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German court: ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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How is it an "undisclosed [amount of] damages" - aren't court rulings supposed to be public [records]?
I know stuff like the rulings of me going to court with the driver and insurance companies involved in a car accident certainly was public (in Germany).
Anyone in the know please ELI5 and/or point me at the relevant laws, how/what/in which cases (parts of) rulings can be "undisclosed".
Settlements can go undisclosed by agreement of the parties involved. Civil court is different from criminal; the former is for the benefit of interested parties, the latter is for the benefit of the public at large. Criminal courts can do some things behind closed doors as well but that usually requires a need of the state (such as protection of a judge, jury, state, etc.)
This is assuming a legal system similar to that in OPs post.