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Summary judgment briefing completed in Concord Music v. Anthropic I

The briefing is finally completed in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. The hearing is set for October 21, 2026 before Judge Lee in San Jose. Click below to download the briefs: This is one of only 3 copyright cases against AI companies that have summary judgment motions completed this year. The other two: In re…
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Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 142

We updated the U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. The total number of cases is now 142, adding the recent suits: Woulard v. Uncharted Labs was transferred to Judge Preska in the SDNY. DOWNLOAD MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET:
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 142
Microsoft offers “The Humanist AI Code of Conduct” in response to doomsday concerns

Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman posted “The Humanist AI Code of Conduct.” It comes amidst hysteria over the “doomsday” concerns raised by 27-year-old Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon last week. The Code includes 4 Core Objectives: Subject to public input and revision The Code will be subject to revision and public input: “As we revise the Code of…
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Trump Administration pushes back on “doomsday” narrative

It’s been a tumultuous few days with media coverage on the “doomsday” concerns raised by 27-year-old Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who quit to call attention to the issue. Many in the AI industry appeared to agree with Coxon, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Satya Nadella. But not all were sold.…
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Judge Martinez-Olguín approves Bartz Class Counsel plan to distribute payments to class by Nov. 15

As expected, Judge Martinez-Olguín approved the Bartz Class Counsel plan to distribute the first round of payments to class members by November 15. This first check will be for roughly $2,203.56, with a second check for around $930 to follow after Anthropic transfers the money. DOWNLOAD THE ORDER:
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OpenAI files reply supporting dismissal of Ted Entertainment’s DMCA claim

OpenAI filed its reply in support of the dismissal of Ted Entertainment’s DMCA anti-circumvention claim related to YouTube videos. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Judge Pitts sets scheduling order for Bartz-class opt outs in Cambronne v. Anthropic. Trial in 2028.

Various authors and publishers who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic case settlement will get their day in court. But it won’t come until 2028. Judge Pitts just set the scheduling order, with a trial not until 2028. Summary judgment motions are due on May 13, 2027 for non-expert summary judgment motions and on…
Read more: Judge Pitts sets scheduling order for Bartz-class opt outs in Cambronne v. Anthropic. Trial in 2028.
First the Pope. Now the King. Charles convenes AI companies for historic meeting as P(doom) = 10% fear intensifies

First it was the Pope. Now it is the King. King Charles is intervening in the AI debate by hosting a historic summit in Scotland with representatives from the leading AI companies, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind/Google, and NVIDIA. This meeting follows a tumultuous week of doomsday fears from AI sparked by Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who…
Read more: First the Pope. Now the King. Charles convenes AI companies for historic meeting as P(doom) = 10% fear intensifies
During week of doomsday concerns, Dario Amodei sets forth 3-step plan to pace AI development

This week was filled with doomsday concerns about human extinction caused by powerful AI models. Two Anthropic researchers fanned the flames of this controversy. Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic and then went on nearly every news program to discuss why, outlining doomsday scenarios of AI causing human extinction such as by enabling bad actors to produce…
Read more: During week of doomsday concerns, Dario Amodei sets forth 3-step plan to pace AI development
Anthropic opposes Gilbert’s motion to dismiss counterclaim of fair use

Anthropic filed its opposition to Daniel Benjamin Gilbert’s motion to dismiss Anthropic’s counterclaim for fair use. Interesting dispute and arguments on both sides. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Book authors dismiss claims against former Meta AI researchers Guillaume Lample, Joelle Pineau, who live outside US

The Hobbs book authors decided to drop their copyright claims against former Meta AI researchers Guillaume Lample and Joelle Pineau, who live outside the United States (France and Canada, respectively). Not worth the expense of trying to serve them with the complaint under the Hague Service Convention.
Read more: Book authors dismiss claims against former Meta AI researchers Guillaume Lample, Joelle Pineau, who live outside US
BMG files First Amended Complaint v. Anthropic

Hard to immediately spot the changes, but BMG filed a First Amended Complaint against Anthropic. The case is before Judge Lee along with Concord Music and Sony Music. UDPATED: Exhibit C shows the changes to the complaint.
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Amidst possible delay to IPO, does Anthropic need to revise its Form S-1 to state 10% risk of human extinction from AI?

By various reports, Anthropic’s IPO is being delayed until mid October or later. The delay comes amidst a firestorm, if not hysteria, set off by Anthropic’s Jacob Coxon, who just quit to call attention to what he considers the threat of human extinction posed by fast developing and ever more powerful AI models. To fan…
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Paul Cappucio is Reddit’s New Chief Legal Officer

Paul Capuccio recently withdraw from representing Dow Jones in its copyright suit against Perplexity. He did so because he has been named Chief Legal Officer of Reddit. Reddit itself is involved in a couple copyright suits against AI companies. Here’s the announcement from Reddit: Cappuccio replaces Ben Lee, Reddit’s CLO since 2019, who is stepping…
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Thomson Reuters responds to ROSS Intelligence letter re: United States Statement of Interest on fair use

Thomson Reuters has files its reply to ROSS Intelligence’s 28(j) letter discussing the United States’ Statement of Interest on fair use. Thomson Reuters: Related Stories:
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