{"id":526,"date":"2025-02-12T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/?p=526"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:45:38","slug":"february-copyright-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/02\/february-copyright-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"February Copyright Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[526]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1153604833-2048x1148.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to February Copyright Reads! We have quite a selection for you this month. We have a lot about AI and copyright as it is still a hot topic around the world. Vatican City is taking an interesting view on AI and copyright, we take a look at controversial DeepSeek, at the USA and their changes to AI safeguards, at M Night Shyamalan&#8217;s win in court but also other copyright issues in the film industry, and so much more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmlcgroup.com\/china-ai-copyright-second\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">China\u2019s Second AI-Generated Image Copyright Infringement Case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/01\/15\/in-ai-copyright-case-zuckerberg-turns-to-youtube-for-his-defense\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">In AI copyright case, Zuckerberg turns to YouTube for his defense<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/bjbs.2024.14048\">Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/global\/the-brutalist-ai-dialogue-drawings-backlash-1236279361\/\">\u2018The Brutalist\u2019 Sparks Backlash After Editor Reveals Use of AI in Dialogue and Buildings, but Says It\u2019s \u2018Nothing That Hasn\u2019t Been Done Before\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gema.de\/en\/news\/ai-and-music\/ai-lawsuit?utm_source=presse&amp;utm_medium=shortlink-en&amp;utm_campaign=ki-klage-suno\">GEMA sues for fair compensation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipkitten.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/new-vatican-ai-guidelines-for.html\">New Vatican AI Guidelines for the development and use of AI models: from AI training to Vatican\u2019s authorship and ownership of AI-generated outputs (at least within the Vatican City State)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/what-is-deepseek-why-is-it-disrupting-ai-sector-2025-01-27\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jan\/28\/we-tried-out-deepseek-it-works-well-until-we-asked-it-about-tiananmen-square-and-taiwan?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-025-00142-y?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/01\/30\/ai-art-movies-copyright-office-report\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM4MjEzMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzM5NTk1NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzgyMTMyMDAsImp0aSI6ImI3OTc1YjM0LTM4NmEtNDg4ZS04ZGY3LTAwMWUxNmI0ZjA1NiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzAxLzMwL2FpLWFydC1tb3ZpZXMtY29weXJpZ2h0LW9mZmljZS1yZXBvcnQvIn0.mE1DGwg3KL0uwLLbVph68KqhZ_BAHqdoutuYqm_a2vs\">AI\u2019s use in art, movies gets a boost from Copyright Office<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/am-i-being-censored-some-us-tiktok-users-say-app-feels-different-after-ban-2025-01-25\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Am I being censored? Some US TikTok users say app feels different after ban lifted<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/trump-revokes-biden-executive-order-addressing-ai-risks-2025-01-21\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Trump revokes Biden executive order on addressing AI risks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/m-night-shyamalan-apple-tv-servant-copyright-trial-b2688857.html\">M Night Shyamalan scores big win in $81m copyright trial over popular Apple TV series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Trump hits NIH with \u2018devastating\u2019 freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chatgptiseatingtheworld.com\/2025\/01\/29\/copyright-office-report-on-authorship-ai-pdf\/\">Copyright Office Report on Authorship &amp; AI (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchinformation.info\/news\/awareness-of-copyright-compliance-and-ai-tools-more-important-than-ever\/\">Copyright compliance and AI awareness \u201cmore important than ever\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copyrightlately.com\/public-domain-copyright-threats\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Their Copyrights Expired. The Legal Threats Keep Coming.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/jan\/27\/new-film-explores-book-bans-us-libraries?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\"><br>\u2018Civil rights fight of our time\u2019: new film explores the battle over US libraries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/01\/superman-estate-sues-warner-bros-discovery-dc-comics-summer-release-1236274354\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">\u2018Superman\u2019 Estate Sues Warner Bros. Discovery, DC Comics To Block Release In Key Territories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lordslibrary.parliament.uk\/copyright-and-artificial-intelligence-impact-on-creative-industries\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Copyright and artificial intelligence: Impact on creative industries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/01\/28\/openai-researcher-steven-adler-quit-ai-labs-taking-risky-gamble-humanity-agi\/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Another OpenAI researcher quits\u2014claims AI labs are taking a \u2018very risky gamble\u2019 with humanity amid the race toward AGI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b4e10389-1a66-4c3e-922e-a4d74b616ec6?desktop=true&amp;segmentId=fe4987a4-0d36-0eb5-d88f-99ac7b30c569#myft:notification:weekly-email:content\">EU pushes ahead with enforcing AI Act despite Donald Trump warnings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chiefs-of-ontario.org\/first-nations-and-artificial-intelligence-research-paper\/\">First Nations and Artificial Intelligence Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show some love to your library this Valentine&#8217;s Day! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[526]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-1024x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-1536x645.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_728899683-2048x860.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to February Copyright Reads! 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