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First AI copyright infringement settlements - both within a week: Anthropic and Eleven Labs avoid risking billion-dollar valuations.
The first two AI copyright cases have just settled: Vacker v. Eleven Labs and Bartz v. Anthropic. Both faced allegations of blatant infringement, reputational fallout, and billion-dollar valuations at risk.
With 46 more cases still pending, these early settlements could reshape how courts and companies handle AI copyright disputes.
Josh Waterston
Aug 28


Judge: Meta Wins but Transformative Element of Fair Use Doesn't Outweigh Market Impact
Meta just won an early skirmish in the battle over whether AI training is fair use - but AI companies may end up losing overall if they focus on only the transformative element of copyright law's fair use test without addressing the market impact.
Josh Waterston
Jun 26


This is Not Mocha Mousse
The color you’re seeing in this image may look like Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year, Mocha Mousse. It might even share the same hexadecimal value, straight from Pantone’s official Connect platform. But it’s not Mocha Mousse.
Why not?
Because unless you’ve licensed Pantone’s color system, or are using tools that have, you can’t officially use that color in design work. And for businesses, that distinction matters.
Josh Waterston
Apr 18


This Week in AI (February 14 – 20)
In this week's update: the rise of Deep Research, the fall of the Humane AI Pin, humanoid robots, and more.
Lewis D. Sorokin
Feb 21


This Week in AI (February 7 – 13)
Major Developments in Copyright Companies are Raising More Funds Diverging Visions for the Future and much more... Copyrights Granted for...
Lewis D. Sorokin
Feb 14


This Week in AI (January 31 to February 6)
Agents take center stage Anthropic's jailbreak challenge OpenAI's rebrand Co-founders shuffle and more OpenAI Rebrands with a New Font...
Lewis D. Sorokin
Feb 7
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