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Chinese court rules AI-generated images of “Ultraman” infringe copyright
Read more: Chinese court rules AI-generated images of “Ultraman” infringe copyrightThe Hangzhou Internet Court has found that a GenAI platform’s image generation of the Japanese sci-fi character Ultraman constituted contributory infringement of information network dissemination rights, and ordered it to pay 30,000 Chinese yuan ($4,206) in damages.
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Biggest copyright holder win against AI provider so far: ThomsonReuters defeats Ross on summary judgment, overcomes ‘fair use’ defense
Read more: Biggest copyright holder win against AI provider so far: ThomsonReuters defeats Ross on summary judgment, overcomes ‘fair use’ defenseThis is arguably the most important judicial decision in an AI copyright context to date.
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EU follows France in responding to U.S. Stargate, announces €200 billion investment in AI
Read more: EU follows France in responding to U.S. Stargate, announces €200 billion investment in AIAt the AI Action Summit in Paris today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also announced that the EU will build 12 AI hubs with GigaFactories providing scientists and start-ups with access to world-class EuroHPC supercomputers.
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Google, Amazon bullish on cloud business units — contrary to regulatory complaints over alleged software licensing issues
Read more: Google, Amazon bullish on cloud business units — contrary to regulatory complaints over alleged software licensing issuesContext: The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting a cloud service market investigation, favoring Google over Amazon and both over Microsoft (January 28, 2025 ai fray article). In particular, Google and Amazon accuse Microsoft of designing software licensing terms in ways that distort cloud competition. What’s new: It’s earnings season, and all three…
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Sam Altman says some other European countries should follow French example: op-ed for French newspaper on eve of Paris AI Action Summit
Read more: Sam Altman says some other European countries should follow French example: op-ed for French newspaper on eve of Paris AI Action SummitContext: Tomorrow (Monday, February 10, 2025), will be the first day (and industry stakeholder day) of the Paris AI Action Summit (event website) hosted by the government of France in partnership with that of India. On the second day, the heads of state and government of many countries will join. A draft statement for the…
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South Korea becomes latest country to block DeepSeek over privacy concerns
Read more: South Korea becomes latest country to block DeepSeek over privacy concernsThe Chinese AI platform also faces blocks in Italy, Taiwan, and Australia, as well as allegations of IP infringement by U.S. rival OpenAI.
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UK CMA releases preliminary ruling in legacy cloud market investigation, contemplating use of new law and favoring Google over Amazon and Microsoft
Read more: UK CMA releases preliminary ruling in legacy cloud market investigation, contemplating use of new law and favoring Google over Amazon and MicrosoftThe UK Competition & Markets Authority today released its provisional findings in a cloud market investigation, with the current inclination being to use a new competition enforcement framework after the final decision in the current process.
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Indian publishers seek to join copyright infringement suit against OpenAI, first Delhi High Court hearing tomorrow
Read more: Indian publishers seek to join copyright infringement suit against OpenAI, first Delhi High Court hearing tomorrowThe Federation of Indian Publishers has filed India’s second high-profile action against OpenAI, alleging it has used its members’ copyright-protected work to train its ChatGPT service.
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