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Apple hit with another class action lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement

Apple is facing a new class action lawsuit, similar to its previous one, regarding copyright infringement in its AI training practices. Two neuroscience professors from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University are accusing Apple of unauthorized use of their copyrighted books. They allege Apple utilized "shadow libraries" and web-crawling software to access pirated copyrighted material for AI training. This is not the first time Apple has been accused of this; other authors previously sued the company for similar copyright violations. The lawsuit claims Apple's actions are comparable to those of other tech companies using copyrighted material. OpenAI also faces a lawsuit over copyright infringement related to its AI model training. The legal landscape surrounding AI and copyright is developing, with potential precedents being set. Anthropic previously settled a copyright lawsuit, agreeing to pay significant compensation to a large number of authors. This new lawsuit highlights a growing trend of legal challenges against tech companies regarding the ethical and legal implications of AI development.
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