Renowned songwriter, Vince Vance, is once again taking legal action against Mariah Carey for allegedly plagiarizing her perennially-chart-topping hit, “All I Want for Christmas is You,” from Vance’s earlier song. This comes a year after Vance dropped a previous lawsuit making the same accusations. In a complaint filed on November 1st, in Los Angeles federal …
In a move to protect its content, The Guardian recently announced that it will no longer allow the AI text generation program ChatGPT to access and utilize its content. AI products like ChatGPT scrape existing online content to generate new content through complex algorithms. Concerns over the legality of using published text, audio, and images …
Controlling the distribution of music and ensuring fair compensation for composers has been an ongoing challenge since the invention of the printing press. In 1498, Ottaviano Petrucci gained a monopoly on sheet music publishing with a patent from the Venetian Senate. However, Pope Leo X later transferred control over organ music to Andrea Antico. This …
A U.S. district court judge has ruled that artwork generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools cannot be copyrighted under current law. Judge Beryl Howell upheld the decision of the U.S. Copyright Office to deny copyright protection to a piece of art created by an AI tool, according to a ruling issued on Friday. Ryan Abbott, …
Decrease article font size Increase article font size A settlement has been reached between a Canadian translator, Yilin Wang, and the British Museum regarding the unauthorized use of her work. Wang, based in Vancouver, will be compensated for her translations featured in the ongoing exhibit called “China’s hidden century.” The specifics of the settlement, including …
Barry Diller, the chairman and senior executive of internet and media conglomerate IAC, has confirmed plans to take legal action along with a group of “leading publishers” regarding the use of published works in training artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Diller expressed skepticism towards the overhyped nature of …