In California, Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed two new laws, vowing to safeguard the digital images of actors and other performers. These bills aim to protect actors from the unauthorized use of their digital likenesses or voices both during their lifetimes and posthumously. This move comes against the backdrop of growing concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor of artists. In a video posted on social media, Newsom stated: 'We talk about California as the state of dreams and doers. Many dreamers come here, but sometimes their voices are not fully represented.'

On August 30, Jinjiang Literature City issued a statement firmly opposing the recent AI infringement incident on the Xiaohongshu platform, emphasizing the protection of copyright for original content. In this incident, a blogger used original works on the platform to train an AI model and generate text, even establishing a group to share tutorials to attract traffic. Jinjiang Literature City believes this action severely infringes on the rights of authors and has sent a rights protection letter to the Xiaohongshu platform demanding the removal of infringing content and accounts. The platform stated it will continue to monitor such infringing behavior and resolutely protect authors' legitimate rights, explicitly indicating that it will not tolerate any theft of works.

The Guangzhou Internet Court's ruling on the AI services infringing on the copyright of Ultraman has come into effect. The defendant infringed on the plaintiff's Ultraman work copyright during the provision of AI services. The court ordered the defendant to pay 10,000 yuan in economic damages. This is the world's first effective ruling on generative AI service infringement.

🔍 Major publishing associations urge the government to take measures to prevent the misuse of copyrighted works by AI. 📜 The publishing industry calls on the government to recognize and compensate copyright infringements to ensure future violations cease. 💡 Human creativity is the cornerstone of the industry, requiring a strong copyright system and creator control.