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New York Times sues Microsoft, Open AI over copyright infringement

The technology firms relied on millions of copyrighted articles to train chatbots like ChatGPT and other features, allegedly causing billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages, the NYT said

Kettle objects to the pot calling the pan black

The legal battle between Humans of Bombay and People of India has exposed questions of originality, ethics, and commercialisation in the world of digital storytelling

Humans of New York founder criticises Indian spinoff over copyright row

In a row that's gone viral on social media, Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton criticized Humans of Bombay for "sueing people for what I've forgiven you for"

The New York Times is considering legal action against OpenAI. Here's why

The news outlet claims that OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is using the New York Times' content to train its chatbot

Twitter sued for $250 mn over 'wilful' music copyright infringement

The lawsuit has a list of around 1,700 songs that has been included in multiple copyright notices to Twitter, asking the court to fine the micro-blogging platform up to $150,000 for each violation

Sour note: Music labels press pause on reality TV song-and-dance routine

Music labels are now mulling an increase in the fees for dance and music-based reality shows for the use of their songs

A stripe more or a stripe less?

Thom Browne may have escaped consequences for the extra stripe in the Adidas matter, but this might really be an exception to the rule

Relief for Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh, Supriya Shrinate in copyright case

Karnataka HC passes stay order on probe against the three in a copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music over the use of a song from 'KGF Chapter 2' for Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra

Delhi HC grants over Rs 2 crore to Adobe in trademark infringement case

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by Namase Patel over Adobe's name, has granted over Rs 2 crore as damages to the US-based computer software company

Telegram shares user info with Delhi High Court in copyright case

The plea was filed by Neetu Singh and KD Campus, seeking to restrain users from sharing their videos, lectures, and books on Telegram. The matter will be heard again on February 14 next year

Copyright infringers cant be permitted: HC seeks Telegram channels' details

The Delhi High Court has directed Telegram to disclose, in a sealed cover, the details of the channels and devices used to disseminate alleged copyright infringing content

Millions of YouTube videos get hit with incorrect copyright claims: Report

When users disputed these claims, the case was resolved in favour of the uploader of the video 60 per cent of the time: Report

Google appeals France's 'disproportionate' $591 mn fine in copyright row

Google said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 mn) fine imposed by France's antitrust watchdog in July over a dispute with local media about paying for news content

YouTube wins user copyright fight in long-running top EU court battle

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1-trn creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking redress for unauthorised works that are uploaded

US Supreme Court sides with Google in major copyright dispute with Oracle

Google had appealed a 2018 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington reviving the suit.

Free-for-all vs copyright

Last week, Internet Archive, a nonprofit group, announced that it would drop the access restrictions for its scanned books to make them widely available to readers during the coronavirus outbreak.

Copyright: EU Lawmakers vote to force tech giants to share more revenues

The next step is negotiations with theCommission and the 28 EU countries to reconcile their different positions before existing copyright laws are amended