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The law is catching up with AI

The law is catching up with AI
Generative AI companies should be regarded as publishers, with the ensuing copyright and liability issues. (Image: Supplied)
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By Andy Kessler Is TikTok toast? Fearing Chinese spying, the US decided to ban TikTok last April if it wasn’t sold by January 2025. TikTok owner ByteDance refuses to sell and sued. At a US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia hearing last week, Judge Douglas Ginsburg asked: “Why is this any different, from a constitutional point of view, than the statute precluding foreign ownership of a broadcasting license?”Why indeed. Broadcasters are publishers. Is TikTok?Social media companies flourished under t...

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