Cate Blanchett coalition says AI licensing is not impossible
The 31-page amicus brief, filed Friday in the NYT's OpenAI suit, says century-old collective licensing frameworks already solve the problem OpenAI calls unsolvable
The Human Consent Foundation, Cate Blanchett's nonprofit, led a coalition that filed an amicus brief Friday in the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in the Southern District of New York, TheWrap reported. The 31-page brief, obtained by TheWrap, was co-signed by CAA, the Music Artists Coalition, the National Association of Voice Actors and the Creators Coalition on Artificial Intelligence, with an appendix of supporters including Anne Hathaway, Bette Midler, Emma Thompson, Helen Mirren, Dan Levy, Ron Howard, Madonna and Olivia Wilde.
Separately, ChatGPT Is Eating the World reported that 52 proposed amicus briefs have been filed in the OpenAI copyright multidistrict litigation by its unofficial count. Representatives for OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
Notice what this fight is actually about: not whether AI training infringes, but whether "it's too expensive to license" is a real excuse or a dodge. Cate Blanchett and a long list of Hollywood names, backed by CAA and the Music Artists Coalition, are telling the court that clearinghouses like BMI have been pricing "dispersed" rights for over a century. Worth watching, not acting on yet — this is an amicus brief, not a ruling.
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