The AI Copyright Wars are raging already. So far, we have 4 copyright lawsuits filed against AI visual generators Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, Midjourney, and Deviant Art, and the AI code generators Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI.
Copyright lawsuits in US
Doe 1 v. Github, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No 4:2022cv06823 (filed 11/03/23) (proposed class action). [DOCKET]
- Plaintiffs’ attorneys: Joseph R. Saveri, Cadio Zirpoli, Travis Manfredi of Joseph Saveri Law Firm; Matthew Butterick.
Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 3:23-cv-00201 (filed 1/13/23) (proposed class action). [DOCKET]
- Plaintiffs’ attorneys: Joseph R. Saveri, Cadio Zirpoli, Christopher K.L Young, Elissa A. Buchanan, Travis Manfredi, of Joseph Saveri Law Firm; Matthew Butterick; Matthew Butterick.
Getty Images (US), Inc. v. Stability AI Ltd, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, No. 1:23-cv-00135-UNA (filed 2/03/23).
Copyright lawsuits in UK
Getty Images (US), Inc. v. Stability AI Ltd., in the High Court of Justice in London (Chancery Division), (filed 1/16/23), No. IL-2023-000007.