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From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $157bn, sued by GEMA in Germany over unlicensed use of song lyrics

GEMA represents the copyrights of around 95,000 members in Germany (composers, lyricists, music publishers) as well as over two million rightsholders worldwide

Analysis News

OpenAI just won a copyright battle brought by two news outlets. What could this mean for the music industry’s lawsuits against AI firms?

Some observers say the ruling weakens music companies' claims against AI developers, but the OpenAI case is very different from the music cases

News

Now George R.R. Martin, John Grisham and other writers sue OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement

Lawsuits could have serious implications for all businesses that revolve around intellectual property, including music

Analysis

OpenAI’s response to Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit shows music rightsholders could be in for a tough fight over copyright and AI

OpenAI says a lawsuit over its use of copyrighted materials in training AI algorithms is based on an 'erroneous' understanding of copyright law

News

OpenAI secures license to access training data from Shutterstock… including its music libraries

Shutterstock and OpenAI inked their original deal in 2021

News

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over alleged copyright infringement in AI training

Silverman is one of three book authors suing OpenAI and Meta