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Is turnabout fair play?defendant Nanoble sues Disney, Universal, Warner for allegedly violating terms of use of AI generator Hailuo AI to produce allegedly infringing outputs for suit v. Nanoble. Counterclaim asserts movie studios must indemnify Nanoble under terms of use if it loses suit to studios.

Is turnabout fair play? Defendant Nanoble must think so. In answering the copyright claims filed by Disney, Universal City Studios, and Warner Brothers against Nanoble and other companies associated with the Hailuo AI generator, Nanoble has filed two counterclaims against the movie studios. Yes, Nanoble is suing the movie studios, which are suing Nanoble for…
Read more: Is turnabout fair play?defendant Nanoble sues Disney, Universal, Warner for allegedly violating terms of use of AI generator Hailuo AI to produce allegedly infringing outputs for suit v. Nanoble. Counterclaim asserts movie studios must indemnify Nanoble under terms of use if it loses suit to studios.
Should AI companies pause frontier AI development to assess risk of AI’s ability to improve itself without human involvement?

The Anthropic Institute’s Marina Favaro and Jack Clark have suggested the idea of the leading AI companies agreeing to pause their development of the state-of-the-art AI models that can improve themselves without human intervention, what they call “recursive self-improvement.” The idea of an AI industry pause isn’t new. The Future of Life Institute helped to…
Read more: Should AI companies pause frontier AI development to assess risk of AI’s ability to improve itself without human involvement?
American Federation of Musicians v. Warner Music Group COMPLAINT

American Federation of Musicians sued Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group for settling their claims against Suno and Uncharted Labs allegedly in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. The CBA “contains a ‘new use‘ provision that requires music companies to notify the AFM of licenses and other transfers of rights in music that is…
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AI makes strange bedfellows: Pres. Trump proposes US government stake in AI companies similar to Bernie Sanders’ proposal. Video.

How do you know AI is a disruptive technology? Well, it’s when in the same week President Trump and Senator Berne Sanders both propose that the U.S. government should take an ownership stake in U.S. AI companies. President Trump just floated the idea of doing something similar to the federal government’s recent 10% stake in…
Read more: AI makes strange bedfellows: Pres. Trump proposes US government stake in AI companies similar to Bernie Sanders’ proposal. Video.
Judge Noel Wise assigned Kwon v. Anthropic

Judge Noel Wise was assigned the book author lawsuit Kwon v. Anthropic. At the moment, it’s unclear whether Judge Wise will retain this lawsuit, given the several other book author and publisher’s suits against Anthopic.
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Judge Gonzalez-Rogers ask parties in Hendrix v. Apple for schedule for possible early resolution of “the core issue of fair use.”

Judge Gonzalez-Rogers, who presided over the Musk v. Altman trial, has another big case: Hendrix v. Apple. Notably, in her order this week, Judge Gonzalez-Rogers “further instructed to discuss and consider whether earlier summary judgment motions on the core issue of fair use are possible as part of the scheduling decision.” Apple already teed up…
Read more: Judge Gonzalez-Rogers ask parties in Hendrix v. Apple for schedule for possible early resolution of “the core issue of fair use.”
Suno opposes UMG Recordings’ request to file a 2d Amended Complaint to add add 61,026 more works

Suno filed its opposition to UMG Recordings’ motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, adding 61,026 more works allegedly infringed as well as DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Excerpt:
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Is Anthropic’s Boris Cherny just abandoning copyright for computer programs of Anthropic?

It’s been fascinating to listen to Claude Code head Boris Cherny over the past few months. In each new video, Cherny touts how much less coding he does because Claude Code just does it for him. Well, in the latest video, Cherny now even says he no longer writes the prompts to Claude Code for…
Read more: Is Anthropic’s Boris Cherny just abandoning copyright for computer programs of Anthropic?
Judge Gilliam Jr. sets case conference in Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic on June 23

Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference in Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic has been set via zoom for June 23, 2026, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m. All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for the case management conference are required to join at least 15 minutes…
Read more: Judge Gilliam Jr. sets case conference in Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic on June 23
Magistrate Judge Hixson orders parties to produce binders of relevant evidence re: crime fraud exception

Magistrate Judge Hixson ordered the parties in Kadrey v. Meta to submit binders with tabs of the relevant evidence related to Kadrey’s latest motion to obtain discovery of attorney-client communications it argues fall within the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. Judge Chhabria denied a prior request related to obtain different communications.
Read more: Magistrate Judge Hixson orders parties to produce binders of relevant evidence re: crime fraud exception
UK Competition and Markets Authorities (CMA) orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI summaries. Gives bargaining power to publishers.

Big news out of the UK: the Competition and Markets Authorities (CMA) is requiring Google to allow publishers to opt out of Google’s AI summaries (or overviews) and to give proper attribution and links whenever Google’s AI summaries relies on a publisher’s article. Below is the Press Release: CMA secures fairer deal for publishers and…
Read more: UK Competition and Markets Authorities (CMA) orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI summaries. Gives bargaining power to publishers.
Film director Martin Scorsese uses AI to storyboard movies. Becomes advisor to AI company Black Forest Labs.

Martin Scorsese just shook up Hollywood. Not with his latest film but with embracing of the use of AI as a tool. He’s even joined the German AI company Black Forest Labs as an advisor. In the video below, he explains how he uses AI to storyboard films and to help others visualize his ideas…
Read more: Film director Martin Scorsese uses AI to storyboard movies. Becomes advisor to AI company Black Forest Labs.
Master Calendar of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies (beta test)

We are launching today the beta test version of our new Master Calendar: Copyright Suits v. AI Companies. We looked at the scheduling orders issued so far from the 114 copyright suits and tried to make sense of them in this Master Calendar. (Many cases still do not have scheduling orders, pending the resolution of…
Read more: Master Calendar of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies (beta test)
Magistrate Judge Wang rebukes OpenAI for failing to produce the exhibits for depositions from Musk v. Altman. Judge threatens sanctions of $100 per day.

This is a head scratcher. OpenAI took the position that Magistrate Judge Wang’s prior order requiring it to produce 4 deposition transcripts from the Musk v. Altman case did not require the related exhibits used in the depositions. Well, OpenAI was wrong. And it’s hard to see any reasonable ground for OpenAI’s assertion that the…
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang rebukes OpenAI for failing to produce the exhibits for depositions from Musk v. Altman. Judge threatens sanctions of $100 per day.
Parties in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence submit dueling questions posed by appeal before Third Circuit

We are nearing the June 11 oral argument in the all-important appeal in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. The parties submitted their formulation of the question presented: SUMMARY OF ORAL ARGUMENT submitted by Attorney Mark S. Davies, Esq. for Appellant Ross Intelligence Inc. Case Summary: Is a short quote or paraphrase of judicial holding copyrightable…
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