Talent and Publishers Join Legal Fight Against AI Firms Over Copyright
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What happened
Celebrities and publishers have joined legal action challenging AI firms over content scraping and copyright infringement. Hollywood stars, including Anne Hathaway, Bette Midler, and Madonna, voiced support for the Times’ argument that AI companies should not use publishers’ material to train their large language models, according to a brief filed by The Human Consent Foundation.
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Why it matters
The legal challenge addresses the economic harm caused to the news industry by the practice of using copyrighted works for AI training. This action directly challenges the core economic model of content creation and intellectual property rights used by the industry.
OpenAI and Google are facing copyright lawsuits regarding AI training data, with the practice leading to economic harm to the news industry.
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Who's involved
- OpenAIAmerican AI research organization facing copyright lawsuits over training data.
- CohereCanadian AI company building foundational models, targeted by legal action.
- Anne HathawayAmerican actress supporting the legal challenge against AI firms.
- MadonnaAmerican singer and actress who voiced support for the Times' legal argument.
- Bette MidlerAmerican singer and actress cited as supporting legal action against AI firms.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- CohereSpeculative
Cohere might face increased legal costs and operational risk due to the challenge against its copyrighted training data.
- OpenAISpeculative
OpenAI could face increased legal risk and potential costs stemming from the industry-wide copyright challenge.
- Chicago TribuneSpeculative
Chicago Tribune might face threats to revenue from lawsuits concerning copyrighted content scraping.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.- Chicago Tribune faces copyright risk in AI content scraping lawsuitChicago Tribune faces copyright risk in AI content scraping lawsuitPossible
- CAA may face increased costs supporting copyright fight against AI firmsCAA may face increased costs supporting copyright fight against AI firmsPossible
- OpenAI faces increased legal risk from industry-wide copyright challengesOpenAI faces increased legal risk from industry-wide copyright challengesPossible
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Celebrities and publishers join legal fight against AI firms over content scraping.1 source
Stars and publishers are backing NYT's legal challenge against AI training on copyrighted works.1 source
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The entities involved
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Cohere
Canadian artificial intelligence company building foundational models
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Anne Hathaway
American actress (born 1982)
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Madonna
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)
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Bette Midler
American singer and actress (born 1945)
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