ANTI-AI ARCHIVE

The Review Board upheld the refusal to register the two-dimensional artwork.

Equity’s June retrospective says the campaign to strengthen performers’ AI-related rights began in April.

Equity’s campaign update calls on members across the UK to ask their MPs to sign a parliamentary motion supporting the initiative.

In an update the following day, ITmedia reports that RADIUS5 announced a suspension of mimic’s test service because safeguards against unauthorised uploads were inadequate.

Spawning’s 2024 retrospective records the September 2022 launch of Have I Been Trained for searching images in LAION-5B.

Newgrounds prohibits AI-generated images in Art Portal, emphasising space for human-created work.

Fur Affinity says AI-generated content conflicts with its community aim of supporting artists and raises concerns about training ethics.

Rutkowski tells Artnet that living artists’ works should be excluded in favour of public-domain material and objects to research becoming commercial without artists’ consent. He says search results for his name now include others’ works.

A contributor notice obtained by PetaPixel says Getty will not accept content made with image-generation models and will remove such works. Ordinary digital editing and 3D rendering are unaffected.

CELSYS announces plans to introduce an experimental Stable Diffusion-based image-generation panel in a later update.

CELSYS announces that, following community feedback, it will not implement the panel, citing concerns including permission, support for creativity and user trust.

Spectrum News 1 interviewed Coppage, who argued that artists should receive credit and payment when their work is used for training. He said he would not use Lensa and would commission an artist for comparable work.

This version of the policy says uploaded photographs and personalized model copies are deleted after avatar generation; purchased avatars remain stored until the user deletes them.

ArtStation announces a NoAI tag and related terms, allowing users to tag individual works or apply it through account settings.

Chaosium announces an updated illustration contract template requiring work by human artists without AI-art programs, emphasising artists’ livelihoods and control of their work.

APIC demanded training permission, remuneration, and source transparency; opposed replacement uses devaluing illustration labor; and announced exclusion of Junceda entries wholly or mainly made with generative AI until relevant safeguards existed.

Reporting says CAA is raising money to hire lobbyists to address government about AI-generated art’s effects on creative industries.

Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz file a class-action complaint in the Northern District of California, case 3:23-cv-00201.

Getty announces that it began proceedings that week in the High Court in London, alleging that Stability AI copied and processed its images and metadata without permission.

ArtStation announces AI-content filters for its homepage, search and marketplace, and extends NoAI settings to products.

Getty filed suit alleging unauthorized copying of images and metadata for Stable Diffusion.

EGAIR announced its website, described coordinating advocacy toward European institutions, offered a manifesto and communication templates, and sought funds for lobbying.

EGAIR called for professionals to join, aiming to recruit at least one spokesperson in every EU country to contact politicians, media, and creative communities.

Chaosium announces that new works in three community-content programmes may not use AI illustrations from March 31, 2023.

NPR’s interview report says Clarkesworld suspended submissions on February 20. Its editor says large numbers of submissions judged to be machine-generated increased the processing burden.

The Copyright Office confirms protection for the author’s text and selection, coordination and arrangement of text and images, excluding Midjourney-generated images. It says a narrower certificate will be issued, retaining the effective date of 2022-09-15.

FREELENS proposed distinctions between authentic photographs, modified photographs, and generated images, using A/M/G labels and preserved metadata, and required permission and fair remuneration for training uses of works.

PC Gamer quotes Paizo’s March 1 statement that it will not use AI-generated creative work for the foreseeable future and will extend the restriction to Pathfinder Infinite.

Jiemian’s retrospective reports that LOFTER launched AI avatars on March 6, prompting creators’ concerns about use of their works.

Jiemian reports that LOFTER apologised on March 10 and proposed protections against unauthorised AI use and scraping, along with AI-content labels.

The Glaze project’s official version history dates the initial 0.0.1 release to March 15, 2023.

BFF called for protection of creators’ works, labeling of AI-generated content, and creators’ participation in revenue generated from use of their materials.

IO published a joint position demanding creators’ authorization and remuneration, training-data transparency, and AI-output labels, arguing that repeated individual refusals were impractical while remaining open to technological progress.

In a statement dated April 13, Eldagsen declines the Open competition’s Creative category award and calls for discussion of boundaries between AI images and photography.

AGD said it did not sign because the text’s problem framing and policy demands were too general. It advocated discussion of designers’ opportunities, risks, and professional training in AI use, and also expressed interest in disclosure of training materials.

