Microsoft to pay for lawsuit expenses if its customers are sued for AI copyright infringement

Global tech giant, Microsoft, has said that it will take care of any legal expenses against copyrights that come up from third-parties on AI content as long as their customers use the guardrails and filters that come with their products.

Being referred to as the ‘copilot copyright commitment,’ the new stipulations have been designed to make sure that the AI won't return any content that may have copyright issues. Microsoft said that this new commitment expands on their existing IP indemnity support for commercial Copilot and builds on their AI customer commitments.

Continued AI investment

Microsoft’s collaboration with OpenAI is also a testament to the company’s dedication to ethical AI innovation. Microsoft has been investing in AI for a while now, and it's clear that they're serious about it. They've invested in OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT, and they're continuing to invest in AI technology and how it can be used in different parts of their business.

Microsoft boosts Copilot services

If you're wondering whether you can use Microsoft's Copilot services with the output you create and not worry about copyright issues, the answer is yes! Microsoft said that if you get sued for copyright issues, they'll take care of the legal side of things.

The company said that this new commitment adds to their existing IP indemnity support and builds on their AI customer commitments. Microsoft said that this new commitment expands on their existing IP indemnity support for commercial Copilot and builds on their AI customer commitments.

Emphasis on growth

By building its growth around GenAI and integrating AI into its products and services, Microsoft is setting itself up to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing technology landscape. If someone else takes legal action against a commercial customer for using Microsoft Copilots or the output they create, they will fight it and pay whatever the judgment or settlement is, as long as they used the safeguards and filters Microsoft has put in your products.

With the rise of AI, people have been worried about how it can create content without linking back to the original authors. Bing chat for copyright claims Microsoft's Copilot copyright agreement expands the company's existing IP indemnification coverage to cover copyright claims related to the use of Microsoft's AI-powered assistants, Copilots, and Bing Chat Enterprise.