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Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113

Whenever we share an updated map of the copyright suits against AI companies, another lawsuit is filed. Sure enough, yesterday, another book author suit was filed against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg, similar to the Elsevier lawsuit. But this suit also names two former Meta research scientists, Joelle Pineau and Guillaume Lampler. This may be a…
Read more: Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113
Hobbs v. Meta: book authors sue Meta’s former AI research scientists Joelle Pineau & Guillaume Lampler, in addition to Meta and Mark Zuckerberg

Well, it was bound to happen. The 113th U.S. copyright lawsuit against an AI company now is going after the AI research scientists allegedly involved in the training of AI models. The only other one, Concord Music v. Anthropic II, at least was limited to co-founders of the company Anthropic, Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann.…
Read more: Hobbs v. Meta: book authors sue Meta’s former AI research scientists Joelle Pineau & Guillaume Lampler, in addition to Meta and Mark Zuckerberg
Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 112 (May 22, 2026)

We added 12 lawsuits since our last map. We also reorganized some of the lawsuits in the Northern District of California, clustering some of them by defendants. DOWNLOAD THE PDF with links to each docket:
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 112 (May 22, 2026)
Book Publishers secure default judgment v. Anna’s Archive for books datasets

Not surprisingly, Judge Jed Rakoff signed off on the default judgment against Anna’s Archive. The judgment includes injunctive relief and damages in the amount of $19.5 million. This is the second default judgment against Anna’s Archive. The first was secured by Atlantic Recording, also from Judge Rakoff. According to Wikipedia, “Anna’s Archive is an open…
Read more: Book Publishers secure default judgment v. Anna’s Archive for books datasets
Uncharted Labs wins dismissal of two claims in copyright suit by musician Justice

Judge Hellerstein agreed with defendant Uncharted Labs’ motion to dismiss musician Tony Justice’s claim for creation of unauthorized derivative works in outputs of Udio’s AI because the complaint lacked specific allegations. The court granted leave to amend the complaint to add such allegations within 30 days. But, agreeing with his own ruling in Sony Music…
Read more: Uncharted Labs wins dismissal of two claims in copyright suit by musician Justice
UMG Recordings, Spotify strike deal to allow users to create AI music covers of songs by participating UMG artists — for fee

From Spotify’s press release: Groundbreaking responsible AI tool to launch as paid add-on for Spotify Premium users Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) today announced landmark recorded music and music publishing licensing agreements enabling Spotify to launch a new tool allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and…
Read more: UMG Recordings, Spotify strike deal to allow users to create AI music covers of songs by participating UMG artists — for fee
Magistrate Judge Wang agrees with Plaintiffs’ motion to get depositions of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella in Musk v. Altman

Even though OpenAI won its defense in Musk v. Altman where the court found the claims were barred by the statute of limitations, Musk’s lawsuit continues to nag OpenAI. Magistrate Judge Wang just granted the plaintiffs’ motion in In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation to get the deposition transcripts of four Musk witnesses: Sam Altman,…
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang agrees with Plaintiffs’ motion to get depositions of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella in Musk v. Altman
Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements

The parties in the cluster of cases involving Kadrey v. Meta or ones consolidated with or related to that case have filed their respective Joint Case Management Statements. Kadrey is a proposed class action. The others are not. They have attempted to align their Scheduling Orders. Kadrey: Entrepreneur Media: DOWNLOAD THE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS
Read more: Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements
David Greene reply in support of remand to state court

David Greene, former host of NPR’s All Things Considered, filed his reply in support of his motion to remand the case back to state court. DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF: Related Stories
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros asks Midjourney to answer further questions, all redacted

Magistrate Judge Cisneros has ordered Midjourney to answer further questions related to a discovery dispute in the lawsuit filed by Sarah Andersen. But all the questions are redacted from public view. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cisneros asks Midjourney to answer further questions, all redacted
Concord Music v. Anthropic I Second Amended Complaint after secondary liability claims dismissed with prejudice

Concord Music v. Anthropic I is in a temporary 90-day stay. Concord Music got its wishes in the voluntarily dismissal of its claims for contributory infringement and vicarious infringement. Now Concord Music filed its Second Amended Complaint, removing the secondary liability claims: Related Stories
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Third Circuit panel announced in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence appeal: Judges Restrepo, Montgomery-Reeves, and Bove. Argument on June 11, 10 AM

The Third Circuit officially announced the panel for the interlocutory appeal in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence: The oral argument is on June 11, 10 AM in Philadelphia, as the Third Circuit announced: To learn more about the issues and read the briefs:
Read more: Third Circuit panel announced in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence appeal: Judges Restrepo, Montgomery-Reeves, and Bove. Argument on June 11, 10 AM
WSJ: AI Professor will.i.am

Wall Street Journal has a fascinating article on musician will.i.am. He’s an AI Professor at Arizona State University, who taught a course on “The Agentic Self.” It’s “a 16-week course in which … students learned to create their own AI agents, digital assistants that complete tasks on their own.” Here’s an interview with CNBC Squawkbox…
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Amid anti-AI backlash, sound advice from Jerome Powell, Justice Sotomayor, and Martin Scorsese: Learn AI

Amidst the recent negative media accounts from the Wall Street Journal and others of an “American Rebellion Against AI,” students and others may be wondering, not only about their future job prospects, but whether they should even use AI. As an educator, I think this is a fundamental question that all students from first grade…
Read more: Amid anti-AI backlash, sound advice from Jerome Powell, Justice Sotomayor, and Martin Scorsese: Learn AI
Suno sued again, this time by Poseidon Wave Media. 4th US suit and 6th suit worldwide.

Poseidon Wave Media filed a copyright suit against Suno on May 12, 2026. It raises a single claim of direct copyright infringement. The suit was filed by Garbarini Fitzgerald law firm in the Southern District of New York. Judge Castel has been assigned the case. It’s the 4th copyright suit against Suno in the United…
Read more: Suno sued again, this time by Poseidon Wave Media. 4th US suit and 6th suit worldwide.

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