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California dismissal of DMCA claim against Github now public: New York Times’s, other newspapers’ claims may suffer same fate
Read more: California dismissal of DMCA claim against Github now public: New York Times’s, other newspapers’ claims may suffer same fateWhile not binding, an order to dismiss a DMCA-based claim against Github does not bode well for comparable claims by the New York Times and other newspaper publishers.
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Google to UK CMA: “AI … not yet an important consideration for customers’ choice of cloud providers”
Read more: Google to UK CMA: “AI … not yet an important consideration for customers’ choice of cloud providers”Google’s cloud computing division tells the UK CMA that “the impact of AI on the overall UK public cloud infrastructure market remains uncertain.”
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This NYT-OpenAI discovery issue can complicate any news organization’s copyright lawsuit against AI providers: which parts are original?
Read more: This NYT-OpenAI discovery issue can complicate any news organization’s copyright lawsuit against AI providers: which parts are original?OpenAI’s lawyers seek information from the New York Times that will enable a distinction between the NYT’s original creations and third-party material incorporated into its articles.
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Perplexity AI ignores New York Times’s scraping ban (robots.txt), summarizes copyrighted article on EURO soccer match
Read more: Perplexity AI ignores New York Times’s scraping ban (robots.txt), summarizes copyrighted article on EURO soccer matchContext: The use of copyrighted material by AI providers has already given rise to several infringement complaints, and the New York Times (NYT) is arguably the highest-profile media outlet to sue (June 12, 2024 ai fray article). One would assume that AI providers would be particularly cautious about potentially infringing NYT material. But no: What’s…
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New York Times would like to pick up where Elon Musk left off, seeks discovery into OpenAI’s departure from non-profit
Read more: New York Times would like to pick up where Elon Musk left off, seeks discovery into OpenAI’s departure from non-profitThe New York Times tells a court that OpenAI refuses to provide information on its creation of a for-profit entity. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has dropped his California lawsiut over that structural question.
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UK CMA influenced heavily by Amazon, Google in software licensing part of cloud services market investigation
Read more: UK CMA influenced heavily by Amazon, Google in software licensing part of cloud services market investigationThe UK Competition & Market Authority mentioned AI in connection with its cloud services market investigation, but the focus is drifting in all sorts of different directions.
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UK CMA cloud market investigation touches on AI-related trends, but prioritizes discounts, committed spend agreements, egress fees
Read more: UK CMA cloud market investigation touches on AI-related trends, but prioritizes discounts, committed spend agreements, egress feesThe UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) released several updated documents last week concerning the state of play in its cloud service market investigation.