Artists Win Small Victory In Suits Against AI Companies
about 3 months ago (02/12/2024)
AI Art Generators Lawsuit: Court Declines to Dismiss Artists’ Claims – The Hollywood Reporter Skip to main content By Winston Cho Plus Icon Winston Cho View All February 9, 2024 12:01pm Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Flipboard Share this article on Email Show additional share options Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on Pinit Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Tumblr Share this article on Whatsapp Share this article on Print Share this article on Comment Getty Images Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Flipboard Share this article on Email Show additional share options Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on Pinit Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Tumblr Share this article on Whatsapp Share this article on Print Share this article on Comment Logo text Artists have secured a small but meaningful win in their lawsuit against generative artificial intelligence art generators in what’s considered the leading case over the uncompensated and unauthorized use of billions of images downloaded from the internet to train AI systems. A federal judge refused to acknowledge that the companies can avail themselves of free speech protections and stated that the case is in the public interest. U. S. District Judge William Orrick, in an order issued on Thursday night, rebuffed arguments from StabilityAI, Midjourney and StabilityAI that they are entitled to a First Amendment defense arising under a California statute allowing for the early dismissal of claims intended to chill free speech.