YouTube and Music Labels Join Forces to Shape AI Music Strategy
Originally posted by The Verge
YouTube collaborates with music labels, including Universal Music Group (UMG), to define guidelines for handling AI-generated music on its platform, focusing on copyright protection and potential monetization. The platform plans to enhance its rights management system, Content ID, employ generative AI tools to detect rule-breaking videos, and work with an AI music incubator featuring artists like Anitta and Juanes from UMG.
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Massive YouTube Content ID Scam Culminates in 46-Month Sentence for Scheme Initiator
Originally posted by Torrentfreak
Two men, including initiator Webster Batista Fernandez, were sentenced for fraudulent exploitation of YouTube's Content ID system, falsely claiming song ownership and amassing over $23 million. Fernandez received a 46-month prison term, while partner Jose Teran got over five years, for one of the "largest music-royalty frauds ever."
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US Federal Judge: AI-Generated Art Deemed Ineligible for Copyright
Originally posted by The Verge
US District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell has ruled that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, asserting that human authorship is a fundamental requirement for copyright claims, based on a lawsuit involving Stephen Thaler's attempt to copyright an AI-generated image created using the Creativity Machine algorithm he developed.
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SportsBay Hit With $493 Million Penalty for DMCA Violations, Court Rules
Originally posted by Torrentfreak
A Texas court has ordered SportsBay to pay nearly half a billion dollars for violating the DMCA, finding the operators liable for almost 2.5 million violations of the DMCA's anti-circumvention rules. DISH Network and Sling's lawsuit against unlicensed sports streaming sites led to the ruling against the alleged operators, Juan Barcan and Juan Nahuel Pereyra.
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Office Depot Seeks $2 Million in Attorney Fees Following Copyright Lawsuit Victory
Originally posted by Reuters
Office Depot seeks over $2 million in attorney fees after winning against Infogroup's copyright infringement lawsuit, which claimed Office Depot misused proprietary data for new store locations, with U.S. District Judge ruling in favor of Office Depot due to the licensing agreement's terms not restricting data use.
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