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Is training a large model on illustrators’ works without permission lawful? Reported first national case reaches hearing

Original title: 擅自使用画师作品训练大模型合法吗?全国首案开庭

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Signed by Yang Liu. Reporting that the journalist obtained a complaint and ruling does not mean this archive holds the originals. Qingtuanzi relayed a lawyer’s account that a defendant acknowledged using two illustrators’ works; this is indirect information, not registered as court-confirmed.

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SRC-0215

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Beijing Internet Court hears four illustrators’ cases against AI drawing software online

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.

ChinaIllustration / Visual artEVT-0214

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