Russia’s Supreme Court could kick anti-war party Yabloko off the ballot over alleged copyright violations. The disputed materials include ChatGPT-generated images and photos from 1945.
On August 10, Russia’s Supreme Court is hearing a lawsuit filed by the Rodina party, which is seeking to remove the Yabloko party from the State Duma election ballot. Yabloko is the only party on the ballot that supports an immediate truce with Ukraine. Among Rodina’s complaints are violations of campaigning rules and candidate nomination rules, “extremism” in Yabloko’s public position, and copyright infringement. Here are some examples of whose copyright, according to Rodina, Yabloko is violating.
- In an interview, Grigory Yavlinsky quoted the lines “Let there always be sunshine” and “As long as there’s no war,” both drawn from Soviet-era songs, a use that violates the original authors’ copyright.
- Yabloko has posted images generated using ChatGPT, in violation of OpenAI’s copyright.
- Yabloko posted a photo of Hiroshima taken after the 1945 American bombing on its website — a violation of the U.S. Army’s copyright.
- Yabloko’s logo is based on a 1920 poster by Soviet artist El Lissitzky, infringing on Lissitzky’s copyright.
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