GEMA, representing lyricists of nine German songs, claims OpenAI "systematically" used the society's repertoire to train its models; the Munich regional court said training on the lyrics was "undisputed" and that the chatbot reproduced "large parts of the song lyrics faithfully". OpenAI says its models do not store or copy specific data and users are responsible for output; a ruling is due November 11.
Privacy group noyb has complained to Lithuanian data protection authorities that Whitebridge AI scrapes personal data and sells "reputation reports" that often include AI-generated inaccuracies, alleging two complainants' reports warned of "sexual nudity" and "dangerous political content" the reports did not contain. Whitebridge says it collects data only from publicly available sources and deletes reports after 30 days.
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted singer Asha Bhosle temporary relief in her suit alleging two US-based AI platforms "unauthorisedly distorted and modified" her recordings to create a voice model letting others generate her 'voice', with her likeness and merchandise sold via an online marketplace. A reasoned order will follow; the court hears the matter again in two weeks.
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Upper Tribunal Judge Blundell found it "overwhelmingly likely" that barrister Chowdhury Rahman used generative AI to draft asylum appeal grounds citing fictitious or irrelevant authorities, including a nonexistent Honduras country-guidance decision, and tried to disguise it; Rahman suggested Microsoft Copilot summaries may have misled him, which the judge rejected. The judge will issue a show cause order over a possible Bar Standards Board referral.
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Israel's Haifa Regional Labour Court rejected a claimant's lawyer's explanation that 20 nonexistent rulings were cited in good faith because a medical condition forced reliance on AI, noting no medical records were shown and the explanation came only after a September 16, 2025 decision. The claimant was ordered to pay defendant Roll Profile a further ₪2,000 in costs, regardless of the outcome.
After Evanston moved to end its near $200,000 contract with Flock Safety over a state audit finding federal agencies could access its license-plate reader data, Flock reinstalled 15 to 18 cameras, which the city learned of on Sept. 18 when a Flock technician called police. The city sent a cease and desist letter and covered the lenses in plastic.
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Goiás's state court upheld its referral of a defence lawyer to the OAB bar association after finding a criminal appeal cited three nonexistent Goiás court rulings and Superior Tribunal de Justiça precedents with incorrect rapporteur and content details. Using AI is not itself irregular, the court said, but presenting nonexistent case law is absolutely reprehensible.
The Delhi High Court said on 25 September it will pass an order protecting actor Akkineni Nagarjuna's personality rights, after his plea complained of AI-generated content, pornographic content and merchandise using his persona without authorisation. Justice Tejas Karia ordered internet intermediaries to remove the unauthorised URLs identified in the petition.
