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Plaintiffs' firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors

Copyright owners to Elvis songs sues Anthropic. Total = 157 suits v. AI cos.

AI Copyright Wars escalate: 8 cases this week sets record. Suno, Anthropic hit with yet another music lawsuit.

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Judge Lee issues pre-hearing questions on fair use and Daubert motions

In Concord Music v. Anthropic I, Judge Lee issued her pre-hearing questions to the parties’ lawyers regarding fair use and the Daubert motions. These were sent to the lawyers before the hearing but are now being published. Fair Use and Trial Management: Daubert motions on experts: DOWNLOAD:
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Copyright owners to Elvis songs sues Anthropic. Total = 157 suits v. AI cos.

Copyright owners to some Elvis songs are suing Anthropic for copyright infringement. ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic is the 8th AI music copyright suit filed by the law firm Adams & Reese this year. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD COMPLAINT IN ABG EPE IP LLC V. ANTHROPIC:
Read more: Copyright owners to Elvis songs sues Anthropic. Total = 157 suits v. AI cos.
Judge Lee concludes marathon hearing on summary judgment in Concord Music v. Anthropic I; sets 2d hearing to continue Daubert hearing on Oct. 30, 1 PM

In a nearly 5-hour hearing, Judge Eumi Lee peppered the attorneys for both Concord Music and Anthropic with questions on the issues raised by their summary judgment motions. The docket gives a brief summary: “Argument of counsel heard. Hearing to be continued as to remaining Daubert motions. The Court ordered the parties to meet and…
Read more: Judge Lee concludes marathon hearing on summary judgment in Concord Music v. Anthropic I; sets 2d hearing to continue Daubert hearing on Oct. 30, 1 PM
Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Suits Tracker (beta launch)

Today, we are beta launching our newest tracker: Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Lawsuits. This is still in beta and we are fixing a few glitches, but you can check out the design: One thing is apparent: Plaintiffs’ firms are driving the AI Copyright Litigation. Many plaintiffs’ firms are filing multiple parallel lawsuits involving…
Read more: Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Suits Tracker (beta launch)
AI Copyright Wars escalate: 8 cases this week sets record. Suno, Anthropic hit with yet another music lawsuit.

The AI Copyright Wars are escalating. We just set a record for most copyright suits filed in 1 week in the last 4 years since the War started: 8 new AI copyright suits in 1 week, which is not yet over. Yesterday, both Suno and Anthropic were hit with copyright lawsuits filed by the same…
Read more: AI Copyright Wars escalate: 8 cases this week sets record. Suno, Anthropic hit with yet another music lawsuit.
Judge Lee hears SJ motions in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. The 1st district judge to consider fair use since Bartz and Kadrey.

At 10 am PT, Judge Eumi Lee holds a hearing in Concord Music v. Anthropic I on summary judgment and Daubert motions. Expect a long hearing for the complex set of issues. This is the first district judge to hold a hearing on summary judgment motions regarding fair use in AI training since Bartz and…
Read more: Judge Lee hears SJ motions in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. The 1st district judge to consider fair use since Bartz and Kadrey.
Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.

The Wall Street Journal has an exclusive report on Anthropic’s much anticipated IPO’s S-1 prospectus. It reflects massive compute spending by the company. The section on risks related to investing in Anthropic — spanning 1/3 of the document — includes discussion of rogue AI and “harm that could result from a catastrophic AI-related incident” that…
Read more: Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.
Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music files

German AI companies have joined the AI Copyright Wars. Poseidon Wave Media just sued the German Black Forest Labs in the Eastern District of New York for alleged infringement of Poseidon’s music files for training of Black Forest Labs’ AI models underlying its FLUX platform for video generation. This is copyright lawsuit No. 154 against…
Read more: Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music files
After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?

The plaintiffs’ firms Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand are deploying a new strategy in the AI Copyright Wars. Up till now, the proposed class action has been the go-to strategy of many plaintiffs’ firms that have filed copyright lawsuits against AI companies. After first representing book authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic class…
Read more: After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?
Plaintiffs’ firm floods docket with 5th near identical copyright suit v. Meta on behalf of book authors. 292 authors total.

The same plaintiffs’ firms, Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand, filed their 5th near identical copyright suit on behalf of book authors against Meta. Since we used grand slam to describe the 4 prior lawsuits, we’ve run out of metaphors to describe this one, Levine v. Meta..Maybe 5-bagger? 5 AI copyright lawsuits filed on the…
Read more: Plaintiffs’ firm floods docket with 5th near identical copyright suit v. Meta on behalf of book authors. 292 authors total.
Plaintiffs’ firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors

Robert Sheard et al. v. Meta and Tosca Reno et al v. Meta just became the 3rd and 4th copyright suit filed by Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand law firms against Meta today. The 4 lawsuits are near identical in allegations and claims, and they all involve book authors as plaintiffs. It’s hard to…
Read more: Plaintiffs’ firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors
Historic moment: Copyright suits v. AI Cos. hits 150. Older v. Meta, another book author suit filed on same day as Winspear v. Meta.

In a suit nearly identical to the just filedWinspear v. Meta, 57 book authors, including lead plaintiff Daniel Jose Older, filed suit against Meta today, alleging the same theories of copyright liability. Both Winspear and Older will likely be assigned to Judge Chhabria, who presides over all the book authors and publisher cases against Meta.…
Read more: Historic moment: Copyright suits v. AI Cos. hits 150. Older v. Meta, another book author suit filed on same day as Winspear v. Meta.
Book authors Jacqueline Winspear et al. sue Meta for both LlaMa and new Muse models. Infringement alleged not only for torrenting but also for scanning physical books in Project Vellum

Book author Jacqueline Winspear, the creator of the popular Maisie Dobbs series, along with 59 other book authors, wasted no time in suing Meta not only for its old LlaMa models but also for its new Muse models. What’s different about this lawsuit is that, on top of alleging infringement in the torrenting of digital…
Read more: Book authors Jacqueline Winspear et al. sue Meta for both LlaMa and new Muse models. Infringement alleged not only for torrenting but also for scanning physical books in Project Vellum
Anthropic sets up Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. 5% of Anthropic shares donated to fund to benefit public. With donation by Anthropic founders & employees = 20% shares to fund. Should Anthropic gift some of its IPO shares to Americans?

True to its public benefit corporation mission, Anthropic just announced it is establishing the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund to invest in causes that serve the public. Here are the key details quoted from Anthropic’s announcement: Elon musk applauds the idea but recommends Sending shares directly to americans Elon Musk tweeted support for Anthropic’s idea, but…
Read more: Anthropic sets up Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. 5% of Anthropic shares donated to fund to benefit public. With donation by Anthropic founders & employees = 20% shares to fund. Should Anthropic gift some of its IPO shares to Americans?
How Apple went to war on OpenAI and made peace with Meta

apple wwdc24 event announcing partnership with openai On June 10, 2024, at the WWDC24 event, Apple previewed its new Apple Intelligence for its then-upcoming iOS 18. At the time, Apple was late to the generative AI scene and was desperately trying to upgrade an aging Siri. (That full upgrade of Siri with AI eventually took…
Read more: How Apple went to war on OpenAI and made peace with Meta

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