WGA’s May 1 announcement sets the strike’s start at 00:01 Pacific Time on May 2; bargaining disputes include AI, pay and working conditions.

A September official retrospective says PASAVE sent proposed contractual clauses to industry companies on May 17 to protect performance recordings from AI training use.

News1 reports posts opposing AI webtoons in NAVER’s Challenge comics section. Participants object to unauthorised appropriation of works; the platform says it is discussing rules.

The strike order requires covered work to stop from 00:01 Pacific Time on July 14, 2023; prohibited activity includes consenting to the creation and use of digital replicas.

SNAC demanded explicit authorization and fair compensation for training uses, an opt-out for works already used, opposition to abusive replacement of authors by AI and public funding of such replacement, and transparent, traceable generated content.

The official help page defines content whose main production elements are AI-generated and lists exceptions such as assisted coloring, automated translation, and technical explanations. Violating posts and external referrals intended to distribute such content may be restricted.

Tamaki republished on note a platform notice they said they had received, announcing account and support termination on July 28. The author described moving to other platforms and planned to continue using AI as a tool.

Al-Ahram reported that the syndicate’s lawyer complained to the prosecutor general about a Facebook page, alleging harm to actors including Ahmed Zaki and Nour El-Sherif through false news, images, and AI voice imitation, and seeking investigation and closure of the page.

D&D says it removed the AI illustrations concerned and commissioned replacements, while requiring artists not to use generative AI in its guidelines. It says it will continue working with the artist involved.

The Board finds that AI-generated content must be excluded and that Allen refuses exclusion, so the application cannot be registered as submitted. It makes no final determination on the independent copyrightability of his Photoshop edits.

ACTRA’s submission to a Canadian parliamentary committee emphasises performers’ consent, compensation and control in relation to AI.

Initiative Urheberrecht publishes a generative-AI position paper and proposed wording for the AI Act.

Authors Guild announces that it and 17 authors are suing OpenAI, alleging unauthorised use of novels to train models.

The official retrospective records new Glory of the Giants illustrations on D&D Beyond on September 20, with credits and arrangements for later print editions.

A 2024 order recalls the interim injunction of September 20, 2023 protecting Anil Kapoor’s name, likeness and voice against unauthorised uses involving AI and other technologies.

WGA’s official contract materials record that its governing bodies decided to end the strike at 00:01 Pacific Time on September 27.

AAPV republishes PASAVE’s statement and clauses restricting reuse of voices and performances for training, simulation and purposes beyond the agreed production. It requests written company commitments to include them, otherwise contemplating joint measures.

The arXiv version history dates submission of v1 of the Nightshade paper to October 20, 2023.

Game Developer reports voice actors’ criticism of AI voices in The Finals. In an update, the studio explains that the game mixes human performances with text-to-speech based on human voices.

SFWA says generated content harms fiction submissions and sales, recommends disclosure of AI contributions and verification of training permissions, and calls for voluntary opt-in collective licensing. These are organisational recommendations, not rules in force.

CAA says it held a second round of face-to-face Washington meetings in mid-November and organised a showcase of creators’ talents with Human Artistry Campaign at RIAA headquarters.

The negotiating committee announces approval of a tentative agreement and says it includes AI-related consent and compensation protections.

The formal suspension agreement provides that the strike is suspended from November 9.

Cara announces a beta developed with the Glaze project, initially available to Portfolio accounts, with gradual access planned for Community accounts.

Autori di Immagini said it helped advance a joint appeal with EGAIR, calling on Italy’s government to support AI Act safeguards for training-source transparency, information retention, and rights-holder access.

The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in the Southern District of New York, alleging unauthorized use of journalistic works to build competing products.

Artnet’s February 1 report records Nightshade’s release and availability to download on January 18.

According to the company filing, the court denied the defendant’s motion without prejudice to renewal after jurisdictional discovery.

TV Cultura reports Dublagem Viva’s call to regulate AI dubbing. Interviewed voice actors discuss jobs, payment for voices and artistic interpretation.

Spawning announces restored service with stronger safety screening. Search and opt-out registration remain available, but image-similarity search and duplicate detection are not yet restored.

The Intercept filed a copyright-management-information lawsuit, case 24-cv-1515.

Spawning explains rights reservations through domains, individual media items and browser tools, acknowledging that it cannot compel every trainer to comply or undo past training.

ARA announces musicians’ open letter opposing AI uses involving unauthorised training, weakened artists’ rights and diluted royalties.

