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The Licensing Mirage: Why Collective Models Won't Save the Visual Industry from AI

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The EU is pushing for collective licensing as a framework for AI training data and copyright compliance. It might not be the best solution...

Can Really Simple Licensing Actually Protect Photography?

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

As AI companies treat the web as training data, Really Simple Licensing offers photographers a machine-readable way to declare licensing terms. But can a text file actually protect content in an era of industrial-scale scraping?

Getty Images Mostly Loses its Legal Battle Against Stability AI

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A court in London has largely sided with Stability AI in its legal battle with Getty Images, marking a significant ruling.

Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues AI startup Perplexity for copyright violations | Nieman Journalism Lab

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/japans-largest-newspaper-yomiuri-shimbun-sues-perplexity-for-copyright-violations/

The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest newspaper by circulation, has sued the generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed in Tokyo District Court on August 7, marks the first copyright challenge by a major Japanese news publisher against an AI company.

Federal Judge Gives AI Companies a Landmark 'Fair Use' Victory | PetaPixel

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Federal Judge Gives AI Companies a Landmark ‘Fair Use’ Victory

AI companies have legal avenue to claim “fair use” thanks to a landmark ruling.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2025/06/24/federal-judge-gives-ai-companies-a-landmark-fair-use-victory/

As The Verge reports, U.S. Federal Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California ruled that Anthropic has the legal right to train AI models using copyrighted work. Judge Alsup says that this use falls under fair use.

https://petapixel.com/2025/06/24/federal-judge-gives-ai-companies-a-landmark-fair-use-victory/

BEYOND THE PHOTOGRAPH: Understanding Copyright for Photographers: Legal Use, Registration, and Rights - LENSCRATCH

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

BEYOND THE PHOTOGRAPH: Understanding Copyright for Photographers: Legal Use, Registration, and Rights - LENSCRATCH

Understanding Copyright for Photographers: Legal Use, Registration, and Rights

via LENSCRATCH: https://lenscratch.com/2025/06/beyond-the-photograph-understanding-copyright-for-photographers-legal-use-registration-and-rights/

Images created through artistic practices are a form of intellectual property. To protect these works and ensure proper usage, copyright protection is essential. This installment outlines how U.S. copyright law applies to photographs, how to register your work, and how to avoid infringement.

https://lenscratch.com/2025/06/beyond-the-photograph-understanding-copyright-for-photographers-legal-use-registration-and-rights/

Getty Images 'Spending Millions' Fighting Stability AI in Court Over Copyright | PetaPixel

Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Getty Images ‘Spending Millions’ Fighting Stability AI in Court Over Copyright

Getty believes the case is essential.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2025/05/29/getty-images-spending-millions-fighting-stability-ai-in-court-over-copyright/

Getty Images CEO Craig Peters says the company is spending “millions and millions of dollars” in its legal battle with Stability AI.

https://petapixel.com/2025/05/29/getty-images-spending-millions-fighting-stability-ai-in-court-over-copyright/

The AP Will Not Change Nick Ut's Credit on 'Napalm Girl' Photo | PetaPixel

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The AP Will Not Change Nick Ut’s Credit on ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo

The investigation was prompted by claims made in a documentary.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2025/05/06/after-lengthy-investigation-the-ap-will-not-change-nick-uts-credit-on-napalm-girl-photo/

The Associated Press (AP) has released an extensive report looking at whether Nick Ut is the author of the Vietnam War Napalm Girl image. After a detailed investigation, it has decided that it will not change the credit on the famous photograph.

https://petapixel.com/2025/05/06/after-lengthy-investigation-the-ap-will-not-change-nick-uts-credit-on-napalm-girl-photo/

Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value"

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Meta Says It’s Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No “Economic Value”

Accused of illegally using copyrighted books to train its AI, Meta argues that those books are individually worthless.

via Futurism: https://futurism.com/meta-copyrighted-books-no-value

Thus there’s no market in paying authors to use their copyrighted works, Meta says, because “for there to be a market, there must be something of value to exchange,” as quoted by Vanity Fair — “but none of [the authors’] works has economic value, individually, as training data.” Other communications showed that Meta employees stripped the copyright pages from the downloaded books.

How weakening copyright helps fake news - Kaptur

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

How weakening copyright helps fake news - Kaptur

When we erode copyright, we’re not just harming creators— we are destroying our ability to know real from fake. Here’s why:

via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/how-weakening-copyright-helps-fake-news/

Copyright isn’t just a legal mechanism—it’s also a system of traceability. When a piece of content is protected by copyright:

https://kaptur.co/how-weakening-copyright-helps-fake-news/

First Legal Ruling on AI, Copyright, and Training Data Goes the Way of Creators | PetaPixel

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

First Legal Ruling on AI, Copyright, and Training Data Goes the Way of Creators

This case will be cited in future legal arguments.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2025/02/19/first-legal-ruling-on-ai-copyright-and-training-data-goes-the-way-of-creators/

Ross was an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that Thomson Reuters sued in 2020 after it attempted to build a legal search engine using data from Thomson Reuter’s legal search engine, Westlaw. Judge Bibas writes in his decision that “none of Ross’s possible defenses holds water” against copyright infringement accusations

Ethical Issues in AI Graphic Design: Bias, Plagiarism, and Ownership - Kaptur

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ethical Issues in AI Graphic Design: Bias, Plagiarism, and Ownership - Kaptur

Discover ethical challenges in AI graphic design: bias, plagiarism, and ownership. Learn to address imbalanced data, copyright issues, and content authenticity while using AI responsibly for creative, inclusive design solutions.

via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/ethical-issues-in-ai-graphic-design-bias-plagiarism-and-ownership/

The question of who owns AI-generated content is perhaps one of the most complex and unresolved issues in the realm of AI and graphic design today. As AI technologies continue to advance, producing increasingly sophisticated outputs, the traditional notions of authorship and ownership are being challenged in unprecedented ways.

This New Device Establishes Content Authenticity Using Any Digital Camera | PetaPixel

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This New Device Establishes Content Authenticity Using Any Digital Camera

Authenticity tech relies upon sensor-level fingerprints.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/11/15/this-new-device-establishes-content-authenticity-using-any-digital-camera/

As a research physicist from MIT, Stuart Sevier learned a lot about reality, technology, and perhaps most importantly, the perception of reality. He veered off his hardcore academic track to pursue the concept of reality from a more engineering-based perspective, ultimately founding Atom Images and working with a talented team to build the Atom H1, a tool built for photographers to capture trusted, authentic images in a world where the line between real and fake is becoming blurrier by the day.

Artists Score Win Against AI Firms in Training Data Copyright Case | PetaPixel

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Artists Score Win Against AI Firms in Training Data Copyright Case | PetaPixel:

The makers of Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, are being sued along with Midjourney, Runway, and DeviantArt by 10 artists (including one photographer) for using their work to build AI image products without permission.

Ex-Google CEO Says AI Companies Can Steal Content With Impunity | PetaPixel

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ex-Google CEO Says AI Companies Can Steal Content With Impunity | PetaPixel:

That wasn’t the only contentious comments delivered by Schmidt who left Google in 2020. He also blamed Work From Home (WFH) culture for the company’s woes.