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Publishers Sue OpenAI as DOJ Backs AI Training
Tech
— Sep 3, 2026
The U.S. Justice Department has filed statements of interest in multiple copyright cases, arguing that training large language models on copyrighted texts is a transformative fair use and essential for national security, innovation, and economic competitiveness. The filings largely back OpenAI in its disputes with The New York Times and other publishers, signaling a broad government stance aimed at preserving American leadership in AI amid global legal debates.
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Trump Cans Copyright Chief After She Warns AI May Not Be ‘Fair Use’
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— May 12, 2025
President Donald Trump fired Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter on Saturday, just a day after her office said AI developers could be infringing copyright by vacuuming up protected works to train their models…
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TIMOTHY LEE: Copyright Will Strengthen, Not Weaken AI
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— Jun 2, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies require access to enormous amounts of data, including valuable creative works protected by United States copyright and other laws. It’s therefore no surprise that the biggest AI…
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Disney Sends Letter To Tech Company Claiming Copyright Infringement
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— Dec 15, 2025
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google, accusing the company of widespread copyright infringement involving its popular characters and franchises. The complaint centers around Google’s artificial…
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GOP Senator Calls On Senate Judiciary Committee To Investigate Don Jr., Hunter Biden. Most Members Haven’t Even Opened The Letter
Nicole Silverio · 4 min · 4h
Twitter Disables Trump Tweet Over Copyright Complaint
Reporting
— Jul 19, 2020
Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint. The video, which included music from the group Linkin Park, disappeared from the president’s…
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Twitter Removes Image Tweet by Trump Over NYT Copyright Complaint
Reporting
— Jul 2, 2020
Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweeted by the U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times. The original tweet by Trump issued on June 30, showed a…
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Hawley Introduces Legislation Taking Aim At ‘Woke’ Disney
Reporting
— May 10, 2022
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is introducing legislation to take action against the Walt Disney Company. The “Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022” would strip the company of special copyright protections granted by…
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Trump Campaign Fires Back After Twitter Removes George Floyd Tribute Over Copyright
Reporting
— Jun 5, 2020
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is criticizing Twitter’s removal of a George Floyd video tribute over its policy on the use of copyrighted material. On Thursday, the social network removed the footage from…
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ByteDance, MPA sign safeguards pact for Seedance, Seedream
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— Aug 17, 2026
ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association have signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards for ByteDance’s Seedance video and Seedream image models, with both parties pledging ongoing collaboration as AI technology evolves. The pact follows Hollywood studios’ IP concerns and will extend guardrails across ByteDance platforms like TikTok, CapCut, and Dreamina to prevent unauthorized use of copyrighted material and likenesses.
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Artist @shachimu’s vague Green Day reference sparks late-September meme replies
Mostly one-sided positive and participatory reactions to a seasonal Green Day meme reference with no significant opposition; ~90-95% playing along.
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Weekend schedule change planned for Sept.12
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— Sep 2, 2026
NEPM is changing its weekend schedule on 88.5 NEPM to better serve western Massachusetts listeners, maintaining a mix of local and national news, culture, and evening music blocks. Separately, notices cover upcoming sports schedules in Canadian and university football, a discussion of public-access rights under RTKL and the Copyright Act, and a slate of local 12-step and support-group meetings with times and locations.
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Now They May Come After Trump for Copyright Violation After Mugshot Backfires
Opinion
— Sep 6, 2023
Vultures would leave more on the carcass than these people. It’s not enough that they indicted the former president for questioning the results of a hard-fought election, now legal scholars are saying that former…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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US Military Cancels Two ‘Sound of Freedom’ Screenings
Reporting
— Sep 7, 2023
The U.S. Southern Command has canceled two planned free screenings of the blockbuster movie “Sound of Freedom.” Although military officials said that the cancellation had to do with copyright laws, a report by Military…
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Twitter Permanently Suspends Account That Created Doctored Video Tweeted by Trump
Reporting
— Jun 24, 2020
Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of a rightwing online personality for violating its copyright policy, a week after he posted a doctored video of toddlers that was tweeted by President Donald Trump. The…
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Twitter Users Notice Strange Detail on Biden’s Podium While He Speaks: The Presidential Seal Is Blurred
Opinion
— Nov 9, 2021
Is … is the President of the United States worried about copyright-infringing his own presidential seal? This might sound like an alarmingly bizarre question, but it’s 2021, so anything goes, and yes, we now have reason…
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Utah carrier indicted for dumping 300 primary ballots
A Payson letter carrier faces a federal mail charge after allegedly discarding roughly 300 Eagle Mountain ballots in a church dumpster. The case tests the postal trust that mail voting requires.
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Neil Young Ends Lawsuit Against Donald Trump’s Campaign Over Use of His Songs
Reporting
— Dec 8, 2020
Neil Young on Monday ended his lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign for playing of two of his songs at campaign rallies without permission. Young had sued the campaign in August for copyright…
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Conservatives Rally Behind Radio Royalty Bill as Gene Simmons Prepares to Testify
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— Dec 8, 2025
A diverse bloc of conservative organizations is pressing congressional leaders to back a sweeping change to U.S. copyright law, just hours before rock icon Gene Simmons is slated to testify before the Senate Judiciary…
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Bloomsbury to gain from US$1.5B Anthropic settlement
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— Jul 22, 2026
Bloomsbury Publishing will receive roughly $3,000 per identified title (14,087 titles) as part of a $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement, with payments to commence in the second half of the fiscal year and proceeds split evenly between authors and the publisher. The one-off cash boost underpins Bloomsbury’s financial strength and supports its capital allocation priorities, while underscoring the growing impact of AI copyright disputes on the publishing industry.
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Anthropic $1.5B Settlement Finalized; Bloomsbury Beneficiary
Tech
— Jul 20, 2026
A San Francisco federal judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement with authors over Anthropic's use of pirated books to train Claude, marking the largest U.S. copyright settlement and covering roughly 480,000 works at about $3,000 per title. The deal ends the case but leaves questions about outputs, requires destruction of pirated files, and drew objections from some authors who say it may not fully compensate or preclude further claims.
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Delhi HC clears OpenAI training on ANI content
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— Jul 24, 2026
The Delhi High Court ruled that OpenAI’s storage and use of ANI’s content to train ChatGPT falls under the fair-dealing exemption and does not amount to copyright infringement, with judges noting that ChatGPT’s outputs are not substantially similar to ANI’s reports and there is no demonstrated memorization or reproduction. It also refused to grant interim relief, saying such relief would cause irreparable harm and that the public interest favors allowing OpenAI to continue using ANI’s content during the suit.
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Democrats Sue Over Wind Checks After The Breeze Stopped Blowing Money Into Unfinished Turbines
Paris Apodaca · 4 min · 4h
News Corp Sues Brave Over AI Article Theft
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— Jul 22, 2026
News Corp has filed countersuits against Brave Software accusing it of distributing and selling Wall Street Journal and New York Post articles to AI companies without permission, seeking injunctive relief and up to $150,000 per infringement as part of a broader clash over AI training content. Brave had previously sued News Corp claiming its practices were legal fair use, while News Corp argues Brave’s scraping and bundling exceed fair use, illustrating a surge of litigation between publishers and technology firms over copyrighted news content used for AI.
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