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Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.

On April 21, 2026, Judge Stein granted by joint stipulation of the parties in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI and Gracenote v. OpenAI. The cases will be put on the shelf, for now. These cases were filed very late and the rest of the MDL Litigation v. OpenAI is nearing the end of discovery. “JOINT STIPULATION…
Read more: Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.
Hayk Esaghoulyan to represent Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann in Concord Music v. Anthropic II lawsuit that named them as defendants

Hayk Esaghoulyan of Conrad Meltlizky Kane law firm filed a notice of appearance in the Concord Music v. Anthropic II lawsuit to represent Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann, co-founders of Anthropic. Esaghoulyan’s firm webpage states: “Hayk Esaghoulyan is an Associate at Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane. His practice includes complex civil litigation, government and internal investigations, and white-collar criminal defense.…
Read more: Hayk Esaghoulyan to represent Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann in Concord Music v. Anthropic II lawsuit that named them as defendants
Consolidated copyright complaint v. Adobe in Lyon lawsuit filed as Adobe executives hit with breach of fiduciary lawsuit by shareholder SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust based on Adobe’s AI training with copyrighted works. AI- copyright-shareholder derivative suits the next battleground for copyright?

Book authors Lyon and Kleiner filed their consolidated copyright complaint against Adobe. But the bigger news was a novel shareholder derivative action filed by SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust, a shareholder of Adobe, against Shantanu Narayen and other Adobe executives. The plaintiff’s theory is that Adobe executives breached their fiduciary duty by training their AI…
Read more: Consolidated copyright complaint v. Adobe in Lyon lawsuit filed as Adobe executives hit with breach of fiduciary lawsuit by shareholder SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust based on Adobe’s AI training with copyrighted works. AI- copyright-shareholder derivative suits the next battleground for copyright?
Getty Images mostly wins, surviving motion to dismiss claims except for DMCA CMI claim. But can amend that claim in light of Judge Thompson’s ruling.

Judge Thompson denied most of Stability AI’s motion so dismiss Getty Images’ Complaint. The only that was dismissed was the DMCA CMI 1202(a) due to failure of allegations of intentional removal: “However, the four corners of the Complaint lack allegations to suggest a specific intent to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal the infringement. Rather, the…
Read more: Getty Images mostly wins, surviving motion to dismiss claims except for DMCA CMI claim. But can amend that claim in light of Judge Thompson’s ruling.
Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. Udio

The parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno filed dueling letters explaining the recent decision by Judge Hellerstein to deny Unhcarted Labs’ claims by Sony Music Entertainment for DMCA anti-circumvention related to YouTube videos. At least on the surface, the decision is helpful to UMG Recordings. Suno, however, takes issue with the court’s analysis in the…
Read more: Parties in UMG Recordings v. Suno quibble over Judge Helllerstein’s denial of motion to dismiss DMCA claim in suit v. Udio
Ted Entertainment, Chmura copyright suits v. Snap now consolidated

Judge Birotte Jr. has granted the parties’ stipulation to consolidate: (1) Ted Entertainment v. Snap and (2) Chmura v. Snap. The Court also appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel:(1) Tom Kherkher of ELLZEY KHERKHER SANFORD MONTGOMERY LLP and (2) William J. Edelman of MILBERG, PLLC. DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
Read more: Ted Entertainment, Chmura copyright suits v. Snap now consolidated
Book authors Josie Brown, Katia Lief, Jacinda Townsend Gides join Darius H. James in copyright suit v. Together Computer over assembling RedPajama books dataset

Book authors Josie Brown, Katia Lief, and Jacinda Townsend Gides have joined book author Darius H. James in the copyright lawsuit against Together Computer. The lawsuit focuses on Together Computer’s alleged responsibility for the RedPajama books dataset used for AI training. DOWNLOAD THE REDLINED VERSION OF THE 1ST AMENDED COMPLAINT DOWNLOAD THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Read more: Book authors Josie Brown, Katia Lief, Jacinda Townsend Gides join Darius H. James in copyright suit v. Together Computer over assembling RedPajama books dataset
After publishing article on Bitcoin founder, John Carreyrou wants to keep his lawsuit v. Anthropic, Google, xAI, Perplexity, Apple, NVIDIA intact

