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Berkeley-based AI company Lovo files for bankruptcy. Copyight suit of Lehrman automatically stayed.

Judge J. Paul Oetken just stayed the Lehrman v. Lovo lawsuit after Berkeley-based AI company Lovo filed for bankruptcy: “In light of the bankruptcy filing noted at ECF 65, this case is hereby stayed. All conferences and deadlines are adjourned pending further order. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case as Stayed.”…
Read more: Berkeley-based AI company Lovo files for bankruptcy. Copyight suit of Lehrman automatically stayed.
Ace Cam, Businessing suits v. Runway AI now consolidated

Judge Kaplan granted the plaintiffs’ motion to consolidate the Ace Cam and Businessing suits against Runway AI. Plus, “The Court appoints Tom Kherkher of Ellzey Kherkher Sanford Montgomery LLP and Gary Klinger of Milberg, PLLC, as Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel for Plainitffs pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g).” We should expect the Gardner v. Runway AI to be folded within this consolidation.…
Read more: Ace Cam, Businessing suits v. Runway AI now consolidated
Kogon v. Google Joint Initial Status Report

Parties in Kogon v. Google, in the Northern District of Illinois, filed their Joint Initial Case Status Report. This is one of the lawsuits that includes the claim under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Excerpt, which gives you the theories of both sides: DOWNLOAD THE JOINT INITIAL CASE STATUS REPORT
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Adobe files Answer to Lyon’s consolidated complaint

Adobe filed its Answer to Lyon’s Consolidated Complaint. The suit relates to its small language model SlimLM. No surprises in the Answer. Adobe faces two other lawsuits, Tanzer and SEIU Pension Plan, related to its AI training. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE ANSWER:
Read more: Adobe files Answer to Lyon’s consolidated complaint
Map of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companies

We created a new Map of Illinois Biometric Information Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companies. Four of these lawsuits also include copyright claims: Woulard v. Uncharted Labs, Woulard v. Suno, Attack the Sound v. Kunlun Tech, and Kogon v. Google. The rest do not. One issue that the copyright cases will likely raise is whether…
Read more: Map of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits v. AI companies
CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.

Cable News Network (CNN) has joined the copyright litigation against AI companies. CNN filed a copyright suit against Perplexity AI in the Southern District of New York. CNN is represented by ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. The same firm is representing plaintiffs in the following cases: The filing of parallel litigation raising similar claims…
Read more: CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.
NYT, Chicago Tribune, Perplexity AI submit case management plans

The parties in New York Times v. Perplexity AI and Chicago Tribune v. Perplexity AI filed their joint case management plans. The proposed schedule looks like this, with summary judgment briefing starting on Sept. 15, 2027: DOWNLOAD PLAN IN NYT V. PERPLEXITY AI
Read more: NYT, Chicago Tribune, Perplexity AI submit case management plans
Concord Music, Anthropic disagree on how best to proceed in Concord Music II

Concord Music Group and Anthropic disagree on the best way to proceed with Concord Music v. Anthropic II related to Anthropic’s alleged torrenting of files from shadow libraries, as well as coordination with the BMG v. Anthropic related case. Meanwhile, summary judgment motion oppositions and replies are still to be filed in Concord Music I.…
Read more: Concord Music, Anthropic disagree on how best to proceed in Concord Music II
Judge Chhabria sets same schedule as Enterpreneur Media v. Meta suit for Cambronne, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Cognella

Initial case management conference held and recorded by Zoom videoconference on May 22, 2026. This action is referred to Magistrate Judge Hixson for discovery. The parties agreed and the Court approved that this action should have the same schedule as Entrepreneur Media, LLC (25-cv-9579). A further case management conference is set for August 7, 2026…
Read more: Judge Chhabria sets same schedule as Enterpreneur Media v. Meta suit for Cambronne, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Cognella
UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint adding

UMG Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment are seeking leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add 61,026 more works to the list of works Suno allegedly infringed, plus a claim for circumvention of technological protection measures under the DMCA, Section 1201. The plaintiffs contend they obtained relevant information of works infringed from discovery of…
Read more: UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint adding
Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”

Pope Leo XIV’s 42,000 word encyclical on AI titled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’ commanded the attention of the news media on Memorial Day. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of today’s event was that Anthropic co-cofounder Christopher Olah was invited to give a few remarks. It’s unclear…
Read more: Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”
Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing

The anti-AI backlash is getting bad. Real bad. The acclaimed author and Nobel Prize winner in literature Olga Tokarczuk is receiving blowback for comments she made during a recent interview in Poland. Tokarrczuk reportedly said (machine translated), as reported by My Company Polska: “The reality is that in today’s market, absolutely no publisher would be…
Read more: Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing
Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good

On the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical letter on ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ While recognizing that AI is a “valuable tool,” The Pope warns of many risks of AI, ranging from environmental impact to encroachments on human dignity and use…
Read more: Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good
Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.

Judge Blumenfeld Jr. had no trouble denying the motions to dismiss filed by SXJT, “of whichMiniMax is a division or subsidiary, along with their affiliate and/or agent,” and Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., “which operates at the direction and under the control of MiniMax.” The court found it had personal jurisdiction over SXJT and the complaint sufficiently…
Read more: Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.
Google claims its AI agents using Gemini 3.5 Flash created a decent operating system by “a single prompt” alone. But does it fail to qualify for copyright then?

One of the most fascinating developments in Silicon Valley is the extent to which AI companies are publicly boasting that they used AI agents to generate “100 percent” of the source code for a computer program. In their view, the boast is better if humans did practically nothing. And AI did it all! I’ve written…
Read more: Google claims its AI agents using Gemini 3.5 Flash created a decent operating system by “a single prompt” alone. But does it fail to qualify for copyright then?

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last updated May 23, 2026. Current total = 113 suits in U.S.

World Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated April 5, 2026. Current total = 130 copyright suits = 100 in U.S. + 30 in rest of world. (When updated, the current total = 143 = 113 in U.S. + 30 in rest of the world.)

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