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Stream-ripper gets court order to identify who is behind rick-rolling Google takedown notices

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Y2Mate • 1 min read

Stream-ripper gets court order to identify who is behind rick-rolling Google takedown notices

Stream-ripper Y2Mate last week got a court order forcing Google to share information about who has been issuing copyright takedown notices against its website - it suspects a competitor has been issuing takedowns to negatively impact its Google ranking…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

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AI • 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

Big tech companies' insistence that training AI on existing content constitutes fair use under US copyright law, and the Grammy Awards' insistence that Christians do not swear…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Google restores functionality to smart speakers after new ruling in Sonos patent dispute

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Google • 2 min read

Google restores functionality to smart speakers after new ruling in Sonos patent dispute

Google has restored some functionality to its smart speakers, previously removed because of a patent dispute with Sonos. Last week a judge ruled that the Sonos patents at the heart of the dispute were unenforceable…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2023

Universal Music in talks with Google over voice cloning AI, posing lots of questions for the music community

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AI • 4 min read

Universal Music in talks with Google over voice cloning AI, posing lots of questions for the music community

Universal Music is in talks with Google about licensing a new AI platform that will seemingly allow users to legitimately…

Chris Cooke • 10 Aug 2023

White House sets out commitments made by tech companies to manage risks posed by AI

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White House sets out commitments made by tech companies to manage risks posed by AI

As the music industry continues to set out its priorities regarding the regulation of artificial intelligence, last week the US…

Chris Cooke • 25 Jul 2023