You’ve got to hand it to author John Carreyrou. He persists. Despite a sua sponte severing by Judge Chhabria of a similar lawsuit filed by the same law firm representing him against 8 AI companies, Carreyrou d/b/a Cambronne is attempting to persuade Judge Pitts not to do the same in his case. Carreyrou is the…
Read more: After publishing article on Bitcoin founder, John Carreyrou wants to keep his lawsuit v. Anthropic, Google, xAI, Perplexity, Apple, NVIDIA intact
Hendrix, Apple propose schedule for AI copyright lawsuit. Runs to 2028!

In Hendrix v. Apple, the Hendrix book authors and Apple have proposed the following case schedule, with parts in dispute: Wow. It will take us all the way to 2028!! DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED CASE SCHEDULE
Read more: Hendrix, Apple propose schedule for AI copyright lawsuit. Runs to 2028!
Judge Breyer denies motion to dismiss in lawsuit v. Databricks and Mosaic for alleged use of books in early stage but not actual training of model

Judge Breyer denied the motion to dismiss the Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint in In re Mosaic LLM Litigation. Databricks and Mosaic argued that the complaint failed to state a claim of infringement because the allegations are only that “Databricks copied their books during early development of DBRX and not its actual training.” Judge Breyer found…
Read more: Judge Breyer denies motion to dismiss in lawsuit v. Databricks and Mosaic for alleged use of books in early stage but not actual training of model
On same day Anthropic’s summary judgment motion is due, Concord Music suddenly moves to dismiss its claims for secondary liability with prejudice

Super stunning turn of events in Concord Music v. Anthropic. On the same day Anthropic’s motion for summary judgment is due — meaning today! — Concord Music has attempted to voluntarily dismiss, with prejudice, both claims of secondary liability: contributory infringement in Count II and vicarious infringement in Count III of its First Amended Complaint.…
Read more: On same day Anthropic’s summary judgment motion is due, Concord Music suddenly moves to dismiss its claims for secondary liability with prejudice
Adding to their largest settlement in US copyright history, Bartz book authors’ class announces another historic milestone: 91.3% participation of total works in class. Wow.

In an update provided to the court ahead of the final approval hearing, the Bartz Class Counsel announced a stunning participation rate of 91.3 percent — or 440,409 of 482,460 works in the class — have been claimed for distribution of the class settlement funds. 91.3 percent participation for a non-personal injury class action is…
Read more: Adding to their largest settlement in US copyright history, Bartz book authors’ class announces another historic milestone: 91.3% participation of total works in class. Wow.
Thomson Reuters tries to distinguish Third Circuit’s UpCodes fair use decision

Thomson Reuters submitted its reply to ROSS Intelligence’s 28(j) letter of supplemental authority based on the Third Circuit’s recent fair use decision in American Society for Testing & Materials v. UpCodes, Inc. involving a for-profit, AI-native startup company‘s republication of building codes that some jurisdictions have adopted as law. Despite some salient factual similarities, Thomson Reuters argues that…
Read more: Thomson Reuters tries to distinguish Third Circuit’s UpCodes fair use decision
The Northern District of California is the epicenter of AI copyright lawsuits, 47 and counting

The Northern District of California, the jurisdiction for Silicon Valley, is the clear epicenter of AI copyright lawsuits. Not just in the United States, but in the world. There are now 47 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. That’s more lawsuits than the total suits in the countries in rest of the world combined. The Southern…
Read more: The Northern District of California is the epicenter of AI copyright lawsuits, 47 and counting
Judge Lee was assigned another AI copyright suit: Beaulier v. NVIDIA

Judge Lee was assigned another AI copyright lawsuit: Beaulier v. NVIDIA. It’s her 5th AI copyright lawsuit. Related Stories
Read more: Judge Lee was assigned another AI copyright suit: Beaulier v. NVIDIA

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Master List of Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

US Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated April 3, 2026. Current total = 100 suits in U.S.

World Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated April 5, 2026. Current total = 130 copyright suits = 100 in U.S. + 30 in rest of world.

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Status of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

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Last updated Mar. 31, 2026

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