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These notable works are officially in the public domain as 2026 arrives

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 · Entertainment

New Year’s Day commemorates the passing of time and the start of a new chapter, so it is fitting that the same day also presents an opportunity to…

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The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act is every bit as bad as you would expect. Maybe worse.

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 · Politics

Sometimes you can tell a bill will be really bad just from its title. So it goes with The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating…

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Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters for Sora

December 11, 2025December 15, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

(CNN) — Disney is taking a $1 billion equity stake in OpenAI, while also striking a deal that would allow its famous characters be used on Sora, the AI…

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Apple Is Being Accused of Training Its AI Using Copyrighted Books

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 · Business

Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train…

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You Can’t Use Copyrighted Characters in OpenAI’s Sora Anymore and People Are Freaking Out

October 8, 2025October 9, 2025 · Gadgets

The complete copyright-free-for-all approach that OpenAI took to its new AI video generation model, Sora 2, lasted all of one week. After initially requiring copyright holders to opt…

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China’s Latest Digital Headache for American Corporations: ‘Export-Only’ Piracy

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 · Gadgets

Digital pirates in China are getting more sophisticated and are blocking their services domestically to avoid local law enforcement, and U.S. copyright holders would like to speak to…

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AI’s Go-for-Broke Regulation Strategy

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 · New York, New York Local News

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images In the AI world, everyone always seems to be going for broke. It’s AGI or bust — or as the gloomier title of…

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Kim Dotcom loses latest bid to avoid U.S. extradition on Megaupload charges

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 · Houston, Texas Local News

Wellington, New Zealand — A New Zealand court has rejected the latest bid by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to halt his deportation to the United States on charges related…

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AI company Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion over pirated books used to train chatbots

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works…

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Anthropic reaches $1.5 Billion settlement with authors in landmark copyright case

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 · Business

Anthropic has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with authors in a landmark copyright case, marking one of the first and largest legal payouts of the AI era.…

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Anthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle copyright lawsuit with authors

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 · Gadgets

Anthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit piracy lawsuit brought by authors. The settlement is the largest-ever payout for a copyright case…

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Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 · Gadgets

Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement, an estimated $3,000 per work.…

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Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 · Gadgets

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing…

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The Video Game History Foundation’s fight for game preservation isn’t over

The Video Game History Foundation’s fight for game preservation isn’t over

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 · Gadgets

Last week, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) released a expressing its regret that the US Copyright Office’s refused to grant an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright…

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White Stripes sue Trump for using ‘Seven Nation Army’ without permission

White Stripes sue Trump for using ‘Seven Nation Army’ without permission

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 · Business

The White Stripes sued former President Donald Trump on Monday in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army” without permission in a video…

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The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case

The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 · Gadgets

The Internet Archive has lost a major legal battle—in a decision that could have a significant impact on the future of internet history. Today, the US Court of…

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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 · Gadgets

Condé Nast and OpenAI have struck a multi-year deal that will allow the AI giant to use content from the media giant’s roster of properties—which includes the New…

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Kim Dotcom, roguish face of 2010s online piracy, will finally be extradited to the US

Kim Dotcom, roguish face of 2010s online piracy, will finally be extradited to the US

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 · Gadgets

Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder and hard-partying face of early 2010s online piracy, is finally headed to the US. Reuters reports that New Zealand’s justice minister signed an…

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AI startup argues scraping every song on the internet is ‘fair use’

AI startup argues scraping every song on the internet is ‘fair use’

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024 · Gadgets

When most tech companies are challenged with a lawsuit, the expected defense is to deny wrongdoing. To give a reasonable explanation of why the business’ actions were not…

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His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Home

His Galaxy Wolf Art Kept Getting Ripped Off. So He Sued—and Bought a Home

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 · Gadgets

“With every one shop that I got to take [items] down, another 10 popped up out of nowhere,” Jödicke says. “I almost wanted to give up on my…

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