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Judge Orrick dismisses copyright claims v. DeviantArt, Midjourney in Anderson case
In a partial victory for the defendants DeviantArt and Midjourney, Judge Orrick granted their motions to dismiss the copyright claims against them brought in the Sarah Anderson v. Stability AI proposed class action. However, Stability AI’s motion to dismiss was denied. Judge Orrick granted the defendants leave to amend their complaint. Substack Follow Us on… Read more
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The Copyright Office’s approach to AI is wrong. Here’s why.
At long last, I have posted a preprint draft of my article Prompting Progress: Authorship in the Age of AI, 76 Fla. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2024). You can download it from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4609687 The Article explains why the Copyright Office’s recent guidance and position denying the copyrightability of AI generated works is wrong. It follows… Read more
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Will Google indemnify users of Bard from copyright lawsuits?
Google joined the growing list of Big Tech companies pledging indemnification of their users from IP lawsuits over their use of generative AI tools offered by the companies. So far, the list companies offering indemnity includes: What’s interesting about Google’s announcement of indemnification of its users is that it doesn’t list Google Bard, the chatbot.… Read more
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GPT4 Vision (GPT4-V) a game changer among AI game changers
Just when you thought your mind couldn’t be blown any more, OpenAI is rolling out GPT4 Vision, aka ChatGPT Vision, a chatbot with multi modal capabilities. As OpenAI puts it, “ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak.” Yes, you heard that right. ChatGPT isn’t limited to chatting by text. Instead, ChatGPT can understand images and… Read more
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Judge Bibas issues 1st ruling on how fair use applies in AI training, after Andy Warhol Foundation decision
Judge Stephanos Bibas, who is sitting by designation in the District of Delaware, issued the first ruling of a federal court that explains how fair use applies to AI training after the Supreme Court’s decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith. The case involves Ross’s training of AI allegedly based on copies of Westlaw headnotes.… Read more
