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)
US-China AI dialogue faces a test of trust over incident alerts
October 01, 2026
| MLex Staff
The US and China say they have agreed to talk about artificial intelligence risks and alert each other to serious incidents. The looming question is whether the two governments racing to lead in AI will share ... (more story)
BRICS AI copyright push has political weight, but legal gaps remain
October 01, 2026
| Freny Patel
BRICS has put creator remuneration for artificial intelligence training on the global agenda, but deep legal divides and practical hurdles could leave its ambitious copyright push with more political weight than bite.
OpenAI's Australia hack likely not illegal, tougher laws could be hard to enforce
September 30, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised legal consequences after an OpenAI model hacked a government health statistics portal, but legal experts say establishing a criminal offense may be difficult... (more story)