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Today’s launch of new AI Copyright Case Tracker via ChatGPT Is Eating the World

To commemorate the milestone of hitting 100 copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States since January 2023, plus at least 30 more in the rest of the world, we created a new AI Copyright Case Tracker. You can visit here. This AI Copyright Case Tracker builds from much data we collected and shared…
Read more: Today’s launch of new AI Copyright Case Tracker via ChatGPT Is Eating the World
ROSS Intelligence informs Third Circuit of recent fair use decision from Third Circuit in case similarly related to law search

ROSS Intelligence filed a Rule 28(j) letter to inform the Third Circuit panel in its appeal in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence of an important Third Circuit decision on fair use (at the preliminary injunction stage) handed down on April 7. That decision in American Society for Testing & Materials v. Upcodes, Inc. involves a…
Read more: ROSS Intelligence informs Third Circuit of recent fair use decision from Third Circuit in case similarly related to law search
Magistrate Judge Wang orders John Vincent “Vinnie” Monaco to sit for 3.5 hours more of deposition after being unprepared for the first

Magistrate Judge Wang ordered OpenAI employee John Vincent “Vinnie” Monaco to sit for 3.5 hours more of a Rule 30(b)(6) as the corporate representative to answer questions about OpenAI’s Project Giraffe. Project Giraffe reportedly relates to OpenAI’s efforts to erect guardrails for its models to avoid regurgitations. DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang orders John Vincent “Vinnie” Monaco to sit for 3.5 hours more of deposition after being unprepared for the first
Judge Chhabria is assigned Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic. But case may be related to Cambronne v. Anthropic filed by the same law firm

Judge Chhabria was assigned the Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic omnibus lawsuit. But it could be subject to a motion to relate the case to the similar Cambronne v. Anthropic, filed by the same law firm. Yet there’s a tantalizing possibility that both omnibus copyright suits are severed into 8 separate lawsuits for…
Read more: Judge Chhabria is assigned Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic. But case may be related to Cambronne v. Anthropic filed by the same law firm
NVIDIA, Apple join other defendants in filing motions to sever the omnibus copyright lawsuit filed by John Carreyrou v. the entire US AI industry

Add NVIDIA and Apple to the list of defendants in the omnibus copyright lawsuit filed by book author John Carreyrou and other authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement. The defendants are: All defendants have now filed or joined in a motion to sever. The hearing will be held on May 12,…
Read more: NVIDIA, Apple join other defendants in filing motions to sever the omnibus copyright lawsuit filed by John Carreyrou v. the entire US AI industry
Judge Martinez-Olguin pushes back Final Approval of Settlement Hearing to May 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Will allow timely class member objectors to appear via Zoom.

In Bartz v. Anthropic, Judge Martinez-Olguin moved the date of the hearing to consider the Class Counsel’s motion for final approval of the settlement and of the motion for attorneys’ fees to May 14, 2026, 2 PM. (The original date was April 23.) The change was to accommodate objections from class members that had not…
Read more: Judge Martinez-Olguin pushes back Final Approval of Settlement Hearing to May 14, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Will allow timely class member objectors to appear via Zoom.
After Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications, Concord Music changes its claim of intentional contributory infringement from Anthropic to Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann based on evidence revealed in unsealed filings in Bartz v. Anthropic

Concord Music Group just filed a First Amended Complaint in the second lawsuit it filed against Anthropic. Flush with the evidence and deposition testimony from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann (who engaged in the torrenting of files from shadow libraries), Concord Music wasted no time to retool. Concord Music filed its First…
Read more: After Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications, Concord Music changes its claim of intentional contributory infringement from Anthropic to Dario Amodei, Benjamin Mann based on evidence revealed in unsealed filings in Bartz v. Anthropic
BMG seeks to relate its case to Concord Music v. Anthropic. If related, case would be assigned to Judge Lee in San Jose

BMG, which recently sued Anthropic, just filed a motion to have Judge Lee consider whether its case is related to Concord Music Group v. Anthropic I, which is currently at the summary judgment briefing stage. Concord Music II is already related to I, but on a later schedule. BMG’s Notice of Motion DOWNLOAD THE MOTION
Read more: BMG seeks to relate its case to Concord Music v. Anthropic. If related, case would be assigned to Judge Lee in San Jose
Cox Communications decision looms large over AI lawsuits as parties file supplemental briefs and letters on Supreme Court’s decision

The Supreme Court’s clarification, in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, of the standards for contributory infringement based on a showing of the defendant’s intent continues to reverberate in the copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The Court held: “To establish that a provider intended its service to be used for infringement, a copyright owner must…
Read more: Cox Communications decision looms large over AI lawsuits as parties file supplemental briefs and letters on Supreme Court’s decision
Getty Images, Stability AI answer question from Judge Thompson re: motion to dismiss ahead of 4/7/2026 2:00 PM hearing

The parties in Getty Images v. Stability AI have answered the questions sent by Judge Trina Thompson ahead of the hearing on the partial motion to dismiss filed by Stability AI. The hearing is on 4/7/2026 at 2:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09. Question 1: My comment: Courts have in fact referred to “double scienter”…
Read more: Getty Images, Stability AI answer question from Judge Thompson re: motion to dismiss ahead of 4/7/2026 2:00 PM hearing
Latest World Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (April 5, 2026)

The latest World Map of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies is now out. There are 130 copyright suits against AI companies = 100 in US and 30 in the rest of the world. We added: (1) Koda v. Suno in Denmark; (2) RTI & Medusa Film v. Perplexity AI in Italy. Plus, many others in…
Read more: Latest World Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (April 5, 2026)
English translation of Munich I Regional Court’s decision in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24). (AI translated)

After struggling to find any English translation of the important decision of first instance by Munich I Regional Court in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24), we made an unofficial English translation with the help of AI. The German opinion can be found here. PLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial translation. We don’t…
Read more: English translation of Munich I Regional Court’s decision in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24). (AI translated)
Anthropic files reply brief asking for stay in Concord Music II

Anthropic filed its reply brief in support of its motion to stay the recently filed lawsuit of Concord Music Group v. Anthropic II. The hearing for summary judgment in Concord Music Group v. Anthropic I is set for July 15. Concord Music II involves claims related to Anthropic’s alleged torrenting of files, including parts of…
Read more: Anthropic files reply brief asking for stay in Concord Music II
Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed

The plaintiffs in the two recently filed lawsuits against OpenAI got asked by Judge Stein to show cause by April 15 why their recently filed lawsuits should not be stayed pending the outcome of summary judgment motions in the MDL litigation against OpenAI, now ongoing for a couple years. Since these 2 lawsuits are just…
Read more: Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed
Updated U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Apr. 3, 2026)

We added the 3 new copyright suits filed by Ted Entertainment against Apple, OpenAI, and Amazon. The creator of YouTube videos has now filed a total of 7 lawsuits all alleging the same claim of Section 1201(a) for violation of the anti-circumvention provision. Expect more. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST US MAP OF COPYRIGHT SUITS V. AI…
Read more: Updated U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Apr. 3, 2026)

Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny

Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training

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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Master Chart of Claims in Cases

Last updated Mar. 31, 2026

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