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1: Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement
First off today, Reuters reports that the Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging that the two companies illegally used their content, including content behind paywalls, to train their AI models.
OpenAI, as it has in other lawsuits, has claimed that it trained its models on publicly available data and that its use is protected by fair use. Microsoft shared a similar sentiment.
The lawsuit is seeking the destruction of all copies of the allegedly infringed work as well as the deletion of all models that were trained on the data. Filed in the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit mirrors a similar one filed by the New York Times in the same court.
2: APD Backs Downs on Bogus Copyright Strike Filed Against Landmine
Next up today, Jeff Landfield at the Alaska Landmine reports that the Anchorage Police Department (APD) filed a false copyright claim with Facebook to remove a video featuring the APD’s police chief, Sean Case, talking to members of the public about police surveillance.
The takedown was filed on August 31 and was traced back to the APD’s director of community relations, Gina Romero. The video had received approximately 60,000 views on Facebook before it was removed.
The APD has since backed down from the copyright notice, saying that, “After receiving your message and conducting further review, we have concluded that your use may be covered under a valid copyright exception.” The video was restored Friday September 4.
3: Tetris Suggests White House ‘Build the Wall’ Game Infringes Copyright
Finally today, Finya Swai at The Hill reports that a representative from The Tetris Company has said in multiple interviews that they believe the White House game Build the Wall may infringe on their copyright.
The Build the Wall game was one of five released as part of an “arcade” of games based on Trump Administration policies. In the game, players simulate building the border wall through a Tetris-style game. The Tetris Company has been quick to distance itself from this game, saying that it was not involved in making it.
The representative added that “We take copyright infringement very seriously.” However, it is unclear if they intend to file a lawsuit, send a takedown notice or take any action at all.
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