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Judge Tigar allows NVIDIA to file summary judgment motion on fair use, before class certification decided
Read more: Judge Tigar allows NVIDIA to file summary judgment motion on fair use, before class certification decidedJudge Tigar issued an interesting order today in Nazemian v. NVIDIA, allowing NVIDIA to file a motion for summary judgment on its fair use defense before the court considers whether to certify a class of plaintiffs. Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General, is one of the attorneys representing NVIDIA. Other than ROSS Intelligence’s upcoming…
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Updated Maps of US Copyright Lawsuits & Related Cases (Sept. 6, 2024)
Read more: Updated Maps of US Copyright Lawsuits & Related Cases (Sept. 6, 2024)We updated our Maps: (1) All US Copyright Lawsuits v. AI companies, 30 in total; and (2) All US Copyright & Related Lawsuits, 34 in total (adding the Millette lawsuits v. OpenAI, Google, and NVIDIA involving YouTube videos, and Lerhman v. Lovo involving voice-over recordings). Both PDFs have clickable links to each docket. Download your…
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US Attorney announces indictment of Michael Smith for allegedly fraudulently streaming AI generated songs & using bots to manufacture billions of streams
Read more: US Attorney announces indictment of Michael Smith for allegedly fraudulently streaming AI generated songs & using bots to manufacture billions of streamsThe Department of Justice issued a press release about the indictment of Michael Smith, who allegedly engaged in a fraudulent scheme using AI generated songs and automated bots to manufacture streams and then collect $10 million in royalties. The scheme allegedly started as early as 2017! The problem of “fake streaming” and “bot listening” was…
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California’s SB 1047 AI safety law awaits Gov. Newsom approval. Summary of SB 1047.
Read more: California’s SB 1047 AI safety law awaits Gov. Newsom approval. Summary of SB 1047.California’s legislature passed the AI safety bill, SB 1047. The bill imposes safety requirements on AI models that required over $100 million to train. As the bill itself summarizes (with headings added by me):
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Status of all 30 copyright lawsuits v. AI: no trial, Judge Bibas invites renewed summary judgment motions in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
Read more: Status of all 30 copyright lawsuits v. AI: no trial, Judge Bibas invites renewed summary judgment motions in Thomson Reuters v. ROSSOn this Labor Day, here’s the latest on all 30 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Highlights: New developments since last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas *TRIAL continued indefinitely. Judge Bibas invites renewed motions for summary…