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U.S. Copyright Office Says AI-Generated Images Do Not Qualify For Copyright Protection

According to the office, providing text prompts is not sufficient enough input to qualify images as “the product of human authorship.”

WBD says Paramount used “verbal trickery” to circumvent the terms of their 2019 agreement.

Roiland also resigned as CEO of ‘High on Life’ developer Squanch Games.

Nitrate reels that Bromberg was storing in a residential basement caught fire in August 2020, killing two people who lived in the building.

The series co-creator was let go by the network following serious charges of felony domestic violence.

The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.

A protective order prohibits Roiland from getting within 100 feet of his alleged victim.

Each year on January 1, thousands of films, books, and musical compositions become available for free public use.

We explain what happens when Disney loses the copyright to ‘Steamboat Willie,’ but still owns the Mickey Mouse trademark.

Epic is accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and engaging in manipulative market practices.

Lawmakers have asked the Biden administration to block any social media company based in any country deemed hostile to American interests.

European and Asian companies had bypassed earlier sanctions and used the N. Korea studio’s services by paying funds to front companies.

The gaming company develops billion-dollar franchises including ‘World of Warcraft,’ ‘Overwatch,’ and ‘Diablo.’

Bromberg was storing around three tons of flammable nitrate reels in a non-climate-controlled basement that caught fire in 2020, killing two.

Sonic the Hedgehog creator and former Square Enix employee Yuji Naka was arrested by prosecutors in Japan on Friday.

Since January, Youtube has removed 2,000 ‘Wolfoo’ videos, and lawsuits have been filed in the U.K., Russia, and Vietnam.

Accusations including over-inflating subscriber numbers and prioritizing streaming at the expense of other company businesses.

A judge has agreed that writer Jeffery Scott plausibly alleged that Disney used protectable elements of his work in the 2018 reboot.

The group alleges the school mishandled student-on-student reports of sexual assault, sexual harassment, threats of violence, and stalking.

Republican lawmaker Josh Hawley is coming for Mickey Mouse.