NYC mayor proposes private right of action for unfair business conduct
October 07, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
New York City residents and organizations may soon have expanded authority to sue for unfair business practices — which has been particularly successful against tech companies this year — under a proposal spea... (more story)
US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI
October 07, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publis... (more story)
Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement
October 05, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)
Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery
October 02, 2026
| Mike Swift
Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)
UK AI startups’ tilt against non-compete clauses pits innovation against IP
October 02, 2026
| Simon Zekaria
UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)
Better AI recommendations alone won’t secure UK patent protection
October 02, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
Emotional Perception AI’s neural network patent application has been rejected again, this time on remand from the UK Supreme Court, with the UK Intellectual Property Office finding the claimed media recommenda... (more story)
Could a bad regulatory week for OpenAI be agentic AI turning point?
October 02, 2026
| Mike Swift
It's too soon to know whether the incursion of OpenAI's AI agents into Hugging Face will prove to be the same kind of inflection point for the AI industry that the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal was for s... (more story)
IPO chief suggests shorter US IP protection for inventions with limited human input
October 01, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Artificial intelligence tops the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s agenda, and the US may need a shorter-term right for inventions with limited human input, President John Cheek told MLex at the group... (more story)