Author: Florian Mueller
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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
The 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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Adjustments to Microsoft-OpenAI partnership and Stargate launch mean more openness, (even) less reason for competition concern
Context: Various antitrust authorities have recently been looking into strategic partnerships between large technology companies (particularly, but not exclusively, cloud service providers) and AI providers. The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which is presently undergoing a leadership change because the UK government is worried about the implications of the agency’s regulatory zeal for economic…
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German music rights collecting society sues Suno over infringement of copyrights in world-famous compositions
Context: A couple of months ago, German music rights collecting society GEMA sued OpenAI in the Landgericht München I (Munich I Regional Court), alleging the AI provider’s infringement of song lyrics by GEMA’s members (November 14, 2024 ai fray article). At a subsequent press conference, GEMA explained in further detail the reasons for that enforcement…
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FTC releases Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments: collection of information and innuendo with unclear contours
Just prior to the transition of power in Washington, D.C., the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on AI partnerships.
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OpenAI’s Sora latest major AI technology to be withheld from EU, UK markets — at least for now and presumably due to overregulation
OpenAI’s Sora is the latest example of a major new AI-based service that is, at least for the time being, unavailable to European users, presumably due to overregulation.
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Sen. Cruz suggests violation of U.S. law by UK government-funded AI entity, criticizes Europe for innovation-hostile, politically-motivated overregulation
A recent letter by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) indicates that senior Republican politicians take issue with European efforts to export overregulation and disadvantage U.S. companies.
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Indian news agency seeks world’s first preliminary injunction against OpenAI over copyright infringement; court appoints experts
Context: Last week, a copyright infringement lawsuit by India’s Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI became discoverable in the Delhi High Court (HC) (November 18, 2024 ai fray article). An initial case management conference was held the following day, and OpenAI’s counsel declared that his client had stopped training ChatGPT with ANI’s content as of…
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German music rights collecting society suing OpenAI: members are both fascinated and frightened by Generative AI
German music rights collecting society GEMA provided a background briefing for the press today on its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI that is designed to clarify key legal questions ASAP.
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BREAKING: OpenAI blinks in new copyright dispute with Indian news agency ANI, has stopped using ANI’s content for training
Context: Yesterday the first major Indian copyright lawsuit against an AI provider surfaced as the Delhi High Court (HC) listed a hearing in ANI Media v. OpenAI (ANI = Asian News International) for today (November 18, 2024 ai fray article). What’s new: OpenAI’s Indian counsel just declared in open court and for the record that…
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India’s Asian News International sues OpenAI in Delhi High Court as AI copyright litigation goes international
Shortly after the first major European AI copyright lawsuit, ai fray has found out about a news organization’s Indian lawsuit against OpenAI.