3 Count: And Another One…

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1: Authors Sue Claude AI Chatbot Creator Anthropic for Copyright Infringement

First today, Matt O’Brien at the Associated Press reports that a group of authors has filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, claiming that the company infringed their copyright when training its Claude AI system.

The authors in the lawsuit, Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson, seek to represent a class of similar authors against the company. They allege that the company infringed their copyright by ingesting their work to train Claude and that the AI sometimes repeats content wholesale.

This is the first lawsuit by authors against Anthropic. However, it is the latest in over a dozen lawsuits filed by various creators against AI companies. Those companies have historically claimed that their training is a fair use of copyright-protected work.

2: Kanye West resolves copyright lawsuit over ‘Life of the Party’

Next up today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Kanye West has settled a lawsuit filed against him over his song Life of the Party.

Phase One filed the lawsuit, accusing West, known professionally as Ye, of copying the horn section of the Boogie Down Productions song South Bronx. However, the two sides have now reached a settlement, and Phase One has dismissed the lawsuit against West.

However, another defendant in the lawsuit, Kano, still has their case ongoing. Kano worked with Ye to release the album and developed a handheld audio player featuring Life of the Party, among other songs.

3: After 25 Years in Copyright Limbo, ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ Finally Makes Streaming Premiere

Finally today, Jason Fraley at WTOP News reports that, after 25 years in limbo, the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street is now available for streaming.

The series aired from 1993 to 1999. However, as other shows made their way to streaming services, Homicide did not. The reason was music rights. According to the show’s creator, those rights have been resolved, and the show will start streaming shortly.

All 122 episodes of the show will be available on Peacock. In addition to being available for streaming, it has been remastered in 4K for the first time.

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