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Lizzo Sued for Copyright Infringement … But Song Never Commercially Released Published October 21, 2025 7:54 PM PDT Lizzo is facing a new legal battle … she’s being sued for allegedly ripping off another artist’s song for one of her latest tracks that blew up on social media. According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the GRC Trust is …

Nintendo of America is seeking $4.5 million in damages against Redditor James C. Williams, also known as ‘Archbox’. Earlier this month, the publisher submitted a filing at the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington requesting monetary damages following a legal battle that began in March 2024. NOA said it “has been, and continues to be, damaged …

When OpenAI released its new AI-generated video app Sora last week, it launched with an opt-out policy for copyright holders — media companies would need to expressly indicate they didn’t want their AI-generated characters running rampant on the app. But after days of Nazi SpongeBob, criminal Pikachu, and Sora-philosophizing Rick and Morty, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company would …

At ease, Hollywood. OpenAI may be changing its tune about the use of copyright materials in its video-generation tool, Sora. Since launching earlier this week, the new Sora 2 app — which allows users to generate short AI videos from text prompts — has been flooded with clips featuring well-known animated characters and big brands, sparking warnings from legal experts …

OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora. Prior to Sora’s launch this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had been telling Hollywood studios and agencies that they needed to explicitly opt out if they didn’t want their IP to be included in Sora-generated videos. Despite being …

Sam Altman singing in a toilet. James Bond playing Altman in high-stakes poker. Pikachu storming Normandy’s beaches. Mario jumping from his virtual world into real life. Those are just some of the lifelike videos that are rocketing through the internet a day after OpenAI released Sora, an app at the intersection of social media and artificial intelligence-powered media generation. The …

If you know anything about Mickey Mouse, you’ll be able to tell us that his first outing was in 1928’s Steamboat Willie — an animated short that sees our hero as the hapless pilot of a riverboat battling an assortment of animals and his captain. It entered the public domain last year, meaning that it and the 1928 incarnation of …

US judge preliminarily approves $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement  Reuters Judge in Anthropic copyright case preliminarily approves $1.5 billion settlement with authors  CNBC Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Judge endorses Anthropic’s $1.5 bn copyright settlement  Barron News-Shield Plaintiffs Propose Plan for Landmark $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement Process with …

Two weeks ago, record company Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha “Nikki” Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported. Jones is a Mississippi-based lyricist behind the R&B artist “Xania Monet” whose most popular song on Spotify racked up over 1 million listens, and whose Reels regularly top 100,000 views on Instagram – despite …

Appeals court, weighing Trump’s Library of Congress takeover, reinstates copyright chief  Politico Fired Copyright Chief Temporarily Regains Her Job During Appeal  Bloomberg Law News Ex-Copyright Chief Wants Firing Declared Invalid  Law360 Copyright Office remains in flux after director’s firing  Axios Appeals court restores Copyright Office chief, says Donald Trump’s firing attempt was illegal  Washington Times Source link