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UK AI Opt-Out Legislation

UK Music Chief Calls on Ministers to Drop Opposition Against Measures to Stop AI Firms Stealing Music

Human Rights and AI Opt Out (Chris Castle/MusicTechPolicy) 

Ticketing

New Oregon bill would ban speculative ticketing, eliminate hidden ticket sale fees, crack down on deceptive resellers (Diane Lugo/Salem Statesman Journal-USA Today)

AI Litigation/Legislation

French Publishers and Authors Sue Meta over Copyright Works Used in AI Training (Kelvin Chan/AP);

AI Layoffs

‘AI Will Be Writing 90% of Code in 3-6 Months,’ Says Anthropic’s Dario Amodei (Ankush Das/Analytics India)

Amazon to Target Managers in 2025’s Bold Layoffs Purge (Anna Verasai/The HR Digest)

AI Litigation: Kadrey v. Meta

Authors Defeat Meta’s Motion to Dismiss AI Case on Meta Removing Watermarks to Promote Infringement

Judge Allows Authors AI Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta to Move Forward (Anthony Ha/Techcrunch)

America’s AI Action Plan Request for Information

Google and Its Confederate AI Platforms Want Retroactive Absolution for AI Training Wrapped in the American Flag (Chris Castle/MusicTechPolicy)

Google Calls for Weakened Copyright and Export Rules in AI Policy Proposal (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 

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