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OpenAI Partially Prevails as Judge Dismisses Copyright Lawsuits by Silverman and Tremblay

Federal Judge Rules on OpenAI’s Use of Authors’ Works in Training AI Model

In a significant development, two copyright infringement lawsuits filed against artificial intelligence company OpenAI by comedian Sarah Silverman and novelist Paul Tremblay have been partially dismissed by a federal judge in California. The cases alleged that OpenAI unlawfully utilized their books to train ChatGPT, the large language model powering its artificial intelligence tool that generates human-like text in response to prompts.

Key Rulings and Dismissals

District court judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted the majority of OpenAI’s motion to dismiss several claims brought by the authors. Notably, the claim of vicarious copyright infringement lawsuits was dismissed because the authors failed to demonstrate “substantial similarity” between their books and the output generated by ChatGPT. Additionally, the assertion that all ChatGPT outputs are “infringing derivative work” was deemed insufficient.

Other dismissed claims included allegations of negligence, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. However, OpenAI still faces an allegation that it violated unfair competition law by using copyrighted books without obtaining author permission.

Consolidation and Ongoing Allegations

The judge further ruled to consolidate these cases with a similar lawsuit brought by another group of authors, including Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Andrew Sean Greer.

While the vicarious infringement claim was dismissed, OpenAI continues to confront allegations of violating unfair competition law by incorporating copyrighted material without proper authorization. This ruling mirrors a case brought by Silverman against Meta, where the judge broadly sided with Meta but allowed the claim of direct copyright infringement lawsuits to proceed to the discovery phase.

Forum Shopping and Future Developments

Last week, the group of authors involved in the California lawsuit sought to halt a similar suit in New York, accusing OpenAI of “forum shopping for the most favorable schedule.” This legal maneuvering underscores the complex nature of the litigation surrounding AI training using copyrighted material.

In August, it was revealed that over 170,000 books, including works by Zadie Smith, Stephen King, Rachel Cusk, and Elena Ferrante, were used to train Meta’s LLaMA and possibly other generative-AI tools. OpenAI’s practices have come under scrutiny, with allegations that “shadow libraries” like Library Genesis (LibGen) were sources for the vast material used in training ChatGPT-3.

Judge Martínez-Olguín has given the authors until March 13 to amend their complaint, signaling the ongoing legal battle between content creators and AI companies over the use of copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence models.

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Hey author friends! Posting here as a reminder - Feb 15th is the first day to register for the PLR program. If you have a book in a Canadian library, you deserve to be compensated. As they say on the site, "Eligible work includes original writing, translation, illustration, and photography contained in library books across a range of literary and scholarly genres." #authorrights #payyourartists #supportyourlibraries #mustregister #dontforget #plrCanada #somethingisbetterthannothing

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Publication Rights for Writers & Authors

Publication Rights for Writers & Authors #rights #publishing #authorrights

A helpful slide to remind you of your publication rights as a Writer and Author:

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also authorrights reblogged the twitter beef one which isn’t really relevant but Look how cool

out of the multiple posts we have circulating we have seen now two Tumblr Big Names like but not reblog them and honestly the relief of never seeing that next notif come through is immense

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Intellectual Property Rights Every Author Owns

Authors who are about to finish their book and wants to have it published should first understand what intellectual property means. That way, the author can get the most out of the thing he or she created. Intellectual property right is more than just a copyright. There are many other types of rights that an author can have after writing and publishing a book. Here are common examples of rights an author owns. #1. First Serial Rights This is the type of right an author can give away to the first publisher of the book. Of course, this right only provides the publisher the authority to publish first. Once the first publishing is done, the rights to the book returns to you. #2. Reprint Rights Reprints may come in demand, especially if you have written a masterpiece. When a publisher comes to you to get permission for a reprint, what you'll be signing away is the reprint rights. The publisher will get the go signal to reprint your books according to the details of the contract. #3. Electronic Rights Your book may be converted into different types of electronic materials to match the digital platform. It can be an ebook, audiobook, or many other types. Regardless of what type of electronic material it is, as long as the content is yours, then you have the right to it. For this, you'll have to give away the electronic rights to your work. #4. Exclusive Rights There are cases when the book you have written is really exceptional in the eyes of the publisher. It may also be that you are already a bestselling author and you have written your 10th novel that is sure to be a blockbuster. The publisher may need the exclusive rights if they don't want your book to be published anywhere else. #5. One-Time Rights In some cases, the publisher will only want to publish your work one time. For that, what the publisher needs is just a one-time right. You can provide this to any publisher without worries. #6. Merchandising Rights Every novel has a merchandising right. This right encompasses merchandises such as cups, notebook covers, pens, bookmarks, stuffed toys, and many more. If the merchandise has been derived from your novel's character or setting, then the company creating that merchandise should get your permission first. #7. Film, TV, and Play Rights A novel can be adapted into the silver screen, television, or stage play. Before stage play, television, and silver screen producers can use the novel, they still have to obtain your permission first. Otherwise, it will be an infringement of copyright. #8. All Rights All rights encompasses all the rights associated with your intellectual property right. Signing this away to a publisher means that you are letting go of anything related to the manuscript you've submitted. As much as possible, you should think twice or thrice before you sign on the dotted line for all rights. Read the full article

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Aurora Cerrato’s screenshot :P 

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Riete de ti mismo, pero no te menosprecies, para eso esta la demas gente, muestra lo mejor de ti con la mejor actitud #quotes #authorrights #buenasnoches