Hacker News with Generative AI: Copyright

Ex-Meta exec: Copyright consent obligation = end of AI biz (theregister.com)
Former British deputy PM and Meta apologist Sir Nick Clegg says that forcing AI companies to ask for the permission of copyright holders before using their content would destroy the AI industry overnight.
Copyright, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Regulation
7 points by penda 31 days ago | 3 comments
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would 'kill' AI industry (theverge.com)
Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”
Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, Copyright, Technology, Business
34 points by olyellybelly 32 days ago | 77 comments
Ask HN: How much credit can you take for code you wrote with an LLM? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: How much credit can you take for code you wrote with an LLM?
Generative AI, Programming, Ethics, Copyright
6 points by wewewedxfgdf 32 days ago | 9 comments
Please don't upload my code to GitHub (codeberg.page)
This is a call to open source developers to not upload the work of others to GitHub.
Open Source, Software Development, Copyright, GitHub, Codeberg
33 points by max_ 34 days ago | 21 comments
Don't "buy" e-books from Oxford University Press (kelar.org)
Last month I watched the book talk Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture by Jennifer Jenkins with James Boyle facilitating the discussion, co-hosted by the Internet Archive and the Authors Alliance:
E-books, Publishing, Copyright, Academic Libraries
36 points by pvdebbe 34 days ago | 18 comments
EU Piracy Watchlist Adds IPFS, FitGirl and Njalla (torrentfreak.com)
The European Commission has published the fourth edition of its 'Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List', providing a detailed overview of piracy-linked sites and services located outside the EU.
Piracy, Copyright, Law, EU, Online Services
9 points by hn_acker 35 days ago | 0 comments
News publishers call Google's AI Mode 'theft' (theverge.com)
The News/Media Alliance says Google ‘just takes content by force and uses it with no return’ to publishers like Condé Nast and Vox Media.
Artificial Intelligence, News Media, Google, Copyright, Business
19 points by cheeaun 37 days ago | 3 comments
Open Source Maintainers Demand Ability to Block Copilot-Generated Issues and PRs (socket.dev)
Open source maintainers are urging GitHub to let them block Copilot from submitting AI-generated issues and pull requests to their repositories.
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, GitHub, Software Development, Copyright
14 points by gpi 38 days ago | 0 comments
Actors' union complains about Epic Games cloning Darth Vader (theregister.com)
The union representing American actors has complained about Llama Production, which is owned by Epic Games, over the use of generative AI in a new character for Fortnite.
AI, Gaming, Unions, Copyright, Generative AI
6 points by rntn 38 days ago | 0 comments
U.S. ISPs Want Retrospective Immunity in Pirate Site Blocking Bill (torrentfreak.com)
At a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, the Motion Picture Association reiterated the need for a pirate site blocking regime in the United States. Behind the scenes, lawmakers and stakeholders appear to be progressing towards an agreed-upon position. One of the main roadblocks, according to Senator Coons, is that Internet providers are seeking retroactive immunity as part of a 'deal'.
Copyright, Law, Internet, Politics, Media
20 points by diyftw 38 days ago | 4 comments
Italy Fines over 2,200 Pirate IPTV Subscribers in New Crackdown (torrentfreak.com)
Italy has intensified its fight against IPTV piracy by issuing fines direct to subscribers whose details were linked to a criminal investigation.
IPTV, Piracy, Italy, Law Enforcement, Copyright
3 points by gslin 39 days ago | 0 comments
Constitutional Court Urged to End Piracy Blockades Now Hurting Millions (torrentfreak.com)
Cumbersome IP address blocking to fight piracy of LaLiga matches has also punished the innocent; an estimated 2.7 million innocent sites blocked during a single weekend according to recent data. Sounding the alarm over a potential threat to democracy, cybersecurity collective RootedCON has appealed to Spain's Constitutional Court to bring blocking to an end. Meanwhile, letters sent by LaLiga to journalists are being perceived as threats.
Copyright, Law, Spain, Censorship, Internet
8 points by gslin 39 days ago | 1 comments
The U.S. Copyright Office's Draft Report on AI Training Errs on Fair Use (eff.org)
Within the next decade, generative AI could join computers and electricity as one of the most transformational technologies in history, with all of the promise and peril that implies.
Copyright, Artificial Intelligence, Law, Generative AI, Fair Use
11 points by mdp2021 42 days ago | 5 comments
ChatGPT Turned into a Studio Ghibli Machine. How Is That Legal? (theatlantic.com)
A few weeks ago, OpenAI pulled off one of the greatest corporate promotions in recent memory.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Studio Ghibli
10 points by fortran77 44 days ago | 0 comments
Amazon warns it'll terminate your account for screenshotting Prime Video (neowin.net)
If you are an Amazon Prime Video customer, then you may have to think twice before proceeding to take a screenshot. That is because Amazon has allegedly put up a new banner that will now warn users about the repercussions of taking screenshots.
