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Judge Hellerstein denies Justice’s motion to reconsider dismissal of unfair competition state law claim

Judge Hellerstein denied Justice’s motion to reconsider the dismissal of his Tennessee state law unfair competition claim. The DMCA anti-circumvention claim remains. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Reddit v. SerpApi will proceed without missing defendant AWMProxy

Judge Engelmayer approved Reddit’s request that the lawsuit against SerApi, Oxylabs UAB, and Perplexity AI proceed without waiting to serve AWMProxy, which Reddit has been unable to locate. Order:
Read more: Reddit v. SerpApi will proceed without missing defendant AWMProxy
Shakespeare adds more plaintiffs, allegations v. Dario Amodei, and contributory infringement claim v. Amodei, Benjamin Mann

The First Amended Complaint in Shakespeare v. Anthropic was filed. Key changes: several new plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit, new direct infringement allegations were added against CEO Dario Amodei, and a new claim for contributory infringement against Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Read more: Shakespeare adds more plaintiffs, allegations v. Dario Amodei, and contributory infringement claim v. Amodei, Benjamin Mann
Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies. Total = 136

We added 5 recently filed cases to the US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. DOWNLOAD THE PDF WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET:
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies. Total = 136
Judge Castel to rule on Meta’s motion to transfer Elsevier’s case to ND California

Judge Castel indicated he will decide whether he will transfer Elsevier’s lawsuit against Meta to the Northern District of California before scheduling any briefing on other motions.
Read more: Judge Castel to rule on Meta’s motion to transfer Elsevier’s case to ND California
Google seeks transfer of Hachette lawsuit from SDNY to ND Cal.

Google filed a reply letter regarding its motion to transfer the Hachette lawsuit from the SDNY to the Northern District of California. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE LETTER:
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Magistrate Judge defers ruling on whether Elon Musk will be deposed in Alcon Entertainment’s copyright suit

Magistrate Judge Oliver deferred ruling on whether Alon Entertainment, the plaintiff, should get the chance to depose Elon Musk. With Mark Zuckerberg being deposed twice in Kadrey v. Meta, it’s hard to see any reason why Musk shouldn’t be required to sit for a deposition. In fact, Musk used the alleged infringing still image at…
Read more: Magistrate Judge defers ruling on whether Elon Musk will be deposed in Alcon Entertainment’s copyright suit
Roblox reply in support of dismissing Beaulier’s DMCA CMI claim

Roblox filed its reply in support of its motion to dismiss Beaulier’s DMCA CMI claim. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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UMG Recordings denied bid to add 61,026 additional works to 1st suit v. Suno. But Judge allows DMCA 1201(a) claim to be added.

The UMG Recordings v. Suno is nearing the end of fact discovery. Judge Saylor, in Massachusetts, just issued two important rulings. First, Judge Saylor is granting UMG Recordings leave to amend to add a DMCA anti-circumvention claim under Section 1201(a). After canvassing the case law on what constitutes an “access” as opposed to “copy” control…
Read more: UMG Recordings denied bid to add 61,026 additional works to 1st suit v. Suno. But Judge allows DMCA 1201(a) claim to be added.
Mark Zuckerberg will sit for 4 hour deposition in copyright suit

Judge Chhabria ruled that Mark Zuckerberg will sit for a 4 hour deposition in the cluster of copyright cases related to Kadrey. Meanwhile, Meta is on trial in the social media addiction lawsuit in Oakland before Judge Gonzalez Rogers. California and other states are seeking $200 billion from Meta. “Court clarified the amount of time…
Read more: Mark Zuckerberg will sit for 4 hour deposition in copyright suit
UPDATE: Publishers’ Coordination Counsel files notice of appeal of fee award in Bartz v. Anthropic. Does not affect payout schedule.

UPDATE: We just got our hands on the Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The Publishers’ Coordination Counsel has filed an appeal of attorneys’ fee award (they were denied any such award). As I read the Settlement Agreement, this appeal would not affect the Effective Date for the payouts to Class Members because it…
Read more: UPDATE: Publishers’ Coordination Counsel files notice of appeal of fee award in Bartz v. Anthropic. Does not affect payout schedule.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft officers sued again in copyright shareholder lawsuit filed by same law firm as 1st suit. Total = 136 copyright suits v. AI cos.

Satya Nadella and other Microsoft officers have been sued again in a copyright shareholder derivative suit, Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Nadella. This lawsuit is similar to Anderson v. Nadella, which was filed by the same law firm Cotchette, Pitre & McCarthy LLP. This is copyright lawsuit No. 136 against AI companies in the United…
Read more: Satya Nadella, Microsoft officers sued again in copyright shareholder lawsuit filed by same law firm as 1st suit. Total = 136 copyright suits v. AI cos.
Round Hill Music sues Suno as well. Total = 135 suits v. AI cos.

Round Hill Music also sued Suno in a similar suit to its one just filed against Anthropic. DOWNLOAD:
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Anthropic sued again, this time by independent music publisher, label Round Hill Music. Total = 134 US suits v. AI cos.

Independent music publisher and record label Round Hill Music just sued Anthropic for copyright infringement for the alleged use of their musical compositions to train Anthropic AI models. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California. This is the 12th copyright suit v. Anthropic and the 134th overall against AI companies in the…
Read more: Anthropic sued again, this time by independent music publisher, label Round Hill Music. Total = 134 US suits v. AI cos.
Before retiring, Tim Cook sued in copyright shareholder derivative lawsuit for Apple’s AI training on copyrighted works. 5th copyright shareholder derivative suit total.

Before Tim Cook heads off into retirement at the end of August, he was just sued in a copyright shareholder derivative suit, the 5th such lawsuit in the United States. I’ve coined this term to describe shareholder derivative lawsuits under securities law that are based on the allegation that the directors and officers (D&O) approved…
Read more: Before retiring, Tim Cook sued in copyright shareholder derivative lawsuit for Apple’s AI training on copyrighted works. 5th copyright shareholder derivative suit total.

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