The editorial questioned rights safeguards, remuneration commitments, and consultation scope in IMDA’s literary-material survey. It called for explicit compliance with copyright and contracts, dialogue, funded independent advice, an advisory mechanism, and disclosed fair remuneration and opt-out arrangements.

SAGA’s published speech distinguishes AI replacing labour from assisting production, advocates informed consent, fair compensation and contractual and legal protection, and discusses one-sided contracts facing South African actors.

According to a judicial information notice, Beijing Internet Court’s first-instance ruling found that an identifiable natural person’s voice rights could extend to the AI voice at issue.

Delhi High Court grants a permanent injunction against defendants 2, 4–10, 12 and 13. Proceedings continue against others; it also corrects the earlier direction for direct domain transfer.

OpenAI’s updated explanation says Sky was suspended from May 19, while maintaining that the voice came from another professional actor and did not imitate Johansson.

In a statement supplied through a representative, Johansson says she declined participation, considered the demonstration’s voice similar to her own, and engaged lawyers to seek an explanation of its production.

SAG-AFTRA supports Johansson’s request for information about Sky’s origin, welcomes its suspension, and reiterates support for federal legislation protecting voices and likenesses from unauthorised digital replication.

The Beijing Internet Court held online hearings in four illustrators’ cases against developers and operators of AI drawing software. Plaintiffs alleged unauthorized training and generation services infringed their rights and sought cessation and removal of related learning results. Developers and operators raised defenses including fair use and absence of substantial similarity; the platform denied supplying works or participating in the disputed conduct.

Record companies affiliated with UMG, Sony and Warner file a copyright complaint against Suno, case 1:24-cv-11611.

Record companies file a copyright complaint against Uncharted Labs (Udio), case 1:24-cv-04777.

Freeman thanks fans for identifying AI content imitating his voice without permission, emphasising authenticity and identity protection.

Cloudflare announces an AI Scrapers and Crawlers toggle for customers, including those on its free plan.

Red Star News reported authors’ objections to a supplementary training agreement. Fanqie said AI assisted writing and that concerned contracted authors could request help removing the clause through their account dashboard.

A Fanqie representative told The Paper that the Writer Assistant app and web author dashboard had introduced an option to remove the relevant AI clauses.

According to SAG-AFTRA’s retrospective account, the strike against the relevant game companies took effect on July 26; AI protections for replicated performances were among the disputed bargaining issues.

Bombay High Court grants Arijit Singh ex parte interim relief restricting specified defendants’ unauthorised use of his personal attributes, including AI voices. Some videos must remove references to him rather than be taken down in full.

The Animation Guild reported that members and allies held a Stand With Animation rally in the IATSE Local 80 parking lot on August 10, mobilizing for AMPTP talks beginning August 12. Speeches addressed AI and labor protections.

An official-account post embedded by GIGAZINE shows Procreate Japan communicating its no-generative-AI position on August 18. The current official site continues to state “No generative AI.”

APRA AMCOS publishes survey findings and research on AI in music, calling for licensing, transparency and protection of cultural rights.

The Chamber’s Culture and Labour committees hold a joint hearing, with DUBLAR, Dublagem Viva and other representatives discussing AI regulation in dubbing.

According to Interaksyon, CAGELCO 1 responded on September 13 to a poster suspected of using AI, saying its author had not completed the entry requirements and was not among the winners; the cooperative had given an incentive for submitting work.

AB 2602 was approved and filed as Chapter 259 of 2024, adding Labor Code section 927. For new digital-replica performances fixed on or after January 1, 2025, relevant contractual provisions are unenforceable when specified conditions coincide, including replacing the person’s work, insufficiently described uses, and absence of required representation.

AB 1836 was approved and filed as Chapter 258 of 2024, amending Civil Code section 3344.1. It establishes civil liability, with enumerated exceptions, for producing, distributing, or making available digital replicas of a deceased person’s voice or likeness in expressive audiovisual works or sound recordings without prior consent from the specified rights holders.

The organizer’s retrospective described ten participants from art, technology, and research meeting for two days at Diemersfontein to discuss cultural ownership, local knowledge, and ethics of digital representation. Meta supported the event.

The official site records that a voluntary group of voice actors released video 0 on October 15, opposing generation, publication or sale of their voices without permission.

The project’s NEWS page records publication of the website and video 1 on October 21.

