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FTC opens investigation OpenAI, Anthropic for risks alleged from their AI

Not surprisingly, the FTC has officially opened an investigation of OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies after a series of high-profile incidents involving safety risks and rogue AI. This story was first reported by the New York Post. The article stated: “FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched the investigation before one of the AI models went…
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Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies in US with links to opinions. Total = 145

We added links in green to the key decisions in the copyright litigation against AI companies in the United States. DOWNLOAD NOW:
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OpenAI sued under California law for Hugging Face and other rogue AI incidents involving hacking. Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology v. OpenAI

Fresh off a high-powered meeting at the White House involving the AI industry, OpenAI was hit with a lawsuit filed under California law for the hacking incidents involving rogue AI agents from OpenAI’s models. The lawsuit, Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology v OpenAI, was filed in San Francisco Superior Court. Excerpt: Here’s how…
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Dario Amodei put in hot seat as Jensen Huang and others at White House meeting questioned Amodei’s statements about AI dangers

The Wall Street Journal reports that Dario Amodei was put in the hot seat by other AI executives at the White House meeting on “why he was being so extreme in public about the capabilities of AI models and risks they posed following a lunch in the East Room with about two dozen CEOs.” Perhaps…
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Third Circuit’s opinion in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence now available

The Third Circuit just published its decision affirming summary judgment to Thomson Reuters and rejecting fair use in ROSS Intelligence’s use of Westlaw headnotes in memos to train its AI model. This is a huge win for Thomson Reuters. But the Third Circuit distinguishes this case from generative AI cases, such as Bartz and Kadrey.…
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Google cites Judge Castel’s decision to transfer Elsevier v. Meta to ND California

In Hachette v. Google, Google just cited the recent decision of Judge Castel to transfer another book publisher case Elsevier v. Meta from the SDNY to ND California. Google is seeking the same. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE LETTER: Related Story:
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Pres. Trump secures agreement from AI companies for “tremendous self-regulation” and addressing Americans’ concerns about data centers

In addition to launching a new AI-powered government website at America.gov, President Trump held a meeting at the White House with 20 of the top AI executives. ““There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, and we automatically have regulation with the Department of Justice, the FBI, all of that,” Trump stated. The AI…
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Third Circuit affirms summary judgment rejection of fair use defense by ROSS Intelligence. Opinion under seal for now.

Probably as expected from the oral argument, the Third Circuit affirmed Judge Bibas’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Thompson Reuters for copyright infringement and rejecting the fair use defense of ROSS Intelligence in its use of Westlaw headnotes in memos used to train its AI model. Judge Montgomery-Reeves is listed as the author…
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Pres. Trump launches new America.gov website powered by AI

Pres. Trump announced the launching of a new America.gov website, sleek, modern, and powered by AI, including AI search capability. Instead of the byzantine maze of government websites, America.gov can help Americans find information. The new website was led by U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb: I took a quick tour through…
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OpenAI apologizes to Australia for delayed notice of rogue AI hacking

OpenAI has issued another apology (the first was to Tumbler Ridge, Canada for the mass shooting), this time to Australia for the delayed notification of the rogue AI hacking incident on Australian health care website. Here’s the relevant portion: “Rebuilding trust with Australians Australia’s governments, industries, and citizens are and have been invaluable partners to…
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Pres. Trump holds meeting with AI executives today

Today, the top executives from U.S. AI companies will be meeting at the White House to discuss AI related issues with the President.
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Anthropic’s S-1 for IPO reportedly spends 80 pages on risks, including “existential risk” to humans. Details of copyright risk to company yet to be reported.

As first reported by Reuters, Anthropic’s S-1 for its IPO includes some 80 of 261 pages detailing potential risks the company faces, far more coverage than in a typical prospectus, such as SpaceX devoting 38 of 277 pages. For more coverage, see here, here, and here. As we predicted, Anthropic needed to include the existential…
Read more: Anthropic’s S-1 for IPO reportedly spends 80 pages on risks, including “existential risk” to humans. Details of copyright risk to company yet to be reported.
Florida AG asks for a preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI from releasing new models

In a lawsuit filed by the State of Florida against OpenAI that was already pending, the Florida Attorney General filed a motion for preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI from releasing new models due to safety risks. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE MOTION:
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Sarah Andersen’s copyright case schedule gets extended by 3 months

Judge Orrick approved the plaintiffs’ motion for an amendment to the case schedule. The new schedule is: Looks like summary judgment motions won’t get resolved until the end of 2027 at the earliest.
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New York Times & News Plaintiffs ask Judge Stein to give “little weight” to view of United States on fair use and rejection of dilution theory

The New York Times and News Plaintiffs have filed today a response to the United States’ Statement of Interest in the OpenAI MDL Litigation that the government filed back on Sept. 1, 2026 (see below). The News Plaintiffs argue that Judge Stein should give “little weight” to the United States’ position, pointing in part to…
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US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI

last updated Oct. 1, 2026. Current total = 145 suits in U.S.

Master List of Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny

Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training

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. (When updated, the current total = 143 = 113 in U.S. + 30 in rest of the world.)

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Status of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

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Last updated Mar. 31, 2026

Opinion: How courts should analyze authorship with AI

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