copyright law

• YouTuber launches first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against OpenAI
• One creator is suing another for (allegedly) copying her vibe. Can she win?

  According to the suit, Gifford (who has around 860,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube) and Sheil (384K across the same platforms) met in December 2022 "with the intent of supporting one another's business." But after a joint photoshoot in January 2023, Sheil blocked Gifford and began posting content that "directly replicate[s] the products, poses, and/or styling" of Gifford's own content.

  
• EU Approves Controversial Copyright Reform, Could Force YouTube And Other Platforms To Remove All Copyrighted Content

  This morning, the European Parliament voted in favor of a contentious copyright law -- the most debated article of which, Article 13, will force large platforms like YouTube to be more stringent in their removal of copyrighted content.

  
• YouTube’s ContentID System Has Paid Out $1 Billion To Rights Holders

  YouTube's controversial ContentID system has now paid out more than $1 billion to the companies that use it to monetize fan-uploaded content