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Fred von Lohmann

@flohmann.bsky.social

copyright lawyer, OpenAI, Xoogler, ex-EFF.

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Latest posts by flohmann.bsky.social on Bluesky

Care to lay a wager on whether this gets appealed? Because I can certainly see a win-win $$$$ settlement here for plaintiffs' counsel and Anthropic...

24.06.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do AI models dream of dolphins in lake Balaton? - Kluwer Copyright Blog There is a bit of excitement in copyright circles about the first case referred to the CJEU that directly addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU copyright framework. The...

Wow, the deeper you look, the more this CJEU referral on AI seems like a real mess.
copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/05/28/d...

28.05.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First case on AI and copyright referred to theΒ CJEU Most people who have been paying attention to the copyright and AI debate in Europe has been expecting that at some point the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would be tasked with interpreting some of the existing exceptions regarding text and data mining. Most people assumed, myself included, that the first referral may very well be the…

First case on AI and copyright referred to theΒ CJEU

Most people who have been paying attention to the copyright and AI debate in Europe has been expecting that at some point the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would be tasked with interpreting some of the existing exceptions…

27.05.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Also tech-lash more generally. Change brought by tech innovation is now viewed with suspicion in many quarters.

26.05.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI's development is critically important for America – and it all hinges on these freedoms The development of Artificial Intelligence is critically important for America. Here's how we can do that.

OpenAI's Jason Kwon: "To sustain America’s AI lead and maximize its benefits for education, science, and healthcare, policymakers must ensure that copyright law fulfills its constitutional mandate to encourage creativity and innovation."
www.foxnews.com/opinion/ais-...

02.04.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mat Dryhurst on X: "The UK is debating whether to introduce a copyright exception for AI training on publicly accessible works I support this, with an opt-out for the few who this may impact. Activists and publishers commonly cite DCMS arguing that the creative sector contributes 125bn in value" / X The UK is debating whether to introduce a copyright exception for AI training on publicly accessible works I support this, with an opt-out for the few who this may impact. Activists and publishers commonly cite DCMS arguing that the creative sector contributes 125bn in value

Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon have been creating amazing art with AI tools for over a decade. Mat's take on the proposal for a UK copyright exception for AI training is worth reading. x.com/matdryhurst/...

24.03.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Comments on Today's Thomson Reuters v. Ross Copyright Ruling - Technology & Marketing Law Blog [A surprising ruling from Judge Bibas (sitting as a district court judge by designation) in the Thompson Reuters v. Ross case, because he reverses himself on numerous points (all in favor of the copyr...

And another good take: blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...

13.02.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence (Summary Judgement) – Matthew Sag

Good first take on the ruling from @matthewsag.bsky.social, one of the country's leading experts on this area of law: matthewsag.com/thomson-reut...

11.02.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Google says this started in mid-2024 tho? Can anyone confirm?

11.02.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First AI fair use ruling, but probably of little predictive value for the big pending genAI cases, as it involved an AI developer that copied Westlaw headnotes to train a legal research model to directly compete with Westlaw (at least that's how the court describes it).

11.02.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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DeepSeek FAQ DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?

The best explainer of all this that I've seen so far is from Stratechery: stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...

27.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DeepSeek FAQ DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?

The best analysis of the whole DeepSeek news is from Stratechery. But I worry that it's too "technical" for non-AI nerds to easily digest. Reminds me of the early days of the Internet boom, when a similar gap opened up for a short while.
stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...

27.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And, of course, Congress can fix this anytime it likes.

17.01.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Prediction: lawsuits over data scraping will be litigation trench warfare, where sapping your adversary's resources is at least as important as prevailing. Example: X v. Bright Data.

14.01.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Couldn't have said it better.

14.01.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How OpenAI o1 Went Full Maverick and Broke Chess As We Know It In a development that feels like a plot twist out of a science fiction novel, OpenAI's latest artificial intelligence model, o1, shocked the world...

Two words: Kobayashi Maru. yourstory.com/2025/01/open...

10.01.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chat GPT Is Eating the World the latest news in ChatGPT + AI + DALL-E (*not affiliated with their makers OpenAI)

brought to you by the ever useful chatgptiseatingtheworld.com and @edleeprof.bsky.social

10.01.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg said and did that the Boies firm thinks are smoking guns. Just how bad are they for Meta? Now that the parties have filed unredacted versions of their briefs, we know what the David Boies law firm thinks are smoking guns from the discovery they received from Mark Zuckerberg. Just how da…

Latest update from the copyright vs. AI front.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/01/09/h...

10.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, so that's what cowardly bootlicking sounds like?

10.01.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Lee grants order by stipulation re: Anthropic to use guardrails Judge Lee granted the order by stipulation of Concord Music plaintiffs and defendant Anthropic by which Anthropic has agreed to continue to use guardrails to avoid outputs of lyrics of the plaintif…

chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/01/02/j...

03.01.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The Parties’ stipulation resolves Publishers’ pending Motion for Preliminary Injunction in part, as it relates to Publishers’ request for a preliminary injunction requiring Anthropic to β€œmaintain its already-implemented guardrails” but does not resolve the question about training future models.

03.01.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthropic Agrees to Enforce Copyright Guardrails on New AI Tools Anthropic PBC must apply guardrails to prevent its future AI tools from producing infringing copyrighted content, according to a Monday agreement reached with music publishers suing the company for in...

Interesting.
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/anthr...

02.01.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Will Keep be the app where notes from the impending Google sunglasses go?

19.12.2024 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I look forward to this every year.
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...

16.12.2024 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen. Didn't realize they had US distribution again!

12.12.2024 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey copyright friends, anyone have an EU copyright nerds starter pack? @hutko.bsky.social @technollama.bsky.social

24.11.2024 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

And also if you are interested in AI, @emollick.bsky.social is the first (and maybe only) feed on the subject to follow.

24.11.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this.

24.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delhi HC issues summons to OpenAI on ANI’s copyright violation plea against ChatGPT Delhi High Court summons OpenAI over copyright infringement lawsuit by ANI, alleging unauthorized use of news content.

Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in the Delhi High Court in India.

19.11.2024 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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