Here’s the latest status report of the U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies.
Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos.
| Case name | Jurisdiction | Judge | Latest status |
| Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. | D. Del. | Bibas | Trial on the copyright issues will begin on August 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Wilmington, Delaware and will last five days. Jury selection on August 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Pending motions for SJ on defendant’s antitrust claims |
| Doe 1 v. Github, Inc. | ND Cal. | Tigar | Plaintiffs filed Second Amended Complaint (Jan. 24, 2024) after Judge Tigar granted in part Github, Microsoft’s motion to dismiss, leaving only 3 claims for breach of contract and unfair competition. [Summary] |
| Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd | ND Cal. | Orrick | Runway AI filed MTD (Feb. 8, 2024). DeviantArt filed MTD (Feb. 8, 2024). Stability AI filed MTD (Feb. 8, 2024). Midjourney filed MTD (Feb. 8, 2024). 1) The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to motions to dismiss is March 21, 2024 2) The deadline for Defendants to file Replies in support of any motions to dismiss is April 18, 2024. 3) Hearing on any Motion to Dsimiss set for 5/8/2024 02:00 PM via Videoconference before Judge William H. Orrick, regarding First Amended Complaint. |
| Getty Images (US), Inc. v. Stability AI Ltd | D. Del. | Hall | Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or Transfer (D.I. 16 ) is DISMISSED without prejudice to re-file after the conclusion of jurisdictional discovery. Case reassigned to Judge Jennifer Hall. |
| Richard Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc. Chabon v. Meta Platforms consolidated with Kadrey v. Meta Platforms above | ND Cal. | Chhabria | For the reasons discussed at the 1/25/2024 hearing, the 65 Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel is denied without prejudice. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria. First Amended Complaint filed on Dec. 11, 2023. |
| Paul Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc. | ND Cal. | Araceli Martinez-Olguin | Plaintiffs’ motion to enjoin Defendants and their counsel in the Authors Guild et al. v. OpenAI et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-08292-SHS (S.D.N.Y. 2023) from proceeding in the Southern District of New York. Pending motion to appoint Mr. Joseph Saveri and his law firm, JSLF, as Interim Lead Class Counsel. Motion to dismiss hearing held on Dec. 7, 2023 |
| Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc. | ND Cal. | Araceli Martinez-Olguin | Motion to dismiss hearing held on Dec. 7, 2023 |
| J.L. v. Alphabet Inc | ND Cal. | Araceli Martinez-Olguin | ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED 31 STIPULATION to Continue Case Management Conference and Authorize Briefs in Excess of Default Page Limits. Case Management Statement due by noon on 5/30/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/6/2024 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on January 31, 2024. First Amended Complaint filed on January 5, 2024. Initial Disclosures due by February 15, 2024. |
| Chabon v. OpenAI | ND Cal. | Araceli Martinez-Olguin | Motion to dismiss hearing held on Dec. 7, 2023 |
| Authors Guild v. Open AI Julian Sancton v. OpenAI, Microsoft consolidated with Authors Guild v. OpenAI | SNDY | Stein | CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT filed (Feb. 2, 2024). ORDER APPOINTING LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP, SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P., AND COWAN DEBAETS ABRAHAMS & SHEPPHARD LLP AS INTERIM CO-LEAD COUNSEL FOR THE FICTION AND NONFICTION AUTHORS’ CLASSES. Joint Stipulation re motions for SJ, class certfication, and discovery schedule The Parties consent and stipulate to the consolidation of the Authors Guild et al. v. OpenAI, Inc. et al., No. 1 :23-cv-08292-SHS, and Alter v. OpenAI, Inc. et al. , No. 1 :23-cv-l 0211- SHS pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42 for pre-trial purposes. Defendants will respond to Plaintiffs’ consolidated class action complaint no later than February 9, 2024. Defendants shall not move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) any claims pleaded in the consolidated class action complaint that are currently pleaded in the operative Nonfiction and Fiction complaints. The Parties stipulate and agree, and upon entry of this stipulation by the Court, it is hereby ordered, that fact discovery, expert discovery, and the briefing of any motion for summary judgment will be completed on or before February 28, 2025. First Amended Complaint filed Dec. 5, 2023 adding Microsoft as defendant. |
| Huckabee v. Meta Platforms Inc | SDNY | Schofield | Motion for Extension of Time GRANTED. Defendants shall answer, move or otherwise respond to the Complaint by January 26, 2024. |
| Concord Music Group, Inc. et al v. Anthropic PBC | M.D. Tenn. | Crenshaw Jr. | Pending MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction re 40 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Chamber of Progress, NetChoice, LLC Briefing schedule: Defendant shall respond to Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction by January 16, 2024, and Plaintiffs shall file any optional reply by February 14, 2024. Plaintiffs shall respond to Defendant’s motion to dismiss by January 22, 2024, and Defendant shall file any optional reply by Feb. 14, 2024. |
| New York Times v. Microsoft | SDNY | Stein | Complaint filed |