Has the Anthropic Settlement Changed Everything?

Recent developments in the world of copyright have been making many writers rethink their attitudes toward copyright registration and reversion of publishing rights. Because many artificial intelligence companies used pirated books to train their large language models, there are now a growing number of copyright infringement class action lawsuits against them. While it is still Read More
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Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

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'A photographer sued a blogger for copyright infringement... The defendant then claimed that because they could have created the picture using AI, it should not be protected.'

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PetaPixel: ‘AI Could Have Made It,’ Blogger Claims After Photographer Sues. “A photographer sued a blogger for copyright infringement after the defendant allegedly used a photo without permission or license. The defendant then claimed that because they could have created the picture using AI, it should not be protected. Thankfully, a U.S. District Court dismissed this notion.”

Kansas Reflector: Denied access to criminal records in Kansas boy’s death sparks First Amendment lawsuit. “Kansas legislators in 2025 passed a law requiring courts across the state to keep criminal case files secret until someone is arrested or an arrest warrant is denied. The newspaper’s publisher, Walker Publishing, filed a lawsuit Thursday against three judicial branch officials, […]

TorrentFreak: Anna’s Archive Hit With $19.5m Default Judgment and Global Domain Takedown Order. “A coalition of thirteen major publishers has won a massive $19.5 million default judgment against shadow library Anna’s Archive. A New York federal judge fully approved the publishers’ requests, issuing a broad permanent injunction that orders more than twenty specific global registries, hosts, […]

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Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost

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A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer

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The Register: Frustrated franchisee sues Pizza Hut over crappy kitchen AI. “The back-of-house AI system that Pizza Hut has mandated its restaurants to adopt has been so poorly received by some franchisees, that one is suing the company for $100 million in losses tied to the technology. Put that in your crust and stuff it!”