Ed Newton-Rex’s retrospective explicitly dates the open letter’s launch to October 22, 2024. It opposes unlicensed use of creative works to train generative AI, describing a threat to creators’ livelihoods.

DACS says it has signed the statement and invites further support. The page says participation exceeded ten thousand and calls for training to respect creators’ rights and fair remuneration.

The report says Daniel Kibblesmith rejected an AI-training licence offer for Santa’s Husband, described as $2,500 per book. The commentary’s author also urges writers to refuse permission.

The court dismissed all claims against Microsoft and the §1202(b)(3) claim against OpenAI, while allowing the §1202(b)(1) claim against OpenAI to proceed.

IO published an open letter asking publishers to stop using generative-AI images on grounds of illustrators’ professional judgment, cultural responsibility, and ethics. It said it sent postal and email copies to 50 German publishers and invited dialogue.

The Animation Guild executive board supported ratification of the tentative agreement, acknowledged concerns about generative AI, and advocated combining contractual safeguards, enforcement, organizing, and public policy.

SACO described a survey of 157 creative workers and recorded Eduardo Cachucho’s criticism of multinational companies extracting African cultural data.

SoA considers separate per-book consent a step forward but opposes a standard 50:50 split and questions continued model use without further payment after a three-year licence expires.

The union announced ratification with 76.1% of valid votes in favor. It summarized safeguards including written AI notice, consultation with producers, and identification of alternatives to generative AI, while acknowledging unresolved AI issues.

Article 21.N of the published 2024–2027 master agreement states prospective application from December 29, 2024, retains producers’ right to require AI use, and sets notice, conditional consultation, and scanning-consent rules.

NZSA described its 2025 model-contract update. The text requires prior written consent for training uses and production elements such as covers, and proposes sharing training-license income.

Literary signatories asked NLB to revise programs that might let generative AI replace development of writing skills, provide more information on ethical and environmental effects, and consult authors and publishers. The statement explicitly did not seek a complete AI ban.

Christie’s announces an AI-art exhibition and sale from February 20 to March 5, covering varied media and creative approaches.

An open letter asks Christie’s to cancel the auction, alleging that some models used copyrighted works without permission.

The court explained its November 2024 order and directed counsel to contact it to adjust the case-management plan.

The project records a February 25 release, using recordings of empty studios and performance spaces to protest proposed UK copyright changes.

NMA announces Make It Fair, describing common wraps and homepage messaging across national and local daily newspapers and inviting readers to write to MPs against unpaid, unlicensed training and proposed UK copyright changes.

A government announcement describes discussions with PERSUSI about remuneration and regulation of voice use and plans to assess AI’s effects on dubbing labour. Association representatives welcome discussion and request protections for workers.

Three French authors’ and publishers’ organisations say they have sued Meta in Paris over unauthorised use of works to train AI and seek removal of the training material concerned.

The appeals court required that a work initially be authored by a human. It did not decide constitutional questions or consider Thaler’s abandoned argument that he was the author.

The union says Llama Productions replaced members’ labour with an AI Darth Vader voice in Fortnite without prior notice or bargaining, prompting an NLRB charge. It also supports members’ and estates’ control of digital replicas.

CISAC and CIAM held Creators’ Day in Sofia. Newton-Rex advocated permission for training; Kenneth Gyang criticized biases in cultural representation, and Elizabeth Ambriz expressed concern about shrinking space for human creation.

Six unions unveiled a declaration in Montreal calling for authorization, remuneration, and transparency to guide AI regulation and funding, as well as labeling of generated content and transparency about training sources.

MPA issues a statement of support, saying Disney and NBCUniversal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney that day.

Cloudflare describes its Pay Per Crawl private beta, allowing website operators to set access prices for selected AI crawlers.

The report recorded Paul Bordeleau’s criticism of FEQ’s use of AI promotional images. FEQ acknowledged AI use in its campaign with Cossette, describing it as one of several tools supporting an existing creative concept.

SAG-AFTRA announces that members approved the new Interactive Media Agreement with 95.04% voting in favour, ending the video-game strike that had already been suspended pending ratification.

Reporting names actors concerned about DINT’s AI-dubbing project, seeking the provenance of its training voice library and saying they did not authorise their recordings for AI training or replication.

The same report quotes DINT describing AI as an assistive tool and denying that unauthorised voice use forms part of its practice or vision.

Voice actors and other creative workers rally in Mexico City to demand rules for AI voice use. Related interviews identify consent, control and fair compensation as three demands.

