#copyright

#copyright

The lawsuit accuses podcaster John Dehlin of intentionally deceiving members of the church for his own benefit. The costs of defending himself against the lawsuit are sure to place enormous pressure on Dehlin and the Open Stories Foundation.

Taylor Swift's legal team filed three new trademarks, including two voice recordings of her saying 'Hey, it's Taylor Swift' and 'Hey, it's Taylor.'

The official X account for Starsand Island stated that the removal was due to 'insufficient verification during the planning stage of a minigame within this game.'

Without effective copyright protections, there is a grave risk that these organizations will no longer be able to produce the high-quality codes and standards that the public and lawmakers have come to rely on.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is using my artwork without permission ... What should I do ... Since the other party is so large, I'm honestly at a loss.

"There's a tension in the design of the book that I was exploring, between making it feel super contemporary and colorful, and leaning into more traditional aesthetics of archives and historical content. I wanted to honor both," says Michele. "Copyright law can also be kind of intimidating, so I wanted to use the design of the book to make the content more approachable and engaging."

ByteDance has pledged to tighten controls around its AI video generator, Seedance, after facing legal threats from Disney and growing criticism from other Hollywood studios over alleged copyright violations. The latest iteration of the tool, Seedance 2.0, has seen a surge of hyper-realistic AI-generated clips circulating on social media, some appearing to feature characters from major film franchises.

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In a new viral AI video, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise pummel each other on a rooftop in a cinematic action sequence. It's not a trailer for a new blockbuster, and it's not actually Pitt and Cruise, though it looks a lot like them. The video is so realistic, in fact, that the clearest sign it's made with AI is the dialogue.