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Adobe directors, officers sued again by shareholders for Adobe’s alleged use of SlimPajama dataset to train AI

Adobe directors and officers were sued again by shareholders. Hirschberger v. Narayen, filed in the Northern District of California, is similar to SEIU Pension Plan v. Narayen before Judge Orrick. The theory is that Adobe misrepresented that it was training its AI models on licensed content and instead relied on unlicensed materials in the SlimPajama…
Read more: Adobe directors, officers sued again by shareholders for Adobe’s alleged use of SlimPajama dataset to train AI
Book publishers sue WeLib, “a free digital library platform offering over 43 million books and 98 million academic papers”

After getting a default judgment against Anna’s Archive, Apress Media and other big book publishers are suing WeLib, “a free digital library platform offering over 43 million books and 98 million academic papers.” This is copyright lawsuit No. 116. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINT:
Read more: Book publishers sue WeLib, “a free digital library platform offering over 43 million books and 98 million academic papers”
Karl Kahn sues Anthropic in class action for alleged misrepresentation and false advertising in promoting Max 20x plans for Claude allegedly as “deliver[ing] … twenty times greater” than usage limit for Pro plan.

Karl Kahn sued Anthropic in a proposed class action for alleged misrepresentation and false advertising in promoting Max 20x plans. Kahn alleges: “5. In its offer of monthly subscriptions to Claude, Defendant misleads prospective customers into believing that its higher priced tier for individual subscriptions, Max 20x, delivers expanded usage of twenty times greater than…
Read more: Karl Kahn sues Anthropic in class action for alleged misrepresentation and false advertising in promoting Max 20x plans for Claude allegedly as “deliver[ing] … twenty times greater” than usage limit for Pro plan.
Proposed-Intervenor Dr. Kenneth Saladin loses bid to intervene in Elsevier v. Meta to represent subclass of textbook authors v. publishers

Judge Castel denied, without prejudice and subject to a possible renewed motion when class certification is considered, the motion of Proposed-Intervenor Dr. Kenneth Saladin, a distinguished professor emeritus of biology at Georgia College & State University. Saladin proposed to represent a subclass of textbook authors in the copyright suit mainly publishers filed against Meta and Mark…
Read more: Proposed-Intervenor Dr. Kenneth Saladin loses bid to intervene in Elsevier v. Meta to represent subclass of textbook authors v. publishers
Ted Entertainment opposes Meta’s dismissal motion

Ted Entertainment filed its opposition to Meta’s motion to dismiss Ted Entertainment’s complaint. The case involves a claim of anti-circumvention violation under the DMCA. The case is before Judge Tigar. Ted Entertainment filed similar DMCA suits against Bytedance, NVIDIA, and Snap. Meta’s motion to dismiss is in the link below: Excerpt of Ted Entertainment’s Opposition:
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UMG Recordings files reply in support of leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. Suno

UMG Recordings filed its reply in support of its motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, adding more than 60,000 works to the scope of the copyright infringement claim. Suno’s opposition is here: The case is before Judge Saylor in the District of Massachusetts. Excerpt of UMG Recordings’ reply: DOWNLOAD THE REPLY OF…
Read more: UMG Recordings files reply in support of leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. Suno
Anthropic shuts down Fable 5, Mythos class model, after US gov’t imposes export control barring use by foreign nationals.

Public access to Fable 5, the latest Mythos class model of Anthropic, was abruptly shut down on Friday, only a few days after its launch. Anthropic received notice from the U.S. government that it had imposed an export control on Fable 5, barring use of it by any foreign national, here and abroad. As Anthropic…
Read more: Anthropic shuts down Fable 5, Mythos class model, after US gov’t imposes export control barring use by foreign nationals.
New York Times’ contributory infringement claims fails under Supreme Court’s standard set forth in Cox Communications, says OpenAI

The Supreme Court’s recent clarification in Cox Communication v. Sony Music Entertainment that claims for contributory infringement under copyright law requires proof of intentional conduct by a provider of a service has now entered the picture in one of the most important set of cases, In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation. As we predicted, Cox…
Read more: New York Times’ contributory infringement claims fails under Supreme Court’s standard set forth in Cox Communications, says OpenAI
Meta loses bid for quick dismissal of adult video producer Strike 3 Holdings’ copyright case

Judge Eumi Lee denied Meta’s attempt to dismiss the copyright lawsuit filed by the adult video producer Strike 3 Holdings. Meta had argued that the complaint of Strike 3 failed to allege that Meta played a part in the alleged torrenting of adult videos by some employees at Meta perhaps on their own accord. Judge…
Read more: Meta loses bid for quick dismissal of adult video producer Strike 3 Holdings’ copyright case
Audio of Oral argument in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence

Today the Third Circuit heard oral argument in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. Here is the audio: Related Story:
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Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Jun. 11, 2026) Total = 115

We added the American Federation of Musicians v. Warner Music Group lawsuit related to the musicians’ alleged right of shares of the settlements obtained by Warner Brothers and UMG Recordings against Suno and Uncharted Labs. This brings the total of copyright suits v. AI companies to 115. DOWNLOAD LATEST MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET
Read more: Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Jun. 11, 2026) Total = 115
Will Anthropic’s Boris Cherny be the one most responsible for killing copyrights for computer programs in U.S.?

It’s been fun and fascinating to listen to Claude Code inventor and head Boris Cherny over the past 6 months. Cherny’s now saying that Claude Code is not only writing 100% of the lines of code at Anthropic and other companies, but Claude Code is the one reviewing the computer programs for bugs. He also…
Read more: Will Anthropic’s Boris Cherny be the one most responsible for killing copyrights for computer programs in U.S.?
European Commission published the final Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content

PRESS RELEASE: Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy “Europeans have a right to know whether what they see, hear or read has been made or altered by AI, especially when such content can shape public debate. Transparency is how we protect trust. This Code of Practice gives AI providers and deployers…
Read more: European Commission published the final Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content
Live stream for oral argument in Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. 1st appeals court to review fair use in AI training.

The Third Circuit will live stream the oral argument for the interlocutory appeal in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence on Thursday, June 11, 10 AM ET. (There are 3 cases on the calendar — and the exact order is not necessarily the same as the calendar listings.) Click here to go to the live stream…
Read more: Live stream for oral argument in Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. 1st appeals court to review fair use in AI training.
Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training

As they indicated at a recent hearing, the Kadrey plaintiffs are asking Judge Chhabria to certify a part of his June 2025 partial summary judgment order. At the hearing, Judge Chhabria said they can file a motion and he’d consider it, but cautioned that the 9th Circuit seldom grants interlocutory appeal. Kadrey presents this question…
Read more: Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training

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last updated May 23, 2026. Current total = 113 suits in U.S.

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last updated April 5, 2026. Current total = 130 copyright suits = 100 in U.S. + 30 in rest of world. (When updated, the current total = 143 = 113 in U.S. + 30 in rest of the world.)

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