Reporting quotes union leader Ashraf Zaki saying a dedicated committee monitors AI videos, voices and images that harm performers’ images, and performers can report such content.

In an interview, Aanand L. Rai says he and Dhanush are exploring legal remedies concerning an AI-altered ending.

Eros claims ownership of the film’s rights and says the alternative Tamil version uses AI assistance under human creative supervision, while the original remains available.

Reporting says T Production hid a music video after viewers criticised errors in AI-generated cultural symbols, maps and historical scenes, quoting the producer as saying it had learned lessons.

A later court order records Getty’s voluntary dismissal without prejudice to refiling.

Getty filed a complaint in the Northern District of California that same day under new case number 25-cv-06891-TLT.

The German Photography Council set out eight demands concerning legal protection and remuneration for training, affirmative permission, data transparency, metadata preservation, authenticity labels, opposition to treating copyright as a bargaining chip in trade, and democratic participation in regulation.

Reporting describes artists’ protest against Bell’s free AI-portrait booth. Aaron Reynolds says police facilitated communication with the booth’s manager.

Bell says the booth used paid local creative work and hand-made overlays, denying copyright and likeness misuse. The organiser reiterates Artist Alley originality declarations and says discussion of new technologies’ effects will continue.

Electric South held a three-day interdisciplinary gathering in Johannesburg; its account says participants collectively developed seven principles and guidelines for AI in creative practice.

MPA says Warner Bros. Discovery filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney that day.

According to ABC’s retrospective report, Eline Van der Velden issued a September 28 statement describing Tilly as an artwork rather than a replacement for human actors.

The union opposed replacing human performances with a synthetic character, alleged training on performances without permission or compensation, and reminded signatory producers of notice and bargaining obligations.

During the October 22–23 assembly, Yvonne Chaka Chaka called for AI transparency and respect for the rights of creators whose works are used in training, while explaining that she was not opposed to technology.

MPA’s statement calls on OpenAI to prevent copyright infringement and argues that responsibility should not be shifted to rights holders.

The union reiterated its opposition to replacing performers, criticized Sora 2’s copyright opt-out mechanism, welcomed the cameo feature’s approach to affirmative consent, and explained that collective agreements bind only signatory employers.

DACS, AOI, AOP and PICSEL jointly demand retrospective settlement mechanisms for past unauthorised uses, disclosure of training content and how it was obtained, and fair remuneration for future uses.

CODA announced requests to OpenAI: do not use members’ content for Sora 2 training without permission, and respond seriously to members’ infringement complaints about generated outputs.

UMG and Udio announce resolution of their copyright litigation and plans to jointly develop a licensed music service.

Reporting records Marrow hanging the AI digital print Empty Plate in National Museum Cardiff without permission; the museum says it removed an unauthorised object. The artist addresses poverty and exhibition rights and accepts AI as an artistic tool.

TheWrap recounts Freeman’s interview: he opposes unauthorised copying of his voice and says his lawyers are addressing multiple such uses.

MCNA questioned insufficient disclosure of UMG–Udio deal terms and demanded safeguards including documentation, labeling, consent, and remuneration.

Reporting reproduces the union’s response to Tesseract: AI can assist actors but should not replace their bodily, vocal and identity labour. Individual consent does not remove the need to discuss long-term professional impacts.

Warner Music and Udio announce an agreement resolving their litigation and establishing a framework for a licensed music service.

Actor Akın Akınözü says he participated in every project stage, criticises the union for not consulting him, and says he will seek legal recourse over reputational harm.

Sinar Project’s retrospective described a creators’ gathering at Lolla Paluza Cafe in Seapark discussing AI misidentification, promotional materials, and outsourced editing, introducing an AI case database and seeking contributions.

The Spinoff reported that Stephanie Johnson’s Obligate Carnivore and Elizabeth Smither’s Angel Train were excluded from the 2026 awards because of AI covers. Authors, publishers, and organizers offered differing accounts of awareness and notice of the rules.

QMI reported that a group of illustrators staged an action at the book fair against public cultural funding that did not distinguish human from AI illustration. Participant Pascal Colpron subsequently called for greater publishing transparency about AI covers.

Warner Music and Suno announce a partnership and say the agreement resolves their prior litigation; the announcement describes artist opt-in arrangements.

The organizer announced restrictions on AI-generated text for the 2026 awards, allowing research, minor editing, and formatting assistance. Rules for AI illustration were deferred to industry consultation for 2027.

