Hub: AI Copyright
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Judge Orders Meta to Name Who Approved Its Shadow Library Downloads
A US judge has ordered Meta to name everyone who approved obtaining shadow libraries used for AI training. It is a discovery order, not a liability ruling.
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CNN Signs a Multi-Year AI Partnership With Google
CNN announced a multi-year AI partnership with Google for experimental features and content rights. No financial terms. Reuters and Variety add context.
The New York Times, The Economist and AFP Join More Than 40 Publishers in SPUR, a Coalition on AI Usage Rights
The New York Times, The Economist and AFP join more than 40 publishers signing up to SPUR, a coalition setting standards for AI use of news content.
USA Today and 13 Sister Companies Sue OpenAI: What the Complaint Alleges
On 8 October 2026, USA Today Co. and 13 affiliated companies, covering 19 publications, filed a copyright lawsuit against seven OpenAI entities in federal court in New York, seeking "damages in excess of $250 million". The filing is confirmed; everything in it is the publishers' allegation. Here is what they claim, and what happens to such cases procedurally.
24 Articles from Beijing: How China’s Top Court Wants AI Disputes Heard
On 7 September 2026 China's Supreme People's Court published Opinions on hearing AI-related disputes: 24 articles covering fault-based liability, notice-and-takedown, training-data evidence, open-source safe harbour and AI-generated court filings. These are court guidance applying existing statutes — China has no dedicated AI law yet.
Not Fair Use: What the Third Circuit Just Said About Training AI on Westlaw Headnotes
The Third Circuit affirmed that 2,243 Westlaw headnotes are copyrightable and that ROSS's use of them to train a non-generative legal search tool was not fair use. Law firm Ballard Spahr calls it the first appellate AI fair-use ruling — with a big caveat for generative AI.
Ofcom Weighed Court Order Over Grok Deepfakes but Bar Was Too High, MLex Says
Ofcom considered an urgent court order over Grok sexual deepfakes on X but the legal bar blocked it, its chief told MPs, MLex reports. Its X probe goes on.
Meta’s Top Washington Adviser Joel Kaplan to Leave in 2027, Axios Reports
Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, will leave next year after more than 15 years, Axios reports. He stays through the US midterms.
Chrome’s Enhanced Protection Adds ‘Suspicious Site’ Warnings and ClickFix Checks
Google says Chrome's Enhanced Protection now flags suspicious sites, checks pages with a server-side Gemini model and spots copied ClickFix commands.
FCC Clears Globalstar’s C-3 Satellite System for Direct-to-Phone Service
The FCC has authorised Globalstar's C-3 system of 48 LEO satellites for direct-to-phone service in the US. Amazon's purchase of Globalstar is pending.
Nexfibre’s Owners Refuse to Offer CMA Remedies as Regulator Weighs Blocking Deal
Nexfibre's owners say the CMA's interim report on the £2bn Netomnia deal is flawed and will offer no remedies. The CMA is now consulting on a block.
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