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Meta loses bid for quick dismissal of adult video producer Strike 3 Holdings’ copyright case

Judge Eumi Lee denied Meta’s attempt to dismiss the copyright lawsuit filed by the adult video producer Strike 3 Holdings. Meta had argued that the complaint of Strike 3 failed to allege that Meta played a part in the alleged torrenting of adult videos by some employees at Meta perhaps on their own accord. Judge…
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Audio of Oral argument in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence

Today the Third Circuit heard oral argument in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. Here is the audio: Related Story:
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Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Jun. 11, 2026) Total = 115

We added the American Federation of Musicians v. Warner Music Group lawsuit related to the musicians’ alleged right of shares of the settlements obtained by Warner Brothers and UMG Recordings against Suno and Uncharted Labs. This brings the total of copyright suits v. AI companies to 115. DOWNLOAD LATEST MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET
Read more: Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Jun. 11, 2026) Total = 115
Will Anthropic’s Boris Cherny be the one most responsible for killing copyrights for computer programs in U.S.?

It’s been fun and fascinating to listen to Claude Code inventor and head Boris Cherny over the past 6 months. Cherny’s now saying that Claude Code is not only writing 100% of the lines of code at Anthropic and other companies, but Claude Code is the one reviewing the computer programs for bugs. He also…
Read more: Will Anthropic’s Boris Cherny be the one most responsible for killing copyrights for computer programs in U.S.?
European Commission published the final Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content

PRESS RELEASE: Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy “Europeans have a right to know whether what they see, hear or read has been made or altered by AI, especially when such content can shape public debate. Transparency is how we protect trust. This Code of Practice gives AI providers and deployers…
Read more: European Commission published the final Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content
Live stream for oral argument in Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. 1st appeals court to review fair use in AI training.

The Third Circuit will live stream the oral argument for the interlocutory appeal in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence on Thursday, June 11, 10 AM ET. (There are 3 cases on the calendar — and the exact order is not necessarily the same as the calendar listings.) Click here to go to the live stream…
Read more: Live stream for oral argument in Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence. 1st appeals court to review fair use in AI training.
Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training

As they indicated at a recent hearing, the Kadrey plaintiffs are asking Judge Chhabria to certify a part of his June 2025 partial summary judgment order. At the hearing, Judge Chhabria said they can file a motion and he’d consider it, but cautioned that the 9th Circuit seldom grants interlocutory appeal. Kadrey presents this question…
Read more: Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training
Judge Pitts puts an end to book author John Carreyrou’s attempt to sue the entire US AI industry. Judge severs 5 AI companies from case and keeps suit v. Anthropic alone.

In Carreyrou v. Anthropic, the once omnibus copyright lawsuit against 8 AI companies, Judge Pitts issued his written order, severing the suits against the defendants and dismissing all but the lawsuit against Anthropic, the first named defendant. The cases against Google, xAI, Perplexity AI, Apple and NVIDIA are dismissed. And it remains to be seen…
Read more: Judge Pitts puts an end to book author John Carreyrou’s attempt to sue the entire US AI industry. Judge severs 5 AI companies from case and keeps suit v. Anthropic alone.
Employees’ religious objection to using AI for work. Must employers accommodate under civil rights law?

Pope Leo XIV’s lengthy encyclical on AI sparked a larger public debate on AI regulation. But it also raised a fundamental question about what role religion and religious views should play in this debate — and in the use of AI generally. We are beginning to see employees invoking religious objection to the use of…
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Uncharted Labs opposes Sony Music’s motion to file Second Amended Complaint increasing works from 333 to 30,000

As document discovery is about to close in Sony Music Entertainment v. Uncharted Labs, the plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint, primarily to increase the number of works allegedly infringed from 333 to 30,000. Not surprisingly, Uncharted Labs opposes their motion for leave. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD’S UNCHARTED LABS’ BRIEF Redlined…
Read more: Uncharted Labs opposes Sony Music’s motion to file Second Amended Complaint increasing works from 333 to 30,000
Elon Musk: human coding will be gone by end of 2026

All signs are pointing in the same direction: AI agents will replace human coding of computer programs. Elon Musk even predicts it will be over for human coding by the end of 2026. This prediction seems consistent with how rapidly Anthropic, the maker of Claude Code, is letting its AI write all the lines of…
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Kirkland & Ellis partner Erica Berthou demos firm’s AI engine for private equity. Is this the future of law practice? VIDEO

In the past 6 months, Legal AI, or the use of AI in law practice, has really accelerated. Kirkland & Ellis recently made waves in announcing it is investing $500 million to build its own proprietary AI platform. According to Reuters, the firm planned to “invest the funds over the next three to four years,…
Read more: Kirkland & Ellis partner Erica Berthou demos firm’s AI engine for private equity. Is this the future of law practice? VIDEO
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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