The organizer allowed both books into the 2026 fiction awards and offered three other publishers that had disclosed AI covers an opportunity to resubmit, while retaining restrictions on AI-written text.

MCNA published statements signed by alliances including ALCAM, AMA, ECSA, and FTMI, calling for disclosure of generative-AI deals and protection of creators’ remuneration.

An article signed by RAH explained its mission to uphold human creation, called for illustrators’ economic and moral rights and greater transparency about works’ origins, and advocated clear, fair cultural regulation of AI.

PC Gamer reports that Indie Game Awards withdrew two Clair Obscur awards over generative-AI use during development, reallocating them to Blue Prince and Sorry We’re Closed.

Graphic Policy reports tightened Art Show rules after controversy. Current official rule 3 prohibits exhibiting material made wholly or partly with AI.

The Writers’ Guild of Ireland previews the cross-disciplinary campaign planned for January 22 and invites participation in its dissemination.

Authors Guild issues a same-day call to participate, describing the Human Artistry Campaign’s multimedia effort against unauthorised use of works for AI training.

Fanqie issued a notice; Dianchang later reported that it targeted abusive AI mass production, low-quality assembled texts, and efforts to capture traffic.

MPA issues a statement accusing Seedance 2.0 of lacking effective copyright safeguards and demanding an end to what it describes as infringing activity.

NAFCA says it has contacted TikTok Japan about reporting on Seedance and expresses concerns about copyright handling and the sustainability of animation production.

Variety reports that Disney sent a letter on February 13 alleging unauthorised use of its characters by Seedance.

Variety reports that Paramount sent a letter on February 14 demanding removal and prevention of outputs involving its intellectual property.

Variety reports that ByteDance said on Monday it would strengthen existing safeguards.

Variety reports that Netflix demanded ByteDance stop unauthorised use of its content and warned of litigation.

Variety reports that Warner Bros. sent ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter the same day.

TheWrap reports that Sony sent a cease-and-desist letter, quoting its criticism of inadequate copyright protection.

MPA’s advocacy retrospective records a February 20 letter demanding an end to infringement and implementation of safeguards.

The Supreme Court docket records denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari.

Reporting says participating authors released a book containing only authors’ names on March 10 and distributed it at London Book Fair to protest unauthorised AI training on books.

The producer released a Tilly music video responding to the controversy and emphasized the involvement of a human production team in its opening.

IKAPI published an article by Arys Hilman emphasizing permission and remuneration for training on copyrighted books, calling for government protection of Indonesian authors and publishers, and criticizing the burden opt-out places on rights holders.

SAMRO’s page records the views of 502 members, including concerns over livelihoods and unauthorised use, and demands for regulation, remuneration and education.

The committee addressed AI face swapping, voice imitation, manipulated materials, and unauthorized collection of performance data for training, calling for accountability for alleged infringers and platforms failing to review content adequately.

The studio stated that the actor had not appeared in the AI series and had not authorized third parties to synthesize their likeness. It had instructed lawyers to defend their rights and demanded removal and an end to distribution.

According to reporting, Zhang Jingyi’s studio said some platforms had used her likeness without permission to produce and distribute AI series and demanded that they stop and remove the works.

According to reporting, Deng Wei’s studio said some platforms had used his likeness without permission to produce and distribute AI series and demanded that they stop and remove the works.

According to reporting, Gong Jun’s studio said some platforms had used his likeness without permission to produce and distribute AI series and demanded that they stop and remove the works.

Hongguo’s notice reported removing 1,718 noncompliant comic dramas in the first quarter. For AI-material issues, it said it reviewed 15,000 works and took action against 670.

According to reporting, several artists denied signing AI authorizations. iQIYI replied that database participation only signaled willingness to discuss projects; individual projects and roles still required negotiation and authorization.

iQIYI again stated that no artists had been added without consent and reiterated that participation and its form required separate negotiation for each project.

Lianhe Zaobao reported that Sina Entertainment clarified that Yu Hewei, Zhang Ruoyun, and Wang Churan had not joined the artist database, correcting earlier reports naming them.

Music creators lobbied Congress on proposals including NO FAKES, TRAIN, and CLEAR. Welch’s office confirmed an associated AI rights roundtable on the same day.

