Studios and AI Firms Navigate Murky IP Waters
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Studios have not sued AI companies for IP infringement yet, possibly because they are still negotiating licensing deals or want to use the tools themselves.
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New study shows AI image generators can reproduce near-exact frames from movies, providing evidence for potential lawsuits.
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Existing lawsuits against AI companies have struggled to prove specific works were used as training data.
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The NYT lawsuit presented extensive examples of AI tools copying full articles, allowing users to bypass paywall.
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If studios sue, they could force AI firms to make licensing deals, which some creators are already pursuing.