2021年9月16日 · Platforms bear the responsibility of enforcing the fair use doctrine. Under the DMCA, they can face fines of over $150,000 per instance of copyright infringement. According to a public statement by Twitch, the number of copyright claims on its platform increased from less than 50 per year to more than 1,000 a week. This can translate into multi ...

2024年8月20日 · Executive Summary In July, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfake Media Act (COPIED Act) to promote transparency in artificial intelligence- (AI) generated content and protect creators from having their digital representations used or altered by AI. The COPIED Act would mainly direct …

2021年11月8日 · Executive Summary “Content moderation” – the removal of undesirable, offensive or illegal user content from online platforms – has emerged as a potent political issue and important policy challenge. The current approach (Section 230) shields platforms from legal liability for user content; a variety of proposed bills would place higher legal liabilities on …

2023年11月14日 · Concerned about potential copyright infringement, however, content producers have filed several lawsuits focused on the IP implications of training generative AI models on copyrighted work. While no major judgments have been made to date, if courts do not find that this a “ fair use ” of the material, it could hamper the development of AI ...

2024年11月13日 · Executive Summary. In response to growing concerns about the unauthorized use of an individual’s voice and visual likeness in digital replicas, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2024, which penalizes the creation of unsanctioned deepfakes and requires social media sites …

2015年4月21日 · Patents are a government-granted right that allows individuals or companies to exclude others from making, using, selling or importing inventions for a set amount of time, typically 20 years. By imitating a number of key features of real property, patents have allowed innovators to reap the gains of their effort.[1] The United States has a highly-successful …

2023年11月14日 · Levine and Belton note that “writer and comedian Sarah Silverman sued OpenAI and Meta for direct and robust copyright infringement, stating the model is using protected work without her permission. In a similar suit filed in late September, several authors allege there is a ‘systemic theft’ in the training of AI models by OpenAI.”

2024年11月5日 · Executive Summary Recent reports have revealed that, despite export controls, foreign companies affiliated with U.S. adversaries such as China can access restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips via cloud-based methods and advanced AI models, highlighting critical regulatory gaps. To address these loopholes, two bipartisan groups of lawmakers this year …

2020年3月10日 · Encryption technology has allowed consumers to keep their data and communication private, but it has also allowed criminals to evade surveillance. Policymakers are once again considering whether law enforcement agencies need new tools to handle this technology, such as a backdoor — or built-in access to encrypted data — into their apps. Yet …

2024年10月8日 · Nevertheless, Congress can and should carefully examine the FCC’s specific rules as applied to broadcasters and require the agency to eliminate those rules rendered unnecessary in a digital age. For example, the news-distortion rule could disincentivize a broadcaster from covering controversial political topics out of fear of political ...