One influencer is suing another, accusing her of copying her minimalist aesthetic on social media. It turns out there is a lot of gray area in shades of beige.
Category: Copyrights and Copyright Violations
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What Is ‘Skiplagging?’ Meet the Man Unearthing Cheap Travel Hacks.
Aktarer Zaman is the founder of a controversial website that unearths airfare hacks, most notably skipping the last leg of a flight for a cheaper price.
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Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’
A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.
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A Note From Irving Berlin, the ‘Nation’s Songwriter’
The lyricist and composer wrote thousands of compositions — and one stern letter to The New York Times.
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Amazon Joins Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association has been wooing the company for years. The addition gives the group a lot more muscle.
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Google’s Legal Scorecard Before New Antitrust Fight
How the tech giant has fared in its major legal battles across the U.S. and Europe so far.
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Nirvana and Marc Jacobs Settle Smiley Face Logo Lawsuit
The rock band Nirvana sued the fashion line after it announced a “Bootleg Redux Grunge” collection in 2018.
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Data for A.I. Training Is Disappearing Fast, Study Shows
New research from the Data Provenance Initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used to build artificial intelligence.
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How Getty and Shutterstock Are Building AI Image Generators
Companies like Getty have begun developing A.I. models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial intelligence with licensed content.
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The Beastie Boys Sue Chili’s Over Use of ‘Sabotage’
The band said that the restaurant chain had ripped off the song and its music video in advertising videos posted to social media. The group has won similar cases in the past.
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Sony, Universal and Other Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators
The lawsuits say that Udio and Suno trained their products on reams of copyrighted music.