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technology1 day ago•4 min saved

Anthropic accuses Chinese startups of harvesting Claude data to distill rival chatbots

Anthropic says DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax used about 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 16 million conversations with Claude to train their own chatbots via distillation, violating its terms and China restrictions. The claim, echoed by OpenAI, frames data harvesting for AI as a national-security risk and has spurred calls for rapid industry and policy action, amid related copyright lawsuits and Pentagon considerations.

via The New York Times|

#artificial-intelligence #china #copyright

entertainment6 days ago•15 min saved

Sony Targets ByteDance Over Seedance 2.0: IP Violations and Guardrail Gaps

Sony Pictures Entertainment has issued a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance alleging that Seedance 2.0 infringes SPE’s copyrighted works and lacks adequate guardrails, joining earlier letters from Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Netflix; SPE demands cessation of infringing outputs and removal of SPE content from Seedance 2.0’s training data and datasets, accusing ByteDance of willful infringement.

via Deadline|

#bytedance #cease-and-desist #copyright

technology6 days ago•2 min saved

Hollywood fights to protect IP as China's AI boom takes center stage

Hollywood is pressing copyright and likeness protections against ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 after it produced a hyperreal Tom Cruise–Brad Pitt clip that triggered cease‑and‑desists from Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Disney; the company says safeguards are being added, but the broader fight centers on who sets default IP and safety standards for AI as Chinese open‑source models gain substantial market share, potentially reshaping the industry beyond this case.

via Axios|

#ai #bytedance #copyright

ai9 days ago•35 min saved

ByteDance vows tighter safeguards for Seedance 2.0 after Hollywood copyright backlash

ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards on its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator after Disney, Paramount, and Hollywood trade groups accuse the tool of copyright infringement; major studios have issued cease-and-desist letters over impersonations of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and other IP, prompting ByteDance to emphasize it will prevent unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness while continuing to develop responsible AI.

via The Verge|

#ai #ai-video #bytedance

technology9 days ago•2 min saved

ByteDance Tightens Seedance 2.0 Safeguards Amid Hollywood IP Backlash

ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards on Seedance 2.0 after Hollywood groups and studios—including the MPA and Disney—issued cease-and-desist warnings over alleged widespread copyright infringement by the AI video tool; the dispute highlights growing tensions between AI developers and entertainment IP owners over the unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and likenesses, with Disney and Paramount Skydance among those pressuring ByteDance.

via CNBC|

#bytedance #cease-and-desist #copyright

entertainment10 days ago•12 min saved

Hollywood Pushback Grows Over TikTok Founder’s AI Video Generator

A new AI video generator from the creator behind TikTok is drawing strong backlash from Hollywood, with concerns about deepfakes, actors’ rights, licensing, and potential disruption to film and TV production, fueling calls for safeguards and regulatory guidance.

via AP News|

#ai #copyright #deepfake

technology10 days ago•18 min saved

NPR Host Alleges Google's AI Tool Stole His Voice

NPR veteran David Greene says he was terrified after hearing an AI voice that sounded like him and is suing Google, alleging NotebookLM’s AI podcast tool replicated his voice without license or permission; he learned of the tool after a former colleague asked if he had licensed his voice, prompting the lawsuit accusing Google of exploiting his vocal identity.

via The Washington Post|

#artificial-intelligence #copyright #generative-ai

artificial-intelligence10 days ago•17 min saved

Disney Targets ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Over Disney IP

ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI model reportedly uses Disney IP to generate short videos, prompting Disney to issue a cease-and-desist accusing ByteDance of hijacking Disney’s characters; the move comes amid Disney’s OpenAI deal for Sora and signals a broader push by rights holders to licensing agreements as AI content expands.

via Gizmodo|

#artificial-intelligence #bytedance #copyright

technology11 days ago•3 min saved

Google Accuses Copycats of Distilling Gemini While Scrutiny of Its Own Data Scraping Grows

Google says actors are attempting to clone its Gemini AI through distillation—carrying out thousands of prompts to replicate its reasoning—and frames the effort as intellectual-property theft, a sharp contrast to the company’s own past data scraping for training. The company cites “private sector entities” and researchers as possible culprits, while noting real-time detection reduced the attack’s risk, in the broader context of an AI arms race and monetization pressure on models.

via Futurism|

#ai #copyright #distillation

business11 days ago•3 min saved

Disney targets ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 IP use in AI video tool

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance alleging Seedance 2.0 uses Disney’s copyrighted characters (e.g., Star Wars, Marvel) without permission to train and monetize its AI video model, pointing to multiple public examples of infringing videos and calling ByteDance’s actions willful and unacceptable; the move follows broader Hollywood efforts to curb AI IP theft and aligns with prior Disney actions against other AI firms.

via Axios|

#ai #business #bytedance

business11 days ago•15 min saved

Disney Files Cease‑Desist Against ByteDance Over Seedance 2.0 Deepfakes

Disney has sent a cease‑and‑desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, alleging the AI video platform uses Disney IP and other copyrighted works to generate deepfakes without safeguards, an accusation that follows widespread backlash from the MPA and the Human Artistry Campaign. The move comes after Disney previously pressed Google over its AI tools, and Deadline notes Disney has a reported $1 billion OpenAI licensing deal to support characters for the forthcoming generative video app Sora.

via Deadline|

#ai #business #bytedance

sports15 days ago•2 min saved

Amber Glenn clears Olympic music-rights hiccup with Canadian artist

US figure skater Amber Glenn resolved a brief copyright concern after performing to Seb McKinnon’s track The Return in the Olympic team event, calling it a misunderstanding and signaling potential future collaboration. The episode underscores ongoing, sometimes opaque music-licensing challenges as figure skating shifts toward contemporary soundtracks. A similar recent issue with another skater also highlighted licensing complexities. Glenn remains focused on the women’s singles short program on Feb. 17 and continues to advocate for LGBTQ+ visibility.

via The Guardian|

#amber-glenn #copyright #figure-skating

sports15 days ago•16 min saved

Amber Glenn clears copyright hurdle as U.S. skaters claim Olympic team gold

US figure skater Amber Glenn reportedly resolved a copyright issue with a Canadian music artist during the Milan Winter Olympics, enabling her to compete as part of Team USA in the figure skating team event, which the U.S. won gold.

via AP News|

#amber-glenn #copyright #figure-skating

technology15 days ago•3 min saved

HoYoverse takes legal aim at major Genshin fan wiki over leaks

HoYoverse filed a Georgia lawsuit seeking to shut down the HomDGCat fan wiki and related social accounts, alleging a coordinated effort to steal and publicly post unreleased Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail content by pressuring beta testers to share NDA‑violating data. The company claims the site distributed thousands of leaked materials and infringed copyrights and trade secrets, prompting DMCA takedowns and cease‑and‑desist letters. The wiki reportedly paused live data updates and there was a change in Telegram channel ownership; HoYoverse seeks an injunction and damages.

via aftermath.site|

#copyright #datamining #fan-wiki

gaming16 days ago•6 min saved

Void War takedown tied to Games Workshop over Warhammer‑style shoulder pads, says developer

Indie studio Tundra Interactive says Void War was temporarily pulled from Steam after a DMCA filed by Games Workshop over shoulder pads in the trailer that resembled Warhammer 40K; Tundra disputes the claim but removed the trailer to avoid legal delays, and the game has since returned to Steam with a revised trailer while they work on translations and updates.

via Eurogamer|