Google refuses to confirm it trained Lyria on YouTube uploads, relying instead on Terms of Service language to sidestep accountability in an ongoing lawsuit by independent musicians.
Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI to track unauthorized use of artist work in training and generation, pivoting from litigation to technical monitoring.
CNN alleges Perplexity's AI tools reproduce its reporting word-for-word and bypass paywalls, joining a growing roster of publishers pursuing copyright claims against the search startup.
A copyright case against Meta's Llama model now targets individual scientists, potentially shifting personal liability for AI training decisions.
UMG and TikTok commit to removing unauthorized AI-generated tracks and improving artist attribution in renewed agreement.
Five major publishers and author Scott Turow claim Meta built its Llama AI models using books stripped from piracy repositories, a charge that could void a fair-use defense.
AI startup Artisan used KC Green's iconic 'This Is Fine' dog meme in a subway ad without permission, prompting the artist to seek legal representation.
AI-generated tracks have reached 75,000 daily uploads on Deezer alone, exposing a fractured industry response that ranges from honor-system tags to active demonetization.
The Zig programming language project has formalized a documented rationale for rejecting AI-generated code contributions, offering a governance model for the broader open-source ecosystem.
Swift's team filed trademarks for two spoken catchphrases and a stage photo, testing whether trademark law can plug the gap copyright leaves around AI voice cloning.