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Historic moment: Copyright suits v. AI Cos. hits 150. Older v. Meta, another book author suit filed on same day as Winspear v. Meta.

Plaintiffs' firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors

Book authors Jacqueline Winspear et al. sue Meta for both LlaMa and new Muse models. Infringement alleged not only for torrenting but also for scanning physical books in Project Vellum

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Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.

The Wall Street Journal has an exclusive report on Anthropic’s much anticipated IPO’s S-1 prospectus. It reflects massive compute spending by the company. The section on risks related to investing in Anthropic — spanning 1/3 of the document — includes discussion of rogue AI and “harm that could result from a catastrophic AI-related incident” that…
Read more: Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.
Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music files

German AI companies have joined the AI Copyright Wars. Poseidon Wave Media just sued the German Black Forest Labs in the Eastern District of New York for alleged infringement of Poseidon’s music files for training of Black Forest Labs’ AI models underlying its FLUX platform for video generation. This is copyright lawsuit No. 154 against…
Read more: Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music files
After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?

The plaintiffs’ firms Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand are deploying a new strategy in the AI Copyright Wars. Up till now, the proposed class action has been the go-to strategy of many plaintiffs’ firms that have filed copyright lawsuits against AI companies. After first representing book authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic class…
Read more: After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?
Plaintiffs’ firm floods docket with 5th near identical copyright suit v. Meta on behalf of book authors. 292 authors total.

The same plaintiffs’ firms, Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand, filed their 5th near identical copyright suit on behalf of book authors against Meta. Since we used grand slam to describe the 4 prior lawsuits, we’ve run out of metaphors to describe this one, Levine v. Meta..Maybe 5-bagger? 5 AI copyright lawsuits filed on the…
Read more: Plaintiffs’ firm floods docket with 5th near identical copyright suit v. Meta on behalf of book authors. 292 authors total.
Plaintiffs’ firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors

Robert Sheard et al. v. Meta and Tosca Reno et al v. Meta just became the 3rd and 4th copyright suit filed by Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand law firms against Meta today. The 4 lawsuits are near identical in allegations and claims, and they all involve book authors as plaintiffs. It’s hard to…
Read more: Plaintiffs’ firm hits copyright lawsuit grand slam, filing 4 near identical suits v. Meta on the same day on behalf of 231 book authors
Historic moment: Copyright suits v. AI Cos. hits 150. Older v. Meta, another book author suit filed on same day as Winspear v. Meta.

In a suit nearly identical to the just filedWinspear v. Meta, 57 book authors, including lead plaintiff Daniel Jose Older, filed suit against Meta today, alleging the same theories of copyright liability. Both Winspear and Older will likely be assigned to Judge Chhabria, who presides over all the book authors and publisher cases against Meta.…
Read more: Historic moment: Copyright suits v. AI Cos. hits 150. Older v. Meta, another book author suit filed on same day as Winspear v. Meta.
Book authors Jacqueline Winspear et al. sue Meta for both LlaMa and new Muse models. Infringement alleged not only for torrenting but also for scanning physical books in Project Vellum

Book author Jacqueline Winspear, the creator of the popular Maisie Dobbs series, along with 59 other book authors, wasted no time in suing Meta not only for its old LlaMa models but also for its new Muse models. What’s different about this lawsuit is that, on top of alleging infringement in the torrenting of digital…
Read more: Book authors Jacqueline Winspear et al. sue Meta for both LlaMa and new Muse models. Infringement alleged not only for torrenting but also for scanning physical books in Project Vellum
Anthropic sets up Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. 5% of Anthropic shares donated to fund to benefit public. With donation by Anthropic founders & employees = 20% shares to fund. Should Anthropic gift some of its IPO shares to Americans?

True to its public benefit corporation mission, Anthropic just announced it is establishing the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund to invest in causes that serve the public. Here are the key details quoted from Anthropic’s announcement: Elon musk applauds the idea but recommends Sending shares directly to americans Elon Musk tweeted support for Anthropic’s idea, but…
Read more: Anthropic sets up Anthropic Public Benefit Fund. 5% of Anthropic shares donated to fund to benefit public. With donation by Anthropic founders & employees = 20% shares to fund. Should Anthropic gift some of its IPO shares to Americans?
How Apple went to war on OpenAI and made peace with Meta

apple wwdc24 event announcing partnership with openai On June 10, 2024, at the WWDC24 event, Apple previewed its new Apple Intelligence for its then-upcoming iOS 18. At the time, Apple was late to the generative AI scene and was desperately trying to upgrade an aging Siri. (That full upgrade of Siri with AI eventually took…
Read more: How Apple went to war on OpenAI and made peace with Meta
Kevin Kelly, NYT Bestselling book author, founding executive editor of Wired magazine, files proposed Amicus Brief in support of OpenAI’s fair use

In the OpenAI MDL litigation, the New York Times bestselling book author and founding executive editor of Wired, Kevin Kelly, just filed a proposed amicus brief vigorously defending fair use in OpenAI’s training of its models. This is the first amicus brief Kelly has filed in any of the AI cases. The brief was filed…
Read more: Kevin Kelly, NYT Bestselling book author, founding executive editor of Wired magazine, files proposed Amicus Brief in support of OpenAI’s fair use
Alexandr Wang gave Meta its mojo back with launch of Muse, Muse Wonder

One year in the AI industry feels like a decade. Yet, incredibly, Mark Zuckerberg managed to pull off what could turn out be one of the most incredible pivots in tech company history. He tried that once already with the metaverse and failed. But, after a widely panned launch of its then-latest LlaMa model, Zuckerberg…
Read more: Alexandr Wang gave Meta its mojo back with launch of Muse, Muse Wonder
Concord Music, Anthropic interpret differently 9th Circuit’s DMCA CMI decision in Doe 1 v. Github

Concord Music and Anthropic not surprisingly interpret differently Doe I v. Github the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision on Section 1202 of the DMCA, which involves the removal of CMI (copyright management information). For the opinion, visit below: Concord Music view: Anthropic view:
Read more: Concord Music, Anthropic interpret differently 9th Circuit’s DMCA CMI decision in Doe 1 v. Github
Stability AI, DeviantArt, Runway AI each file motions to dismiss EVOX Productions’ claims

In EVOX Productions v. Stability AI, the 3 defendants, Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Runway AI filed separate motions to dismiss EVOX’s claims. Some of the recent motions to dismiss filed in this and other cases do appear to raise some plausible grounds for dismissal. It will be interesting to see, for example, whether any of…
Read more: Stability AI, DeviantArt, Runway AI each file motions to dismiss EVOX Productions’ claims
Anthropic seeks partial dismissal of BMG’s claims

Anthropic has filed a motion for partial dismissal of BMG’s claims. This is one of the related cases with Concord Music v. Anthropic I and II, before Judge Lee. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD ANTHROPIC’S MOTION TO DISMISS:
Read more: Anthropic seeks partial dismissal of BMG’s claims
Judge Breyer moves hearing on summary judgment, Daubert motions in Mosaic LLM case to Dec. 18 via Zoom

Judge Breyer just changed the hearing on the summary judgment and Daubert motions from Oct. 30, 2026 to Dec. 18, 2026 via Zoom. Here is the Order: Looks like he’s going to a Zoom hearing and moving the date to 12/18/2026: CLERK’S NOTICE VACATING MOTION Hearing set for October 30, 2026 before the Honorable Charles…
Read more: Judge Breyer moves hearing on summary judgment, Daubert motions in Mosaic LLM case to Dec. 18 via Zoom

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