3 Count: Facial Recognition

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1: Anthropic’s Own Guardrails Revive Full Copyright Lawsuit from Litigious Music Publishers

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the judge in one of the lawsuits against Anthropic allowed the claims to move forward on the basis that Anthropic had “actual or constructive knowledge” of the alleged infringement, as proven by its implementation of “guardrails.”

The lawsuit in question was filed by a group of music publishers, who alleged Anthropic illegally used their song lyrics to train Claude and other AI systems. However, initially, the judge dismissed most of the copyright infringement claims, stating that Anthropic lacked knowledge of user infringement or the ability to control it.

However, the publishers refiled the lawsuit, noting that Anthropic has implemented guardrails, which indicates that it is aware of the infringement and can control it. This satisfied the judge, who allowed all the copyright-related claims to proceed.

2: Denmark Leads EU Push to Copyright Faces in Fight Against Deepfakes

Next up today, Giovana Fleck at Tech Policy Press reports that Denmark is considering updates to its Copyright Act, which would grant individuals copyright protection over their own likeness.

The reason behind the move is to make it illegal to create deep fake videos using generative AI systems. This has led to some concern as the country, like all of the European Union, has rules protecting personality rights and adding a copyright layer could create new issues.

However, the Danish government is moving ahead with the plans, saying they could take effect as soon as this winter. If that happens, they would be the first nation in the EU to implement such rules.

3: Nintendo Seeks ‘Reasonable’ $4.5 Million Judgment Against r/SwitchPirates Mod ‘Archbox’

Finally, today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that Nintendo is seeking a $4.5 million default judgment against James ‘Archbox’ Williams, an alleged reseller of pirated Nintendo Switch games and a former moderator of the subreddit r/SwitchPirates.

Nintendo filed the lawsuit in June 2024, alleging that Williams operated several “pirate shops” that sold pirated games as well as software and hardware that enabled Switch devices to play them. Though initially, Williams did participate in the lawsuit, he stopped early on in the case, resulting in a potential default judgment.

According to Nintendo, they should be awarded $4.5 million in that default judgment. They say that it is reasonable as they are seeking the maximum damages of $150,000, but only for thirty works. The judge has not ruled on the motion.

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