Amazon, Privacy, Streaming Services, Copyright
13 points by bundie 45 days ago | 2 comments
Trump Appointees Blocked from Entering US Copyright Office (wired.com)
Two men claiming to be newly appointed Trump administration officials tried to enter the US Copyright Office in Washington, DC, on Monday, but left before gaining access to the building, sources tell WIRED.
Politics, US Government, Copyright, Security
12 points by kgwgk 45 days ago | 1 comments
Paul McCartney, Elton John and other creatives demand AI comes clean on scraping (theregister.com)
More than 400 of the UK's leading media and arts professionals have written to the prime minister to back an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which promises to offer the nation's creative industries transparency over copyrighted works ingested by AI models.
AI, Copyright, Law, Music, UK
66 points by rntn 46 days ago | 103 comments
US Copyright Office Has Thoughts on AI. Big Tech May Not Like It (businessinsider.com)
Big Tech companies train their AI models mostly on the work of other people, like scientists, journalists, filmmakers, or artists.
Copyright, Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, Law
43 points by walterbell 47 days ago | 12 comments
US Copyright Office: Generative AI Training [pdf] (copyright.gov)
Generative AI, Copyright, Law
61 points by dave1629 47 days ago | 19 comments
"Night of the Living Dead" accidentally became public domain (2019) (screenrant.com)
Copyright, Film, Public Domain, Law
76 points by edavis 52 days ago | 68 comments
Judge said Meta illegally used books to build its AI (wired.com)
Meta’s contentious AI copyright battle is heating up—and the court may be close to a ruling.
Meta, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Lawsuits, Technology
406 points by mekpro 53 days ago | 341 comments
Judge on Meta's AI training: "I just don't understand how that can be fair use" (arstechnica.com)
"You have companies using copyright-protected material to create a product that is capable of producing an infinite number of competing products,' Chhabria said. 'You are dramatically changing, you might even say obliterating, the market for that person's work, and you're saying that you don't even have to pay a license to that person.'"
Artificial Intelligence, Law, Copyright, Fair Use
19 points by mikece 56 days ago | 0 comments
Anti-pirating ad music stolen (2012) (abc.net.au)
You wouldn't steal a movie, so why would you put stolen music on an anti-piracy ad? Dr Karl investigates a curious case of copyright theft.
Copyright, Music, Advertising, Irony
7 points by CHB0403085482 63 days ago | 1 comments
"You Wouldn't Steal a Car" But Would You Pirate a Font? (torrentfreak.com)
Twenty years ago, the statement "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" launched one of the most iconic anti-piracy campaigns. Through a memorable commercial, the movie industry forcefully equated digital piracy with physical theft. While the PSA became instantly recognizable, spawning countless parodies, it also attracted its own controversy. New revelations suggest that the campaign's distinctive font may have itself been copied, or dare we say 'stolen'.
Copyright, Piracy, Media, Fonts, Advertising
8 points by gaws 63 days ago | 3 comments
How Meta AI Staff Deemed More Than 7M Books to Have No "Economic Value" (vanityfair.com)
As more than a dozen lawsuits churn ahead, newly unsealed case files reveal the company’s stance: The pirated books Meta used to train its AI, including ones by Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Woodson, and Andrew Sean Greer, are individually worthless.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Lawsuits, Book Industry, Meta
43 points by cbzbc 71 days ago | 21 comments
Copyright-ignoring AI scraper bots laugh at robots.txt (theregister.com)
The Internet Engineering Task Force has chartered a group it hopes will create a standard that lets content creators tell AI developers whether it’s OK to use their work.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Web Development
6 points by LinuxBender 78 days ago | 2 comments
Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It's Still a Terrible Idea (eff.org)
More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy.
Internet Censorship, Legislation, Copyright
11 points by alwillis 81 days ago | 0 comments
A band has a guest and plays a song the guest wrote. Is it original or cover? (github.com/cryptograss)
A band has a guest and plays a song the guest wrote. Is it original or cover? #255
Music, Copyright, Performance, Collaboration
11 points by jMyles 83 days ago | 12 comments
OpenAI's Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claims Rejected by Judge (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI loses bid to dismiss NYT claim that ChatGPT contributes to users’ infringement.
Copyright, Generative AI, Lawsuits, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence
79 points by m463 83 days ago | 12 comments
OpenAI's models 'memorized' copyrighted content, new study suggests (techcrunch.com)
A new study appears to lend credence to allegations that OpenAI trained at least some of its AI models on copyrighted content.
Generative AI, Copyright, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence
8 points by pseudolus 83 days ago | 1 comments