The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has enjoined Chinese company ByteDance to stop training its new AI-powered video generating platform Seedance 2.0 with copyrighted movies and TV shows from its studio members, and to take major steps to implement meaningful safeguards. In a cease-and-desist letter sent to ByteDance Global General Counsel John Rogovin, the MPA's ​General Counsel Karyn Temple wrote that time had come for “far more than general statements" from the AI company. The MPA is expecti...

The family and the Estate of Isaac Hayes, Jr. have settled the lawsuit filed against Donald Trump and Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., regarding their use of the song 'Hold On, I’m Comin' during the presidential campaign in 2024. "All parties stipulate to the voluntary dismissal of this action with prejudice with all parties bearing their respective fees and costs," according to court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement, the Estate of the late songwriter, perfor...

South Korea's three major terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC, and SBS have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company OpenAI, according to the Korea Broadcasters Association. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI-operated chatbot ChatGPT was trained using the broadcasters' news content without authorisation. The broadcasters are seeking an injunction to stop OpenAI's alleged copyright infringement and compensation for damages. The KBA noted that "copyright holders face significant barri...