Three US online news outlets sue OpenAI, alleging the AI pioneer used thousands of their articles to train its chatbots
News copyright infringement
Sam Altman Surprised At NYT Lawsuit
ChatGPT doesn’t need New York Times data says Sam Altman CEO, as he expresses surprise at newspaper lawsuit
New York Times Sues Microsoft, OpenAI Over AI Training
Megaupload Staff Jailed For Role In Kim Dotcom Business
Two executives of banned file storage site Megaupload have been sentenced to prison, after agreeing to testify against Kim Dotcom
Twitter Sued For $250 Million By Music Publishers
Lawsuit from music publishers alleges 'massive' copyright infringement, and that Twitter “routinely ignores” takedown requests
Arm Sues Qualcomm And Nuvia Unit For Licence Infringement
British chip designer Arm Holdings accuses Qualcomm and Nuvia of trademark infringement and breaching certain licence agreements
Russia Bans Acquisition Of Foreign Software For Critical Infrastructure
President Vladimir Putin bans purchase of foreign software for critical infrastructure, amidst punishing global sanctions against Russia
Tolkien Estate Blocks ‘JRR Token’ Cryptocurrency
“You shall not pass!”, as Tolkien Estate takes legal action against cheeky developer of a cryptocurrency called JRR Token
Apple Files Appeal In Corellium Copyright Lawsuit
And so it continues. Despite settlement of one lawsuit, Apple has filed an appeal in another lawsuit against Corellium
Apple Loses Corellium Lawsuit
US judges dismisses Apple copyright infringement claim against Corellium, but iPad maker may pursue separate federal law claim
Twitter Removes Trump Tweet After Copyright Complaint
Twitter continues to challenge tweets from US President Donald Trump, with takedown of tweet due to image copyright complaint
Apple Alters Corellium Lawsuit Over iPhone Jailbreaking
End of jailbreaking? Apple amends lawsuit to allege copyright infringement in an effort to quash jailbreaking
Google Halts News Snippets For French Users
Controversial European copyright law results in French users losing the ability to view Google news snippets
Kim Dotcom Makes Final Plea To Avoid Extradition To US
New Zealand's highest court has begun hearing final bid to halt extradition of Kim Dotcom to the US
Adobe Warns Of Legal Issues From Use Of Older Photoshop Versions
Really? Adobe warns users of older versions of Photoshop they actual brought, that they could be sued
Kim Dotcom Loses Appeal Against Extradition To US
Game over for colourful character? Kim Dotcom loses latest court battle against his extradition to the US
Controversial Copyright Bill Approved By EU Committee
But critics argue it will change the face of the Internet as we know it, and herald the end of memes
Kim Dotcom Wins Damages From Human Rights Tribunal
Megaupload founder wins human rights court battle and promptly declares extradition case to US is over
Kim Dotcom Demands Obama Appearance In NZ Court
Megaupload founder files for personal appearance by former President Obama in a New Zealand courtroom
Google And Microsoft Agree To Music And Movie Piracy Crackdown
Search engine traffic will be reduced to piracy sites providing illegal downloads
Kim Dotcom Begins Appeal Against Extradition Ruling
Megaupload's Kim Dotcom wants New Zealand court appeal against extradition to be live streamed
Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Battle To US
Merry Christmas! New Zealand court rules the US can have him, but Kim pledges appeal
Pirate Bay Website Reemerges After Shutdown
The Swedish Pirate Bay website returns after it was taken offline during a police raid
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Warg Faces Stiff Prison Sentence
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg found guilty by Danish court in that country's biggest hacking case to date
UK Police Close Filesharing Search Engine FileCrop
Visitors to FileCrop will now get a message from the police, telling them the site is under investigation
Viacom Settles YouTube Lawsuit Against Google
Viacom settles its long-running copyright lawsuit against Google and YouTube, terms of which were not disclosed
Oracle Wins Copyright Violation Lawsuit
A judge rules in favour of Oracle against a company providing cheap third-party support to Oracle customers
SAP Says Oracle Is Appealing Copyright Infringement Payout
Case could last for another two years at least
Google Tweaks Search Algorithms For Copyright Clampdown
Google has upgraded its search algorithms to downgrade websites that constantly breach copyright laws
SAP Agrees To £274m Copyright Settlement With Oracle
SAP has agreed to pay Oracle a total of $426 million (£274m) for the actions of its affiliate, TomorrowNow