UK Court Finds Stability AI Free of Copyright Liability but Citing Trademark Infringement

UK Court Finds Stability AI Free of Copyright Liability but Citing Trademark Infringement
In a London courtroom, Justice Joanna Smith concluded that Stability AI, the maker of Stable Diffusion, did not violate copyright law when training its image models on Getty Images' content. The ruling emphasized that the AI system does not store or reproduce protected works. However, the judgment noted that Stability AI breached Getty's trademark rights by allowing users to generate images resembling Getty and iStock logos. The decision is narrowly scoped, offering a mixed outcome for both the AI developer and intellectual‑property owners. Read more →

Japanese Publishers Demand OpenAI Halt Use of Their Works for AI Training

Japanese Publishers Demand OpenAI Halt Use of Their Works for AI Training
A Japanese trade group representing publishers such as Studio Ghibli has asked OpenAI to stop using its members' copyrighted material to train AI models without permission. The request follows growing concerns that OpenAI’s products, including its image and video generators, allow users to create content that imitates protected works. CODA argues that under Japanese law prior permission is required and that the current practice could constitute copyright infringement. The move adds to ongoing debates in the United States and elsewhere about how AI companies may use copyrighted material for training. Read more →