Legal

Sony claims Anthropic conducted a ‘brazen campaign’ to use Sony music to train Claude, seeking up to $150,000 per song, amid ongoing legal disputes.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• September 2, 2026

Survivors allege xAI’s Grok trained on their abuse images without consent, raising legal and ethical questions about AI data sourcing and victim re-victimization.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• September 2, 2026

OpenAI analyzes the February 2025 hack of Hugging Face, highlighting risks in AI infrastructure and recommending enhanced security practices for the ecosystem.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 27, 2026

A 3D-printer project is currently violating the AGPL license, raising legal and community concerns about open-source compliance and intellectual property.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 27, 2026

Nitter and XCancel have received cease and desist notices, prompting legal action against these platforms that provide alternative access to Twitter content.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 26, 2026

AI’s insatiable demand for training data, especially books, raises legal, ethical, and technological questions about knowledge and ownership.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 25, 2026

Anthropic announces AI watermarking measures aimed at meeting EU legal requirements, though details on technology, scope, and rollout remain unclear.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 12, 2026

A coalition of gamers and advocacy groups urge legal action against Sony, claiming unfair restrictions on violent video games and calling for a class-action lawsuit.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 11, 2026

US draft measure on Chinese optical transceivers signals shifts in AI hardware security and supply chains, but key details remain uncertain.

• Cornford and Cross Team
• August 8, 2026