The lawsuits continue against AI companies.
On Aug. 2, 2024, David Millette filed three separate lawsuits against (1) Google LLC, YouTube, Inc., and Alphabet, Inc.; (2) OpenAI; and (3) NVIDIA, for allegedly using his YouTube videos to train AI models. Claims for (1) unjust enrichment or restitution and (2) California state law of unfair competition.
Today, voice actors Karissa Vacker, Mark Boyett, Brian Larson, Iron Tower Press, Inc. and Vaugh Heppner sued Eleven Labs, Inc. for alleged misappropriation of their voices to train AI. Claims for (1) Invasion of Privacy, through the Misappropriation of Vacker’s Likeness and Right of Publicity, under Texas Common Law, (2) Unjust Enrichment under Texas Law, (3) Misappropriation of Boyett’s Likeness and Publicity Rights Under New York Civil Rights Law § 51, (4) Violation of DMCA Anticircumvention Provisions, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1201 and 1203, Violation of DMCA § 1201(a)(2), Violation of 17 U.S.C. § 1202(b) (The Author/Publisher Plaintiffs).