copyright

  • Who Owns the Copyright on Text Written by ChatGPT?

    Who Owns the Copyright on Text Written by ChatGPT?

    ChatGPT and other generative AI tools which draw on large language models (LLMs) are a hot topic. Released in November 2022 by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot – it generates text output refined through user prompts. What makes it special is just how sophisticated and impressive that output is. The stratospheric rise of generative AI…


  • How to Avoid DMCA Takedowns on Twitch

    How to Avoid DMCA Takedowns on Twitch

    Background tunes make Twitch streams more immersive and fun, but the platform has seen an increase in Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) infringement notifications targeting streamers playing recorded music during their streams. This uptick led to weeks of confusion, with streamers unsure of Twitch’s music policies and what they might mean for their channels if,…


  • Here’s What Instagram Can Legally Do With Your Photos

    Last year, Judd Apatow, Debra Messing and Rick Perry⁠ — the U.S. Secretary of Energy and guy in control of America’s nuclear weapons — fell for a lie that’s been circulating on Instagram: that Instagram changed its policies so that they could use all of your photos, messages, and other information at their disposal. In…


  • Millions Of Free Books Were Just Added To The Public Domain

    Your winter reading list just got more accessible, thanks to a project funded by the New York Public Library. Most books published in America before 1964 are in the public domain because the authors didn’t extend the copyright. And their aversion to paperwork is our gain, because many of these are available for free online,…