Humans vs. machines: the fight to copyright AI art

2Apr

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Humans vs. machines: the fight to copyright AI art

Last year, Kris Kashtanova typed instructions for a graphic novel into a new artificial-intelligence program and touched off a high-stakes debate over who created the artwork: a human or an algorithm."Zendaya leaving gates of Central Park," Kashtanova entered into Midjourney, an AI program similar to ChatGPT that produces dazzling illustrations from written prompts. "Sci-fi scene future empty New York. " From these inputs and hundreds more emerged "Zarya of the Dawn," an 18-page story about a character resembling the actress Zendaya who roams a deserted Manhattan hundreds of years in the future. Kashtanova received a copyright in September, and declared on social media that it meant artists were entitled to legal protection for their AI art projects. It didn't last long. In February, t...

24Feb

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Google, Twitter Supreme Court Cases Won’t Break the Internet

Despite all the furor, the future of the internet does not hinge on a pair of cases argued this week at the US Supreme Court. There's no risk that the statutory immunity that Congress granted long ago to internet service providers will collapse. The justices are being asked to decide a narrow and technical legal question. Should the ISPs lose, they'll make a handful of tweaks in the algorithms they employ to sort content. The experience of most users will barely budge. The two cases that have sparked the dire predictions involve lawsuits against Google and Twitter, respectively. The suits were filed by families who have lost loved ones to vicious acts of terrorism. The central allegation is that the companies abetted those acts through the videos and other materials they made avail...

23Feb

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Supreme Court Struggles With Social Media’s Role in Terrorism

The US Supreme Court struggled to determine when social media companies can be held responsible for aiding terrorism as the justices heard the second of two cases that are poised to shape the legal rules governing harmful online material.In a clash stemming from a 2017 shooting in an Istanbul nightclub, the justices spent more than two hours probing the boundaries of a federal anti-terrorism law – and trying to decide whether social media platforms are akin to banks and restaurants that serve terrorists and people who give guns to known criminals. The justices didn't give a clear indication as to the outcome, though some suggested they were skeptical of efforts by the family of a victim to sue Twitter Inc. and other social media companies for allegedly not doing enough to take down te...

22Feb

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Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in ISIS terror case

In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack.In two and a half hours of arguments, the justices seemed concerned about upending the internet in their interpretation of a 1996 law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, that shields Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others. “We really don't know about these things. These are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet,” Justice Elena Kagan said of herself and her colleagues, several of whom smiled at the description. Congress, not the court, should make needed ...

12Jan

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Google warns Android growth in India will stall due to antitrust order

Google has so far said the CCI decision will force it to change its long-standing business model, but its Indian Supreme Court filing for the first time quantifies the impact and details the changes the company will need to make. The growth of Google's Android ecosystem is on the brink of stalling in India due to an antitrust order that asks the company to change how it markets the platform, the U.S. company has said in a Supreme Court challenge seen by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Alphabet Inc-owned Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in Android, which powers 97% of smartphones in India, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone makers related to pre-installing apps. Google has so...

4Jan

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Cinema Halls Can Set Own Rules On Food Consumption By Moviegoers: Supreme Court Rules

In a relief for multiplex owners, the Supreme Court has recently pronounced its verdict that the cinema hall owners have their right to set terms and conditions regarding food. It ruled that the theatre owners can prohibit patrons from getting food and beverages from outside. "Should we start bringing jalebis to the movies?" the judges remarked at one point. The verdict, pronounced by a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha, was on a batch of pleas filed by theatre owners of Jammu and Kashmir and the Multiplex Association of India, challenging a J&K High Court order. As per the order, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court had removed the ban on people carrying their own food and water in theatres."The cinema hall is not a gym that you need healthy food. It is a p...

18Oct

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SC notice on plea seeking guidelines on search, seizure of digital devices

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre on the petition filed by a group of journalists. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on the petition filed by a group of journalists seeking guidelines on the search and seizure of digital devices. The Court also tagged the petition with other similar matters. The direction was passed by a bench of justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy. The court was hearing a plea filed by Foundation For Media Professionals through Advocate Rahul Narayan. In the petition, the journalist association has raised the issues like today, digital devices, especially personal devices such as mobile phones and laptops, contain more sensitive personal data about individuals than any physical space, such as a house or a vault and ca...

9Sep

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IIT Graduate Fined Rs 50,000 For His ‘Kashmir Solution’ Petition

The IIT-Bombay graduate underlined there cannot be a military solution to the problem.New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on a petitioner who sought implementation of Manmohan-Musharraf 4-point formula for resolving the Kashmir imbroglio.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli said it is not inclined to entertain the plea filed by Prabhakar Venkatesh Deshpande, an IIT-Bombay graduate, who underlined there cannot be a military solution to the problem.Mr Deshpande pitched for the so-called formula devised by the former Indian prime minister and ex-president of Pakistan involving "autonomy, joint control, demilitarisation and porous borders" details of which can be further negotiated.The bench said the court cannot enter into the domain of policy an...

9Sep

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Supreme Court Stays Demolition Of “Curlies” Restaurant Linked To BJP Leader’s Death

The bench asked the owner of 'Curlies' to suspend commercial activities for the time being.New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the demolition of a restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa which was in the news recently following the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat, after its counsel claimed the relevant regulations were not applicable as the building was in existence prior to 1991.A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha heard the matter on an urgent basis after the counsel for the restaurant owner claimed the demolition was already underway while he was arguing the case."Considering the fact that the impugned order was passed on September 06, 2022 and the fact that the demolition has been going on, we have taken this matter o...

9Sep

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Minor UP Boy Wants To Donate Liver To Ailing Father, Files Plea

The counsel appearing for the minor told the bench that his father is in critical condition.New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by a minor boy who is willing to donate liver to his critically ill father.The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by a minor boy who is willing to donate liver to his critically ill father.The counsel appearing for the minor told the bench that his father is in critical condition and the only way to save his life is through organ donation."It is further submitted that the petitioner (son) is willing to donate his liver to his critically ill father. However, in terms of the statute governing the issue, the donor has to be a major," the ...