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Judge Scott Corley deems Kleiner v. Adobe related to Lyon v. Adobe. Judge will preside over both cases.

Judge Scott Corley will be reassigned the Kleiner v. Adobe case (from Judge Lin), after Judge Scott Corley determined that the latter case is related to the earlier filed Lyon v. Adobe.
Read more: Judge Scott Corley deems Kleiner v. Adobe related to Lyon v. Adobe. Judge will preside over both cases.
Following motion to dismiss, John Carreyrou substitutes his company Cambronne as Plaintiff, plus adds NVIDIA and Apple to the omnibus copyright suit v. the U.S. AI industry

You got to hand it to book author John Carreyrou. He dreams big. After Anthropic moved to dismiss him from his lawsuit given that he doesn’t own the copyright to his works–his company Cambronne does–Carreyrou has substituted his company as the lead plaintiff. But, even more importantly, Carreyrou has added NVIDIA and Apple as defendants.…
Read more: Following motion to dismiss, John Carreyrou substitutes his company Cambronne as Plaintiff, plus adds NVIDIA and Apple to the omnibus copyright suit v. the U.S. AI industry
Anthropic asks Judge Lee to stay Concord Music v. Anthropic II (involving Shadow Library Strategy) until she resolves key issues in Concord Music v. Anthropic I

Anthropic is asking Judge Eumi Lee to stay Concord Music v. Anthropic II, which involves additional claims related to Anthropic’s alleged downloading (through torrenting) of content from shadow libraries, until the Judge resolves key issues in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. Concord Music had tried to amend the complaint in Anthropic I, but the Judge…
Read more: Anthropic asks Judge Lee to stay Concord Music v. Anthropic II (involving Shadow Library Strategy) until she resolves key issues in Concord Music v. Anthropic I
Amazon secures preliminary injunction v. Perplexity’s Comet AI browser from using AI agents to scrape Amazon website. Judge Chesney finds likelihood of success that Perplexity bypasses password-protected site

The scraping wars just got more interesting. Judge Chesney granted Amazon’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Perplexity from allegedly using AI agents to bypass Amazon’s password protected website, in order to scrape content from it. But Judge Chesney delayed the injunction by 7 days so Perplexity could appeal the decision to the Ninth…
Read more: Amazon secures preliminary injunction v. Perplexity’s Comet AI browser from using AI agents to scrape Amazon website. Judge Chesney finds likelihood of success that Perplexity bypasses password-protected site
Judge Breyer grants Google’s request for extension to answer David L. Greene’s complaint that Google removed to federal court

In the lawsuit Google removed to federal court, Judge Breyer granted Google’s request for an extension: “Having considered Defendants Google LLC and Alphabet Inc.’s (“Defendants”) motion,the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants’ request to enlarge time to respond to Plaintiff’scomplaint and/or file any motion directed the pleading. Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff’scomplaint and/or file any motion directed…
Read more: Judge Breyer grants Google’s request for extension to answer David L. Greene’s complaint that Google removed to federal court
Microsoft seeks to file amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s request for TRO in dispute with Department of War

Microsoft is seeking to file an amicus brief in support of a temporary restraining order. Judge Lin has already scheduled briefing for Anthropic’s motion for preliminary injunction, so the TRO may be moot. In any event, here’s Microsoft’s argument: Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF
Read more: Microsoft seeks to file amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s request for TRO in dispute with Department of War
Former Secretaries, Generals, and U.S. Military Officials seek to file amici brief in support of preliminary injunction

Former Secretaries, Generals, and Military Officials have requested leave to file an amici brief in support of the grant of preliminary injunction requested by Anthropic in its dispute over the Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk.” Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF
Read more: Former Secretaries, Generals, and U.S. Military Officials seek to file amici brief in support of preliminary injunction
Meta acquires Moltbook, social media for AI agents

We are living in most interesting times. Meta acquired Moltbook, which is touted to be a social media platform for AI agents to converse. This is either a fun idea or a dystopian plot destined for a Netflix series.
Read more: Meta acquires Moltbook, social media for AI agents
Latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 90 (Mar. 10, 2026)

Here’s the latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. We added Gracenote Media v. OpenAI, a case in the Southern District of New York but related to the In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation. The new total = 90 copyright suits. DOWNLOAD THE MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET
Read more: Latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 90 (Mar. 10, 2026)
Judge Sunil R. Harjani assigned Kogon v. Google

In the Northern District of Illinois, Judge Sunil R. Harjani was assigned Kogon v. Google. Judge Harjani set the date for the initial status hearing for May 26, 2026 by telephone conference: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: An initial status hearing is set for 5/26/2026 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone. By 5/19/2026,…
Read more: Judge Sunil R. Harjani assigned Kogon v. Google
Calendar of depositions for Mira Murati, Ilya Sutskever, Dario Amodei, John Grisham

Some high-profile depositions are taking place this month for the MDL litigation against OpenAI. Below is calendar of the depositions: Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mike Trinh Simone Procas Mira Murati Barret Zoph \nBoston Consulting Group (30(b)(6)) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16…
Read more: Calendar of depositions for Mira Murati, Ilya Sutskever, Dario Amodei, John Grisham
Summary Judgment Calendar for AI copyright cases

Here’s the latest schedule for summary judgment motions in the AI copyright cases that have deadlines from 2026 to Feb. 2027: Date Case Event Judge Notes July 8, 2026 In re Google Generative AI Litigation SJ motions due Lee (N.D. Cal.) Schedule currently stayed pending decision on outstanding motions July 15, 2026 Concord Music v.…
Read more: Summary Judgment Calendar for AI copyright cases
Judge Morris issues scheduling in Montana copyright case Darius H. James v. Snowflake

Judge Morris issued the scheduling order in book author Darius H. James’s suit against Snowflake Inc. The case is the sole AI copyright lawsuit in Montana. James has also filed suits against Cerebras Systems and Together Computer in the Northern District of California. The replies to summary judgment motions and class certification motion will be…
Read more: Judge Morris issues scheduling in Montana copyright case Darius H. James v. Snowflake
Court orders OpenAI to turn over Greg Brockman’s journal to Plaintiffs in MDL copyright suit. Plus, OAI employee Vinnie Monaco was unprepared for deposition re Project Giraffe guardrails

Magistrate Judge Wang just issued an important ruling on discovery disputes: Brockman’s journal came to light in the Elon Musk v. Sam Altman fraud lawsuit: Magistrate Judge Wang’s order:
Read more: Court orders OpenAI to turn over Greg Brockman’s journal to Plaintiffs in MDL copyright suit. Plus, OAI employee Vinnie Monaco was unprepared for deposition re Project Giraffe guardrails
Summary judgment in UMG Recordings v. Suno pushed back to Jan. 8, 2027

UMG Recordings v. Suno was once next in line for summary judgment motions on fair use in AI training. But, after a series of extensions, the last one granted yesterday, the case has dropped behind several others for the next opportunity for a ruling on fair use, as shown below:
Read more: Summary judgment in UMG Recordings v. Suno pushed back to Jan. 8, 2027

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 Mar. 5, 2026. Current total = 87 suits in U.S. (6 of which voluntarily dismissed).

World Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Feb. 25, 2026. Current total = 112 copyright suits.

Infographic of AI companies sued

In need of updating TBA

Status of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

The Shadow Library Strategy

Master Chart of Claims in Cases

Last updated Dec. 3, 2025

Tort Lawsuit Case Tracker

List of AI bills before Congress

Opinion: How courts should analyze authorship with AI

US Copyright Office registers copyright of AI-generated image

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