Author: Olivia Sophie Rafferty
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ETSI to transpose cybersecurity standard for AI systems into European Norm
The technical specification, first unveiled in April, sets a benchmark for securing AI systems against the backdrop of rising cybersecurity threats, and will be consulted on by other European standards organisations before being implemented.
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“Bottomless pit of plagiarism”: Disney, Universal Studios file first major Hollywood AI copyright complaint
Disney and its subsidiaries Marvel Characters, MVL Film Finance, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, as well as Universal City Studios Productions and its subsidiary Dreamworks, have sued AI company Midjourney for infringing famous, copyrighted works, such as Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise and the Minions from “Despicable Me”.
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Microsoft makes digital commitments to Europe: open access to AI, cloud infrastructure, pledges to fight for European customers in U.S. court
The commitments include a promise to uphold Europe’s digital resilience regardless of geopolitical and trade volatility, Microsoft has announced.
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Chinese patent office: AI growth nothing short of “explosive”, plans to launch AI patent pool
Previous Chinese patent pool plans have yet to show indication of success, however.
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Ross Intelligence appeals against ThomsonReuters originality, fair use rulings to the Third Circuit
The AI developer has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to answer whether the headnotes at the core of its copyright dispute with ThomsonReuters fail the Copyright Act’s originality requirement because the notes lack “creative spark” and whether Ross’s use of the headnotes was “transformative, or otherwise fair”.
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Governments are stepping up on AI: Stanford University’s AI Index 2025
U.S. federal agencies introduced 59 AI-related regulations – more than double those in 2023 – and global investment in AI governance tripled to over $37 billion, an annual AI report has found.
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Central District of California denies Tesla’s bid to dismiss “Blade Runner” AI copyright infringement suit
A judge on Monday ruled that Alcon Entertainment’s copyright infringement claims may proceed against Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. Discovery. However, the judge is inclined to dismiss the plaintiff’s trademark misappropriation allegations.
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Music publishers denied preliminary injunction in U.S. copyright infringement suit against Anthropic
The suit is one of a growing number of complaints filed against AI providers for copyright infringement in the music industry.
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French authors, publishers sue Meta in landmark AI copyright suit
The lawsuit is necessary to protect French authors and publishers from AI which “plunders their works and cultural heritage” to train itself, three of the country’s largest author and publisher trade associations have stated.