Page 2: Research news on AI copyright law

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.

Machine learning & AI

EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted work

EU lawmakers on Wednesday demanded artificial intelligence providers pay for their use of copyrighted European content as they called for expanded rules to apply to generative AI.

Internet

YouTube to match OpenAI with AI likeness feature

YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to allow its users this year to create AI versions of themselves for video sharing, matching a feature from Sora, the video-creation app from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

Business

Actor McConaughey seeks to patent image to protect from AI

Actor Matthew McConaughey has filed recordings of his image and voice with US patent authorities to protect them from unauthorized usage by artificial intelligence platforms, a representative said Wednesday.

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