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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

Creatives in the UK are once again speaking out against AI developers accessing copyrighted material. The Society of Authors have published an open letter calling for UK Secretary of State Lisa Nandy to hold Meta accountable for possible copyright infringement regarding its LLM, Llama 3.

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EU’s draconian new copyright law puts an expiration date on startups

The Next Web

The Copyright Reform that’s being discussed by the EU now, could crush certain type of startups when they reach the ripe age of three. “We The EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform is hotly debated, but most agree that the law needs to be updated and adapted to the digital age.

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Mozilla exec: EU’s Copyright Reform is ‘a dysfunctional proposal’

The Next Web

The EU’s upcoming Copyright Reform threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users. Mozilla is strongly opposed to the measures and is actively fighting the reform in its Copyright Campaign. This is a dysfunctional proposal.

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EU is voting on ‘dysfunctional’ copyright proposal October 10

The Next Web

On October 10, EU lawmakers will vote on the extremely controversial Copyright Reform. Mozilla is strongly opposed to the measures and is actively fighting the reform in its Copyright Campaign. The new legislation threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users.

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Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill

The Verge

On Monday, congressional leaders unveiled their massive spending and coronavirus relief measure, including a handful of controversial copyright measures civil liberties activists fear could penalize internet users for everyday online behavior. Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images. Congress’ $2.3

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US Copyright Office rules out copyright for AI-created content without human input

TechSpot

Movies and other complex works created through AI means cannot be copyrighted, except when these AI tools are used to further develop pre-existing content. Read Entire Article

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Apple loses early challenge in virtualization copyright claim

The Verge

Ruling on a motion for summary judgment , the judge presiding over the case has dismissed Apple’s copyright infringement claim over Corellium’s software, finding that Corellium’s use of Apple code constituted fair use. Still, the lawsuit has been alarming to many security firms who rely on Corellium products for iOS analysis. The Oracle v.

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