Hacker News with Generative AI: Copyright Infringement

ISP Must Unmask 100 Alleged BitTorrent Pirates in RIAA Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com)
Altice, parent company of Internet provider Optimum, must disclose the personal details of a hundred alleged music pirates. The request comes from a group of prominent record labels and is part of an ongoing copyright infringement liability lawsuit. Altice, meanwhile, will receive anti-piracy information, including that related to a letter the RIAA previously sent to BitTorrent Inc., the owner of popular torrent client uTorrent.
Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Music Industry, Torrenting
5 points by isaacfrond 1 day ago | 0 comments
ISP Must Unmask 100 Alleged BitTorrent Pirates in RIAA Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com)
Altice, parent company of Internet provider Optimum, must disclose the personal details of a hundred alleged music pirates. The request comes from a group of prominent record labels and is part of an ongoing copyright infringement liability lawsuit. Altice, meanwhile, will receive anti-piracy information, including that related to a letter the RIAA previously sent to BitTorrent Inc., the owner of popular torrent client uTorrent.
Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Music Industry, Piracy, ISPs
7 points by gslin 2 days ago | 0 comments
Telegram 'Suspends RuTracker's Channel' for Copyright Infringement (torrentfreak.com)
Following the surprise arrest of founder Pavel Durov in France last year, Telegram's suddenly improved attitude towards content complaints was unexpected, and appears to be holding. After channels operated by Z-Library and Anna's Archive were shut down recently, Russian media outlets are reporting the suspension of a channel operated by RuTracker, one of the most resilient torrent trackers in history.
Copyright Infringement, Telegram, Torrenting, Russia
14 points by gslin 30 days ago | 0 comments
Telegram Closes Z-Library and Anna's Archive Channels for Copyright Infringement (torrentfreak.com)
Copyright Infringement, Telegram, Online Piracy, Digital Libraries
29 points by latexr 37 days ago | 4 comments
Meta Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database (wired.com)
Meta just lost a major fight in its ongoing legal battle with a group of authors suing the company for copyright infringement over how it trained its artificial intelligence models.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Infringement, Legal Battles, Meta, Piracy
7 points by mdhb 42 days ago | 1 comments
Zuckerberg Approved AI Training on Pirated Books, Filings Say (bloomberglaw.com)
Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the tech giant’s use of a pirated book dataset to train its AI model LLaMA, a group of authors suing the company for copyright infringement alleged in unredacted court filings.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Meta, Books
59 points by gnabgib 43 days ago | 54 comments
'Blade Runner 2049' Producers Sue Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery (variety.com)
Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” sued Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, as well as Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that AI-generated images depicting scenes from the film used for the launch of Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi represent copyright infringement.
Copyright Infringement, Artificial Intelligence, Film, Lawsuits, Tesla
6 points by sebastian_z 121 days ago | 0 comments
Discord Rejects Role as 'Anti-Piracy' Partner; will no longer respond to DMCAs (torrentfreak.com)
Korean game publisher Nexon is using the U.S. legal system to address online copyright infringement. The company obtained a DMCA subpoena that requires Discord to hand over the personal details of suspected pirates.
Copyright Infringement, DMCA, Online Piracy, Gaming, Social Media
61 points by isaacfrond 128 days ago | 15 comments
Telegram Removes Z-Library Posts 'Due to Copyright Infringement' (torrentfreak.com)
Telegram, an essential communication tool for millions, finds itself under scrutiny once again. Copyright holders have long expressed concerns about the lack of enforcement on the platform, and recent actions suggest Telegram is responding. Subscribers to Z-Library's popular channel recently noticed that several of the shadow library's messages have been removed "due to copyright infringement."
Telegram, Copyright Infringement, Online Piracy, Digital Libraries
92 points by pera 151 days ago | 39 comments
Court Denies Cheat Seller AimJunkies a New Trial, Affirms Bungie's $4.3M Win (torrentfreak.com)
Legal Cases, Gaming, Copyright Infringement, Bungie
12 points by popcalc 172 days ago | 0 comments
Docker-OSX image removed after Apple reports copyright infringement (github.com/sickcodes)
Docker, Copyright Infringement, Open Source, Apple, Software
90 points by doesnotexist 177 days ago | 32 comments
Google Drive scans files for copyright infringement (twitter.com)
Copyright Infringement, Google Drive, Technology
125 points by amrrs 213 days ago | 77 comments
Z-Library: More Domains Seized Than Any Other Pirate Site in History (torrentfreak.com)
Z-Library, Piracy, Copyright Infringement, Domain Seizures
23 points by latexr 213 days ago | 3 comments
Denuvo Owner Shuts Down Clone Sites, Perpertrators Seem Up for a Chase (torrentfreak.com)
Denuvo, Copyright Infringement, Piracy, Gaming
10 points by CoBE10 252 days ago | 0 comments
Major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement (axios.com)
Copyright Infringement, OpenAI, Microsoft, Lawsuits, Journalism
28 points by leeny 297 days ago | 23 comments