17 Oct 2026 · 2,865 works · 700 news indexed
News · Legal & Policy
Short original briefs on AI in culture, each linking out to the original reporting rather than reproducing it.
Legal & Policy16 Oct 2026
The two labels want a judge to make DistroKid disclose how much AI music it distributes, saying the data bears on market harm in their copyright case against Suno.
Legal & Policy16 Oct 2026
Legal & Policy15 Oct 2026
Goku's voice actor Masako Nozawa calls unauthorised AI copies of her voice theft, as Japan's actors union issues voluntary consent guidelines.
Legal & Policy13 Oct 2026
The chatbot company seeks a court-run sale of its assets; Disney's $20m opening bid covers licensed IP and claims, not the platform, so the app's survival rests on another buyer.
Legal & Policy13 Oct 2026
After UMG sued over alleged AI slop, DistroKid pulled songs from streamers, and independent artists say their own human-made albums were swept up and royalties frozen.
Legal & Policy13 Oct 2026
Australia's record industry bodies say copyright law is working and AI licensing deals already exist, answering the Joint Select Committee on AI's co-chairs.
Legal & Policy10 Oct 2026
The court ordered platforms, marketplaces and registrars to take down content misusing the actor's identity within 72 hours, extending protection to AI-generated and morphed images.
Legal & Policy9 Oct 2026
A revised Danish copyright bill would put the burden of proving consent on anyone publishing a realistic imitation of a person, with civil remedies and court-ordered removal from 2027.
Legal & Policy9 Oct 2026
Commissioner VC Sajjanar says a picture of him making an arrest is AI-made, tags Jr NTR over fans spreading it, and urges people to verify before sharing.
Legal & Policy9 Oct 2026
Royal Mail admits it used AI for its Christmas ad narration after Paul Vaughan's daughter recognised his voice; ElevenLabs has now blocked his voice.
Legal & Policy8 Oct 2026
The actor and MP seeks takedowns of obscene and AI-fabricated posts under personality rights; the court issued summons and signalled an interim order.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
The Office wants comments by 23 November on how streaming fraud works and what AI-generated music adds to it, after a request from Rep. Scott Fitzgerald.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
At a Sydney hearing, ARIA's Annabelle Herd said the two AI firms should license music on rights holders' terms, while both pressed Australia to relax copyright for investment.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
A British startup's thumbprint stamp, now approved as a UK certification mark, will tell readers a book was written by a human, with five publishers signed and a first title due by year-end.
Legal & Policy7 Oct 2026
In the Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. cases, Midjourney agreed to give the studios the video datasets it trained on, while it presses its argument that Hollywood uses similar AI itself.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
A New York judge jailed the North Carolina man who used bots and masses of AI songs to siphon royalties from streaming services, in what is described as the first criminal streaming-fraud conviction.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
A Beijing trial gives AI digital humans official ID cards, the first going to virtual idol Yuri, as supporters cite scam protection and critics fear surveillance.
Legal & Policy6 Oct 2026
Italy's AGCM is examining whether Suno's contract terms, from unilateral changes to a moral-rights waiver and US-only arbitration, are unfair to consumers; a public consultation follows.
Legal & Policy5 Oct 2026
Meloni has asked the EU trademark office to register a four-second clip of her voice, hoping to win takedown and damages powers against AI deepfakes.
Legal & Policy5 Oct 2026
Sony says its takedown requests for AI tracks imitating its artists passed 260,000 by September, and it is pressing platforms and lawmakers to help it keep up.
Legal & Policy4 Oct 2026
Police in Hyderabad opened a case over an AI-altered Chuttamalle clip of Janhvi Kapoor, as Jr NTR and Telugu film figures demand action and tighter rules on AI misuse.
Legal & Policy2 Oct 2026
The appeals court said an AI clip of a dead victim forgiving his killer put invented words in his mouth, so the man must be resentenced.
Legal & Policy1 Oct 2026
An interim order protects the actor's name, image and voice against deepfakes, cloned audio and AI chatbots, in a suit naming Meta, Google and Amazon.
Legal & Policy1 Oct 2026
Cruz objected to Blackburn's unanimous-consent request, stopping the bill that would give people a federal right over AI copies of their voice and likeness, for now.
