From Quartz.

AI companies face intensifying legal and policy scrutiny over opaque training data, affecting how copyrighted works are used and compensated. Key developments include AI copyright lawsuits targeting Anthropic, Google, Stability AI, and AI music firms, alongside calls for training data transparency. In 2025, Disney and Universal Pictures sued Midjourney over character copying; Judge William Alsup called AI training transformative, while Judge Vince Chhabria raised fair use concerns about Meta’s scale. Additional context cites Björn Ulvaeus urging artist pay, copyright industries at 8% of U.S. GDP in 2023, industry deals with OpenAI and Nvidia, and 2023 findings of child sexual abuse images and Western-centric biases, as Europe mandates transparency and the United States relies on courts.
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