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OpenAI cannot use song lyrics without paying, German court rules

A Munich court ordered OpenAI to pay damages to Germany’s largest music rights organisation for using copyrighted lyrics in AI models such as ChatGPT.

11/11/2025

Culture news

Universal and AI music firm settle lawsuit and launch new platform

A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.

31/10/2025

Culture news

Kenny Loggins slams Donald Trump for using his song in AI poo video

Loggins’ song ‘Danger Zone’ was recorded for the soundtrack of ‘Top Gun’ and was used in Trump's "disgusting" AI-generated video, published as a response to the historic No Kings protests.

21/10/2025

Culture news

UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson hit with cease-and-desist order

Labi Siffre has issued a cease-and-desist order to far-right activist Tommy Robinson over the use of his anti-apartheid song in an anti-immigration rally earlier this month.

29/09/2025

Culture news

The Rolling Stones face plagiarism case over 'Living in a Ghost Town'

The leader of Spanish band Angelslang, Sergio García Fernández, claims the Rolling Stones plagiarised two of his tracks to make 'Living in a Ghost Town', a song released during the pandemic. The case is now before a Madrid court.

26/09/2025

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Sweden says artists to be paid for AI-generated music in ‘world first'

The Swedish Performing Rights Society says it’s signed the “world’s first” licensing agreement with an artificial intelligence company that generates music.

09/09/2025

Tech News

Anthropic settles AI copyright lawsuit with book authors

A settlement is coming next week in a class action copyright lawsuit of book authors against artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

27/08/2025

Culture news

MF DOOM estate sues Temu over alleged counterfeit merchandise

The estate of the beloved late rapper calls Temu “one of the most unethical companies operating in today’s global marketplace.”

13/08/2025

Culture news

Portuguese artists call on EU for more protection and AI regulation

Almost 20 Portuguese artists have joined the international #StayTrueToTheAct movement demanding that the European Union regulate Artificial Intelligence and protect copyright.

23/07/2025

Culture news

Exit light, enter gripe: Metallica forces US government to drop video

The US Department of Defense posted a social media video with one of Metallica’s best-known songs – without the band’s authorisation.

14/07/2025

Tech News

Danish publishers sue OpenAI after failing to strike rights deal

The collective action comes as Denmark starts chairing meetings of the EU member states.

01/07/2025

Tech News

Meta and Anthropic win key verdicts in US AI copyright cases

The two companies at the forefront of the artificial intelligence race won two key verdicts from US courts this week regarding whether they can train on copyrighted books.

26/06/2025

Business

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement

The two Hollywood studios called Midjourney a “bottomless pit of plagiarism”.

12/06/2025

Culture news

SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash

A new letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton states: "We don’t build generative AI tools, and we don’t allow third parties to scrape or use artist content from SoundCloud to train them either.” This follows a backlash after the platform's Terms Of Use were quietly updated in February.

02/06/2025

Tech News

US tech giants ask European Commission for 'simplest possible' AI code

The voluntary set of rules governing AI has been delayed but is expected to come out before August, according to the European Commission.

30/05/2025

Tech News

'Thank you for the copyright': ABBA legend warns against AI code

The planned Code of Practice on AI has been heavily criticised by both publishers and US Big Tech companies, albeit for different reasons.

20/05/2025