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Tech21 Jul 2026

A federal judge has granted final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with a class of book authors, marking the largest known copyright recovery in U.S. history. While the settlement addresses Anthropic's past use of pirated books for AI training, it does not resolve the broader legal question of whether training AI models on copyrighted works constitutes fair use. The agreement mandates compensation for authors and the destruction of illegally acquired datasets, setting a significant precedent for the AI industry's content acquisition practices.

By NeuraFeed

Tech16 Jul 2026

A recent hack of AI music generator Suno's source code has exposed extensive data scraping practices, confirming long-held suspicions from the music industry. The leaked information details how Suno trained its AI models on millions of songs and lyrics from platforms like YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, along with various stock music libraries and podcasts. This revelation intensifies ongoing copyright infringement lawsuits against Suno and other AI music companies, raising critical questions about fair use and intellectual property in the age of generative AI.

By NeuraFeed