Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

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European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems

Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems will face new obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are voluntary to start.

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Denmark Aims to Use Copyright Law to Protect People From Deepfakes

A pioneering bill would give citizens the right to demand that social media platforms remove digital forgeries of themselves.

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YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters

More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.

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Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi Over Look-Alike Product Packaging

Mondelez International, a corporate giant behind the name-brand versions of many snacks, contends that Aldi is mimicking its packaging to dupe customers.

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The Times and Amazon Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal

In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.

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Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules

After the president made A.I. dominance a top priority, tech companies changed course from a meeker approach under the Biden administration.

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Sound Engineer for Eminem Stole and Sold His Songs for Bitcoin, U.S. Says

About 25 unreleased songs by the rapper were discovered online, and investigators traced sales of the music to a former employee, according to federal prosecutors.

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Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?

Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.

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OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data

The San Francisco start-up claims that its Chinese rival may have used data generated by OpenAI technologies to build new systems.

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