The Zhangjiagang court published the Feng case, selected among Suzhou courts’ 2025 exemplary cases, with first- and second-instance case numbers. Its summary explains that missing original generation records made personalized intellectual contribution difficult to prove, and that the accused product’s specific expression differed; the plaintiff’s requests were rejected.

According to Dianchang, some players stopped spending on the Painter character’s birthday and posted objections to suspected AI artwork, demanding an official response and a redrawn poster.

The court dismissed the second cause of action concerning false copyright management information with leave to amend; the other claims challenged by this motion continued.

The union’s board approved the tentative agreement and recommended that members vote yes; the draft strengthens protections concerning digital replicas and synthetic performers.

The union announced formalization of a working group preparing AI-regulation strategies through legislation and collective agreements. Its joint statement demanded protection for creative labor and its proceeds.

The decree adds contractual conditions and remuneration rules for AI image and voice use, requiring prior written agreements for specified cloning and replacement uses. Article 87 also lists exceptions to consent requirements. Transitional provisions set entry into force the next day, May 15, 2026.

The actors’ association said it met again at its premises on May 22 with film technicians’, broadcasting, entertainment, authors’, music, and advertising unions to develop regulatory strategies against unauthorized use of likenesses, voices, and artistic works.

Section 64.1 provides for advance written notice, good-faith bargaining within a specified period, and potential arbitration payments. Negotiated or arbitrated payments go to health or retirement plans at the union’s election.

The association described a video series seeking regulation of AI likenesses, voices, and digital replicas. Its third installment featured Georgina Barbarossa, Mercedes Morán, Damián De Santo, and Luis Rivera López, emphasizing artistic-work protection and audience transparency.

Members ratified the 2026 screen agreement with 91.42% voting yes and turnout of 19.25%. The announcement gives its term as July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030.

The court recorded voluntary withdrawal with prejudice of specific contributory-infringement claims and denied a late request by the Times and others to amend their pleadings with a new theory of Microsoft’s liability.

The parties announce a memorandum on intellectual-property protection for AI video and image models, including Seedance and Seedream.

The association announced a public discussion at Seoul’s CKL on September 1 covering legal disputes over training without consent, rights to consent and refuse, affirmative-permission mechanisms, and creator remuneration.

Cara founder Jingna Zhang appeals for funds, saying the platform has repeatedly been scraped and plans to seek legal advice and action.

The joint statement says Cameo prohibits celebrity deepfakes without explicit permission and will not use a person’s videos to create or train digital replicas without their consent.

Cara publishes an FAQ on its legal fund and scraping incidents. The current version read explains the fund’s uses and describes the platform as supporting artists rather than adopting an anti-AI label.

SourceHut announced restrictions on code, assets, and communications co-created using generative AI, and on software directly supporting generative AI. Its notice specified September 10 applicability for new projects.

radar reported PAGCOR’s response to social-media suspicions of AI or digital manipulation in some finalist photographs: it would further review all entries and act on verified findings.

Post-event image cards recorded a September 1 discussion at the CKL Business Support Center, proposing four tasks: prior permission, rights-information management, remuneration settlement, and links to work identifiers. The cards stated that 90.2% of surveyed members did not know how to check or refuse AI training use of their works.

ArtStation announces that NoAI will be enabled by default for new projects and applied to existing uploads and profiles.

ArtStation says it is using Cloudflare bot-management and AI-crawler tools to identify and block known crawlers and automated scraping.

Authors Guild’s announcement the following day says it and co-plaintiffs filed summary-judgment motions and supporting briefs on September 4 in MDL 25-md-3143.

Loevy + Loevy announced that The Intercept and CIR had filed an opening brief in the Southern District of New York and stated their opposition to unauthorized use of journalistic material.

OpenAI filed a publicly redacted brief arguing that pretraining and browsing uses were protected by fair use and other defenses, asking the court to grant its motion.

CNA relayed Suzuki’s Asahi interview: he explained his earlier silence about the AI Ghibli-style trend and emphasized the distinctive nature of Hayao Miyazaki’s creative approach.

Suno released v6 developed with industry partners and said it had strengthened screening of uploaded content. A product based on individual artists’ voluntary participation and remuneration was described as a next step.

Media reproduced Kyncl’s internal memo saying WMG artists and songwriters would share Suno subscription revenue and that the agreement secured takedown rights, download limits, and output watermarks.

The interview reported that v6 included WMG-licensed recordings and user data. Individual artist consent for base training was not publicly confirmed, while a future song-interaction product was planned to require artist opt-in.