Yes, collections of statistics and facts are Copyrightable as long as they reach a minimum threshold (database law). However, to claim Copyright you can't have used works unlawfully (incl. infringement) in the process. https://
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Database Copyright and Lawful Content Requirements Explained
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LLM IP Rights: Copyright Collections and Model Weights Ownership
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You can Copyright collections of facts and collections of statistics, so there's caselaw in the U.S. and regulations in Europe that apply even if that assumption is true. I don't think any LLM company would approve not owning IP in their weights.
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Stock Photo Websites: Commercial Models and Data Training
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You looked into commercial model by Stock Photo websites trained on their own data?
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Quality Data Sources for Training AI Models
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Huh? Multiple models already have been sourced from quality data that's not scraped from the open web.
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Voice Cloning Technology Raises Legal Infringement Concerns
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The voice cloning alone likely required infringement.
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Proliferation of Nudifying Apps Raises Ethical Concerns
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Thanks for clarifying. Not sure why they wrote about it in 2024, but you're right there are dozens of nudifying / undressing apps now — so likely not going to get better in the short term.
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Germany’s strict AI liability laws: attempting illegal acts punishable
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In Germany, even "the attempt is punishable" for many of the things covered in the news article.
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Inference Services Legal Liability in AI Deployment Pipeline
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On the "user" side, almost everything is covered. On the dataset side as well IMHO. The parts in the middle of the pipeline such as inference services it's not clear yet — but if there are crimes either side inference services would be under pressure to do something.
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Child Abuse Material in AI Image Datasets: German Legal Framework
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These applications are powered by child abuse material that's been reported in popular image datasets. Thousands of illegal photos ensure generated nudes are realistic. In Germany, multiple (if not all) stages of this generative abuse pipeline fall under criminal law.
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Musk’s PR Strategy for Invasive Brain Device Challenges Ethics
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Yes, Musk & co. are carefully planning and executing the PR for their invasive device to get around the reluctance you see. Since that started, I'm sure they'll find more volunteers among the techno-optimist crowd.