In a recent Los Angeles Times article, partner Mark Lezama discussed the legal issues surrounding Google’s training methods for its artificial intelligence tools.
The article explores content creators’ sentiment toward Google’s use of the YouTube library to train its AI models, with some creators expressing concern that their videos are being used without explicit permission or compensation.
Discussing the potential for creators to pursue legal recourse, Mr. Lezama explained that they might argue in court that agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service does not necessarily grant Google a license for AI training purposes. “There’s room to argue on both sides,” he added.
Read the full article here.
Earlier this month, Mr. Lezama and partner Lincoln Essig along with Sam Olive, Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Cisco, hosted a webinar on the current state of copyright law and AI, which can be viewed here. They discussed how recent court rulings on fair use in the context of AI training, what those rulings mean for in-house counsel, and how companies could reduce legal risk when developing or using AI tools.