Copyright/Intellectual property

ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group

ByteDance said newer versions of its AI video and image-generation models include stronger intellectual-property protections.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 17, 2026

Palestinians walking past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City, on Aug 15.

Ex-Cambridge University professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge University earlier this month, was reportedly found unresponsive at an address in south London.

Shein loses UK copyright lawsuit against rival Temu in key e-commerce ruling

Shein had accused Temu of breaching its copyright “on an industrial scale”.

AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea

Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.

Forum: AI innovation must respect the rights of music creators

Trump under pressure over China’s AI surge amid ‘distillation’ accusations

US President Donald Trump is facing pressure to respond over claims that China is “distilling” US AI models to produce cheaper versions.

US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.94 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit

Musk’s X, major labels end dispute over music on social media platform

X Corp and the music labels asked a Tennessee federal court to dismiss the labels’ lawsuit that accused X of infringing hundreds of their copyrights.

US pushes Vietnam on trade barriers, IP violations in talks

In recent years, Vietnam has become a key manufacturing hub for some of the biggest US brands.

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