Neowin News Feed for: Copyright

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over copyright infringement

Ivan Jenic — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:12:01 +0000

Tensions between traditional media and AI companies keep rising, as this massive legacy publisher takes OpenAI to court. Read more...

AI copyright laws only matter when big players are affected

Ivan Jenic — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:00:01 +0000

Big corporations are quick to enforce copyright when it suits them. But is the playing field level for everyone? Read more...

Italy hits Cloudflare with €14 million fine over Piracy Shield non-compliance

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:38:01 +0000

The Italian Communications Authority has issued a landmark €14 million fine to Cloudflare for failing to block illegal content via its "Piracy Shield." Read more...

Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright lawsuit

Paul Hill — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:58:01 +0000

Anthropic has settled with authors of books it allegedly pirated to train its AI models. This will set a precendent for other AI firms that have trained on copyrighted material. Read more...

Anthropic trained its models on copyrighted books, US judge says it's fair use

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:16:01 +0000

A US judge has ruled that training AI models on copyrighted books falls under fair use in a case against Anthropic. It's a major decision and is likely to set a precedent. Read more...

Mainstream media calls for US action to stop "AI theft" by companies like OpenAI

David Uzondu — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:02:01 +0000

Prominent US publishers have started a campaign urging the government to prevent Big Tech from "stealing content from creators" to train AI. Read more...

OpenAI wants the US government to establish ‘fair use' protections for AI training

David Uzondu — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:56:01 +0000

OpenAI is pushing for looser AI training regulations, urging the U.S. to codify "fair use" and ease restrictions on AI development. Read more...

Meta faces new AI copyright infringement lawsuit in France

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:10:01 +0000

Social media giant Meta is in hot waters over a new AI copyright lawsuit filed by publishers and authors in France. Read more...

LinkedIn allegedly shared private messages of Premium users for training AI models

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 06:34:01 +0000

According to a class-action lawsuit, LinkedIn has allegedly shared private data, such as DMs, with third parties to help train AI models. Read more...

Multiple pirate streaming apps removed after making their return to the App Store

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:38:02 +0000

Following their removal from the Apple App Store a few weeks ago, multiple pirate streaming apps were once again listed on the App Store, which currently seems to have been taken down by Apple. Read more...

Popular anime piracy portal 'Animeflix' shuts down

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:02:01 +0000

Animeflix, the piracy portal that allowed people to stream anime online, has shut down without prior notice. Its operators announced the demise in a message posted on their Discord server. Read more...

YouTube's updated removal tool can now erase copyrighted songs

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:46:02 +0000

YouTube now lets you remove copyrighted songs from your videos while keeping other sounds such as dialogue and sound effects. The new tool is available with other copyright removal options. Read more...

The UK government is working on rules to increase the transparency of AI training data

Paul Hill — Sun, 19 May 2024 07:06:01 +0000

The UK government is formulating proposals to help rights holders learn if their content has been used to train AI models. It aims to have these proposals ready before the election in autumn. Read more...

Google takes legal action against scammers who exploit enthusiasm for Bard AI

Steve Bennett — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:00:01 +0000

Google has announced in a blog post published today that it will be taking legal action against scammers who wish to profit from the hype surrounding generative AI and its tool, Bard. Read more...

YouTube reveals its plans for compensating artists for AI music

Steve Bennett — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:22:02 +0000

YouTube has announced how it plans to work with and reimburse both artists and rights holders for the presence and use of AI music across its platform, in a post on its official blog today. Read more...

Two well known authors sue OpenAI claiming ChatGPT illegally accessed their work

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:28:01 +0000

Authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad claim that OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot was trained by accessing their work which, if true, violated the copyrights to their books. OpenAI has yet to comment. Read more...

Ireland data regulator: We should not blindly ban AI-powered chatbots

Usama Jawad — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:20:01 +0000

Although some European countries are rushing to ban ChatGPT and related technologies, Ireland is taking a more measured approach where it wants to fully understand the benefits and risks of AI. Read more...

UK government agency says sharing streaming platform passwords is illegal

Paul Hill — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:38:01 +0000

The UK's Intellectual Property Office said that sharing your video streaming passwords with others is technically illegal as it breaches copyright protections. You're unlikely to face action, though. Read more...

YouTubers can add copyright music in their videos with flexible revenue sharing

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:44:01 +0000

YouTube has announced 'Creator Music', which allows YouTubers to use licensed music in their videos without attracting penalties. There's a catalog of popular music, with flexible revenue sharing. Read more...

God of War rip-off has now been pulled from the Xbox Store

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:12:01 +0000

A God of War rip-off called “War Gods Zeus of Child” has now been pulled from the Xbox Store after being listed for $3.99. However, a Fall Guys clone from the same developer is still available. Read more...

