MPA-ByteDance AI Deal Curbs Seedance Outputs, Skips Training Question
The Motion Picture Association said Monday it reached its first AI copyright pact with ByteDance, covering the Seedance video and…
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Music Publisher Sues Anthropic, Suno Over AI Training, Reuters Says
A music publisher has filed suit against Anthropic and Suno alleging unauthorized use of its catalog to train AI models,…
CA Settlement on Broker Opt-Outs: What’s Confirmed, What’s Not Yet
Natlawreview.com reported August 13, 2026 that a California settlement targets a data broker's high-friction opt-out design, but the source text…
CalPrivacy Fines LocateSmarter $110K in First Combined Delete Act–CCPA Case
California's privacy agency hit Iowa-based data broker LocateSmarter with a $110,490–$116,490 penalty on August 11, 2026, for skipping data-broker registration…
CalPrivacy Fines Cybba $52,400 in Its Second Broker Case This Week
The California Privacy Protection Agency ordered Boston-based data broker Cybba, Inc. to pay a $52,400 fine on August 13, 2026…
Anthropic’s Claude Watermark Claims: What’s Confirmed, What’s Still Unproven
Anthropic said Friday that Claude will use a version of Google DeepMind's open-source SynthID-Text system to embed invisible watermarks in…
Flock’s Fixes Don’t Close the Loopholes It Built Into Its Own Design
Flock Safety rolled out case-number requirements and a shorter data-retention default on August 14, 2026 after The Washington Post found…
Amazon Defaults Twitch Streamers Into AI Training, Sparks Opt-Out Revolt
Twitch confirmed on August 12, 2026 that Amazon will train generative AI models on streamers' content by default, requiring creators…
Apple Floats Pay-Per-Use News Deals for Siri, WSJ Reports
Apple is negotiating with publishers to license news content for Siri using a variable, pay-as-used compensation model backed by a…
OpenAI Fights Apple’s Trade-Secrets Suit Over $6.5B Hardware Unit
OpenAI filed a motion Aug. 5, 2026 to dismiss Apple's July lawsuit alleging ex-Apple staff stole hardware secrets for its…