Copyright

Text-to-image AI models trained on original images can memorize them, generating replicas that raise an issue of copyright infringement. A new AI model has been developed that’s trained on only corrupted images, removing that particular legal headache.

Last month, Leica released a new camera rocking hardware and software designed to help with image authentication. Now Sony has announced the completion of a month-long field test that will see similar tech enabled in its cameras.

Leica has launched a new version of the M11 rangefinder camera that's designed to help photographers "create a seamless chain of authenticity, from capturing to publication" by applying a secure digital label to images.

Filmmakers behind the Star Trek fan film Axanar can stand down from red alert status. A settlement has been reached between CBS, Paramount and the filmakers, meaning the potentially nasty copyright trial that was set to begin on January 31 has now been avoided.

Over a series of articles last year we examined several issues surrounding the complicated notion of copyright and originality in the 21st century. A recent court case over a Star Trek fan film has again raised this thorny issue asking who really owns the cultural objects we consume?

After copyright infringing website blocking systems in Australia were recently bypassed the same day they were instituted, the question must be asked: Is this the right approach in combating internet piracy?

A new website, Terms of Service; Didn't Read, compares and evaluates terms of service from across the web.

A number of high profile websites are going dark today to protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

The SLUG is a device that allows users to record any streamed audio off of a computer or other device.

A new study to examine the behavior of users responsible for publishing files on BitTorrent reveals that a small group of around 100 users is responsible for the majority of content.

A new technology called "video DNA matching" is able to identify pirated movies, based on a code created by a film's visual content.

NEC’s new video content identification technology is capable of detecting illegal copies of videos illegally uploaded to the Internet in a matter of seconds.