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Democracy and Data Centers

This week the backlash against data centers, especially hyperscalers to power frontier AI models, intensified. Things are so bad that the right-leaning Wall Street Journal and left-leaning New York Times both are devoting front page coverage to the issue. And the backlash against data is bipartisan. People on both the right and the left are…
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Perplexity seeks dismissal of most of CNN’s claims

Perplexity is seeking a dismissal of CNN’s Counts II through V of the Complaint for failure to state a claim. (Everything but the “input” claims of infringement.) Excerpt: DOWNLOAD PERPLEXITY’S BRIEF:
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Judge Lee denies attorneys’ fee to Google after Cengage, Hachette withdraw motion to intervene. But Judge expresses concern w/ filing new suit “3,000 miles away” from ongoing suit v. Google

In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation, Judge Eumi Lee granted the unopposed motion of publishers Cengage and Hachette to withdraw their motion to intervene. Judge Lee also denied Google’s request for attorneys’ fees it spent in opposing the motion to intervene. But Judge Lee also expressed concern “that the publishers filed their new case…
Read more: Judge Lee denies attorneys’ fee to Google after Cengage, Hachette withdraw motion to intervene. But Judge expresses concern w/ filing new suit “3,000 miles away” from ongoing suit v. Google
wikiHow sues OpenAI for copyright infringement. Open season on OpenAI continues.

OpenAI was just sued again for copyright infringement. This time, wikiHow, the website for “how to” instructions, sued OpenAI. Claims: (1) Copyright infringement in inputs; (2) copyright infringement in response to user queries; (3) Vicarious infringement; (4) Removal of CMI, DMCA 1202(b)(1). By my unofficial count, this is copyright suit No. 24 against OpenAI. Visit…
Read more: wikiHow sues OpenAI for copyright infringement. Open season on OpenAI continues.
Updated US Map of Copyright Suits. Total = 137. New suit wikiHow v. OpenAI

We updated the US Map of Copyright Suits to include the new one just filed against OpenAI by wikiHow, Inc. DOWNLOAD PDF:
Read more: Updated US Map of Copyright Suits. Total = 137. New suit wikiHow v. OpenAI
Adobe seeks to relate recently filed securities derivative suits with prior filed copyright class actions before Judge Scott Corley

Adobe is requesting that Judge Scott Corley consider the recently filed copyright securities derivative suits — Hirschberger v. Narayen and SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust v. Adobe — as related cases to Lyon and Kleiner v. Adobe. The Tanzer v. Adobe suit was just dismissed by the Judge due to insufficient allegations of injury (or…
Read more: Adobe seeks to relate recently filed securities derivative suits with prior filed copyright class actions before Judge Scott Corley
Plaintiffs in SEIU Pension Plan Master Trust & Hirschberger seek to consolidate copyright shareholder derivative cases v. Adobe

The Plaintiffs are asking Judge Breyer to consolidate the 2 copyright shareholder derivative suits against Adobe and appoint Lead Counsel. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Judge Saylor denies Suno’s motion to dismiss except to state law claim

Judge Saylor denied Suno’s motion to dismiss Justice’s claims for output infringement and DMCA 1201(a) anti-circumvention claim. Judge Saylor held that, at the motion to dismiss stage, the allegations of output infringement were sufficient: Judge Saylor then followed his prior ruling in UMG Recordings v. Suno that the alleged technological measures for YouTube videos involved…
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Adobe wins dismissal of Tanzer’s claim of alleged use of Anna’s Archive to train Nemotron. Bare allegation lacks Art. III injury in fact.

Judge Scott Corley dismissed with leave to amend Tanzer book authors’ copyright claim that Adobe (or NVIDIA) used copies of their books from Anna’s Archive to train NVIDIA’s Nemotron model. The complaint lacked sufficient allegations to establish a copyright claim or Article III injury in fact because they merely alleged “information and belief” in what…
Read more: Adobe wins dismissal of Tanzer’s claim of alleged use of Anna’s Archive to train Nemotron. Bare allegation lacks Art. III injury in fact.
Ted Entertainment staves off dismissal of DMCA anti-circumvention claim related to YouTube videos in suit v. Snap

Judge André Birotte Jr. issued a major ruling in one of the lawsuits filed by Ted Entertainment, a YouTube video producer — this one against Snap. Judge Birotte agreed with Ted Entertainment’s arguments that various technological measures related to YouTube videos operate as “access controls,” not simply copying controls. As cited by Judge Birotte’s decision, the…
Read more: Ted Entertainment staves off dismissal of DMCA anti-circumvention claim related to YouTube videos in suit v. Snap
Anthropic files amended Answer to Gilbert’s copyright complaint. Anthropic adds First Amendment defense & additional allegations for counterclaim of non-infringement based on fair use.

Anthropic just filed an Amended Answer to the complaint of Daniel Benjamin Gilbert, who opted out of the Bartz class settlement and who is the author of the book Hacking World of Warcraft. A lot of Anthropic’s Answer is standard fare for all the copyright litigation against AI companies. But I notice 2 significant differences…
Read more: Anthropic files amended Answer to Gilbert’s copyright complaint. Anthropic adds First Amendment defense & additional allegations for counterclaim of non-infringement based on fair use.
American Federation of Musicians drops its suit v. Warner, but not Universal Music Group

American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada dropped its lawsuit against Warner Music Group, but the case against Universal Music Group proceeds. Notice:
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OpenAI offers new privacy protection in “Zero Data Retention” for its AI. Is this the “Do Not Track” for AI?

In stiff competition with Anthropic, OpenAI is trying to distinguish itself from its competitor. Sam Altman just announced a “Zero Data Retention” privacy protection for eligible API customers: “OpenAI does not retain their prompts or model responses after a request is processed. Customer content is not available to OpenAI personnel for review1, and enterprise customer…
Read more: OpenAI offers new privacy protection in “Zero Data Retention” for its AI. Is this the “Do Not Track” for AI?
Will AI help humans cure cancer? Merck, Moderna’s positive topline results in Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial shows promise – and possible path forward

Exciting news from the world of medicine. Merck and Moderna announced positive topline Phase 3 results for their cancer treatment of melanoma, which utilizes AI in the process. The treatment involves INTerpath-001 Trial of Intismeran Autogene Plus KEYTRUD. The basic concept is developing an individualized or personalized cancer treatment for each patient based on the…
Read more: Will AI help humans cure cancer? Merck, Moderna’s positive topline results in Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial shows promise – and possible path forward
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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last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

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last updated Aug. 21, 2026. Current total = 136 suits in U.S.

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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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