AI/Machine Learning

An Australian gaming company’s court case just rewrote the rules on inventions by computers being protected by copyright

- October 7, 2025 3 MIN READ

Artwork created by generative AI (genAI) and other software could be eligible for copyright protection, after a seven-year legal battle ended with a Federal Court ruling that gaming giant Aristocrat can patent game features created by its software without human input. The latest ruling – which follows years of appeals and counter-appeals between Aristrocrat and… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Hollywood’s latest AI copyright war: But is there a better way?

- October 3, 2025 4 MIN READ

Last week Disney, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros Discovery jointly sued MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, over alleged copyright infringement. The three Hollywood media giants allege MiniMax (which operates Hailuo AI and is reportedly valued at US$4 billion) engaged in mass copyright infringement of characters such as Darth Vader and Mickey Mouse by… Read more »