Overbearing Google Drive flagging innocent files as copyright infringement

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:20:01 +0000

Google Drive has been flagging innocent files as copyright infringement. Google has said that it will take a look at the issue to see if it can make the problem go away after the issue was replicated. Read more...

Amazon issues false copyright strike against New World YouTuber for reporting bug

Dean Howell — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:06:01 +0000

Recently, YouTuber Video Game Databank discovered a serious bug in version 1.2 regarding aptitude levels in a single crafting attempt which purportedly resulted in his loss of 40,000 coins. Read more...

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YouTube is forcing popular Discord music bot Rythm offline, millions impacted

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:08:01 +0000

Google is forcing Discord music bot Rythm to close its doors to users. The service is massively popular on Discord with installations on over 20 million servers and a user base of 560 million. Read more...

Google protests €500M fine imposed in France over row with news agencies

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:32:01 +0000

Google France's chief has filed an appeal against France's €500 million fine that was imposed in July. The executive claims that the penalty is disproportionate and undermines existing efforts. Read more...

Google fined €500 million in France over lack of agreement with news publishers

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:58:01 +0000

Google has been fined a whopping €500 million ($592 million) in France for failing to reach an agreement with news agencies about how they will be compensated for their content being displayed. Read more...

27-year-old arrested for selling modified save data for Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Usama Jawad — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 07:50:02 +0000

A 27-year-old has been arrested for selling altered save data for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The item had a price tag of $32 and included any perks and stats desired by the buyer. Read more...

GitHub restores youtube-dl repository after DMCA takedown

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:16:02 +0000

GitHub has reinstated the youtube-dl repository after it received evidence from the Electronic Frontier Foundation showing that the project doesn't violate the DMCA as it was accused of doing. Read more...

Facebook launches new tool to let creators claim ownership of their images

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:06:01 +0000

Facebook has introduced a new update to its rights management tool that will let content creators protect their original images from infringement by controlling how and where they appear. Read more...

Google will launch a new licensing program later this year to pay publishers

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:34:02 +0000

Google will begin paying publishers for their content through a new licensing program set for rollout later this year, with local publishers in Germany, Australia, and Brazil already onboard. Read more...

Instagram releases new guidelines for using copyrighted music on the platform

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 21 May 2020 05:54:02 +0000

Instagram has announced new guidelines to regulate the use of unlicensed music that's included in a live or recorded video uploaded to the platform. The goal is to help users avoid interruptions. Read more...

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The UK will not implement the controversial copyright directive passed by the EU last year

Paul Hill — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 04:08:01 +0000

The UK has confirmed that it will not adopt the EU's copyright directive as it prepares to leave the bloc next week. Articles 11 and 13 caused a stir with critics saying they'd ruin the web. Read more...

Google denies scraping content from lyrics website

Usama Jawad — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:56:01 +0000

After being accused by a popular lyrics website of stealing content, Google has made a public statement which vehemently denies any wrongdoing, including illegally scraping content from websites. Read more...

Google might pull its news service from Europe

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:30:01 +0000

Google is considering ending its news service in Europe in response to the controversial European Union's Copyright Directive. The law would require platforms to pay publishers for use of excerpts. Read more...

Camcorder pirates in India could face up to three years in prison and $14,000 in fines

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 07:54:01 +0000

A proposed amendment to India's Cinematograph Act suggests that camcorder pirates in India should face up to three years in prison and pay fines up to $14,000 if they distribute copyrighted content. Read more...

Save Our Internet delivers four million signatures opposing EU's Article 13

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:48:02 +0000

Over four million signatures have been delivered to the European Union with the aim of telling the body that lots of people are opposed to Article 13 of the new copyright directive. Read more...

Nintendo culls its Creators Program, shares loosened guidelines on acceptable content

Boyd Chan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:38:01 +0000

After having previously demonetized the content of YouTubers who did not participate in its revenue sharing scheme, the Nintendo Creators Program will be replaced by a set of relaxed guidelines. Read more...

Nintendo settles for $12 million in lawsuit against married couple who operated ROM sites

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:48:01 +0000

Nintendo has settled for $12 million in a lawsuit that it filed against a married couple who were operating ROM sites. The accused have also signed off the websites, games, and emulators to Nintendo. Read more...

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says that videos may be restricted due to EU Copyright Law

Ruel Revales — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:48:02 +0000

YouTube's Chief Executive Officer Susan Wojcicki is giving a forewarning that the company may need to start restricting video clips in response to legal guidelines making its way via the EU. Read more...