Federal Judge Recognizes the Right To Train AI on Copyrighted Works
The lawsuit is a win not just for Anthropic, but for all users of large language models.
The lawsuit is a win not just for Anthropic, but for all users of large language models.
And a federal judge just said so.
The case could have long-term implications for how broadly fair use can be applied.
Plus: "Sensitivity readers" rewrite Agatha Christie, a Little Free Library battle, and more...
Four Second Circuit judges gave fair use victories (separately) to rapper Drake and blogger Sargon of Akkad, concluding that defendants' uses of plaintiffs' work to comment on it and criticize it were fair use and thus not copyright infringement.
for what the judge concludes are discovery violations, in a copyright case involving photos of model Emily Ratajkowski.
Federal judge's ruling in a fair-use lawsuit "is a big win for the First Amendment."
A poorly written proposal to expand copyright claims could potentially decimate online sharing of information.
Boing Boing has filed a motion to dismiss.
A legal fight involving the alt-right, Trump voters, one of Washington, D.C.'s most powerful law firms, and the website 4chan is brewing.
Jury finds use of Java API was covered by fair use
"What, What (In the Butt)" helped establish an important free speech precedent.
'What, What (in the Butt)' set legal precedent protecting free speech rights.
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