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.