AI copyright law addresses how existing and emerging intellectual property regimes apply to the training and deployment of generative AI systems. Central issues include whether large-scale scraping of copyrighted works for model training constitutes infringement or fair use, how rights holders are compensated or licensed, and what transparency obligations apply to training data. The field also examines liability for AI-generated outputs that mimic protected content, personal likeness, or trademarks, and explores new regulatory and contractual frameworks for revenue sharing and data access control.
Business
Taylor Swift has filed applications with the US intellectual property office to trademark her voice, a move similar to one made by actor Matthew McConaughey, as AI-generated content surges.
Apr 27, 2026
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OpenAI officially discontinued its video generation tool, Sora, on April 26, 2026. I'm a computer scientist who's been developing AI tools and studying their evolution and adoption for the past decade, and I wasn't surprised ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Business
China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing's concerns about the transfer of advanced technology.
Apr 27, 2026
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Business
Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.
Apr 24, 2026
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Internet
YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.
Apr 24, 2026
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Australians are among the most anxious in the world about artificial intelligence (AI).
Mar 28, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Chinese artificial intelligence powerhouse and TikTok creator ByteDance has quietly rolled out its latest video generator Seedance 2.0 worldwide, while its US rival OpenAI called time on a similar product.
Mar 26, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Mar 25, 2026
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Business
The European Parliament on Tuesday called for new EU-wide rules to protect copyrighted content in the bloc from generative AI use.
Mar 10, 2026
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Business
The Pentagon's designation of the industry-leading AI company Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" suggests that the U.S. government may be using its supply chain authority as leverage in negotiations with U.S. businesses, ...
Mar 6, 2026
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