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YouTuber Takes Hayabusa In Pangong Lake For Views. Law Comes Knocking
A popular YouTuber has been charged for riding superbikes and performing stunts in ecologically sensitive and restricted zones of Pangong Lake and the Nubra dunes in Ladakh.
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UP Government Gives Rs 5 Lakh Aid To Accused Over Delay In Release From Jail
The man, booked under the provisions of the state's anti-conversion law, was granted bail by the top court on April 29 but released from Ghaziabad district jail only on June 24 - indicating a delay of 28 days.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Trump's "Nice New Law" Threat To Authors, Media After New Book On Him
US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
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US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
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Justice Prathiba M Singh to Launch Groundbreaking Book On Patent Law
Justice Prathiba M Singh, currently serving as a Judge at the Delhi High Court, is set to release a comprehensive two-volume book on Patent Law. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Delhi.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
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8 People Charged For Uploading Child Pornography Over Social Media: Cops
As many as eight persons were booked in connection with allegedly uploading child pornography content over various social media platforms in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Sued for Violation of Privacy Laws in ‘AI Arms Race'
A group of anonymous individuals sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial intelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits. OpenAI has allegedly violated privacy laws by secretly scraping 300 billion words from the internet, tapping “books, articles, websites and posts — ...
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Public Libraries Must Ensure Books Don't Violate Laws: Hong Kong Leader
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's Tiananmen Square crackdown have now been removed from library shelves.
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UP Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under Cow Slaughter Laws
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused booked under the cow slaughter Act, saying the evidence cited is shoddy.
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YouTuber Takes Hayabusa In Pangong Lake For Views. Law Comes Knocking
A popular YouTuber has been charged for riding superbikes and performing stunts in ecologically sensitive and restricted zones of Pangong Lake and the Nubra dunes in Ladakh.
-
UP Government Gives Rs 5 Lakh Aid To Accused Over Delay In Release From Jail
The man, booked under the provisions of the state's anti-conversion law, was granted bail by the top court on April 29 but released from Ghaziabad district jail only on June 24 - indicating a delay of 28 days.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Trump's "Nice New Law" Threat To Authors, Media After New Book On Him
US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources.
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"Women Misusing Dowry Law": Man Dies By Suicide, Leaves Note, Wife Charged
The wife of a photographer who committed suicide and three of her kin were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for alleged abetment of the act, a police official said on Thursday.
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US Schools Ban Over 10,000 Books In A Dramatic Rise Amid New Censorship Laws
A recent report by PEN America revealed that over 10,000 books were banned in US public schools during the 2023-2024 academic year, a threefold increase from the previous year.
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Book Excerpt | AFSPA, And When Army Enters The Realm Of Governance
There is a difference between rights violations in wartime and peacetime, governed by domestic law and subject to judicial review. This is where the vesting of the armed forces with AFSPA powers is unique in terms of its interface with democracy.
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Justice Prathiba M Singh to Launch Groundbreaking Book On Patent Law
Justice Prathiba M Singh, currently serving as a Judge at the Delhi High Court, is set to release a comprehensive two-volume book on Patent Law. The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Delhi.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Denmark Parliament Approves Bill To Stop Quran Burnings In Public Places
Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.
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8 People Charged For Uploading Child Pornography Over Social Media: Cops
As many as eight persons were booked in connection with allegedly uploading child pornography content over various social media platforms in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Sued for Violation of Privacy Laws in ‘AI Arms Race'
A group of anonymous individuals sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing “vast amounts” of personal information to train its artificial intelligence models in a heedless hunt for profits. OpenAI has allegedly violated privacy laws by secretly scraping 300 billion words from the internet, tapping “books, articles, websites and posts — ...
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Public Libraries Must Ensure Books Don't Violate Laws: Hong Kong Leader
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday public libraries needed to ensure books don't violate local laws, amid criticism that many books and videos related to China's Tiananmen Square crackdown have now been removed from library shelves.
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UP Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under Cow Slaughter Laws
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to an accused booked under the cow slaughter Act, saying the evidence cited is shoddy.
