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Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.
Read more: Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.In The Intercept v. OpenAI, Judge Rakoff just issued his order granting Microsoft’s motion to dismiss the complaint in full with prejudice. But Judge Rakoff granted OpenAI’s motion only in part, allowing the DMCA Section 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI, but dismissing the Section 1202(b)(3) claim for “distribute, import for distribution, or publicly…
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Judge Bibas provides guidance on fair use and other issues for summary judgment hearing on December 5
Read more: Judge Bibas provides guidance on fair use and other issues for summary judgment hearing on December 5Judge Bibas just issued an order providing guidance for the fair use and other issues to be discussed on December 5 at the hearing for summary judgment motions. ORDER: ORAL ORDER: The summary judgment hearing will be held beginning at 10 a.m. EST on December 5, 2024, in the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Courtroom…
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Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in India
Read more: Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in IndiaOpenAI is being sued for copyright infringement yet again. This time by the Asian News International (ANI) in India in a New Delhi court. As the Hindu Business Online reports, “The news agency is seeking initial damages of ₹20 million ($236,910), its lawyer Sidhant Kumar said.” From the report, ANI asserts infringement by OpenAI’s alleged…
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NVIDIA asserts Millette lacks standing due to failure to alleged “a concrete, particularized injury in fact” under Constitution, simply based on scraping YouTube videos to train AI
Read more: NVIDIA asserts Millette lacks standing due to failure to alleged “a concrete, particularized injury in fact” under Constitution, simply based on scraping YouTube videos to train AINVIDIA filed its motion to dismiss David Millette’s complaint alleging state law claims for NVIDIA’s alleged use of his videos to train NVIDIA’s AI model. NVIDIA leads off with the argument that Millette’s bare allegations do not satisfy the U.S. Constitution’s Article III requirement of a concrete, particularized injury to establish a plaintiff’s standing in…
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GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringement
Read more: GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringementFrom GEMA’s press release: On November 13, 2024, GEMA therefore filed a lawsuit with the Munich Regional Court to enforce its members’ claims against the American parent company, OpenAI, LLC, and against OpenAI Ireland Ltd., the chatbot’s operator in Europe. The lawsuit‘s subject is the chatbot’s unlicensed reproduction of song lyrics. When simple prompts are…
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Elon Musk adds Microsoft to suit against Sam Altman, OpenAI, and antitrust claims
Read more: Elon Musk adds Microsoft to suit against Sam Altman, OpenAI, and antitrust claimsElon Musk, who once was a big investor in OpenAI in its early formation, has filed a first amended complaint against the company, its founder Sam Altman, and Gregory Bockman, which now has added Microsoft as a defendant and antitrust claims for alleged efforts by OpenAI to discourage funders from backing “actively trying to eliminate…
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Register of Copyrights Perlmutter testifies about fair use and AI before Senate Comm. on Oversight
Read more: Register of Copyrights Perlmutter testifies about fair use and AI before Senate Comm. on OversightThe Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter testified before the Senate Committee on Oversight. She previewed what the Copyright Office’s Report will cover about the question whether training AI models with copyrighted works without licenses from the copyright owners is fair use. We’ve excerpted below the exchanges bearing on fair use, although most of the first…
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OpenAI cites dismissal of DMCA 1202 claim in Raw Story to support its motion to dismiss Daily News, the Intercept
Read more: OpenAI cites dismissal of DMCA 1202 claim in Raw Story to support its motion to dismiss Daily News, the InterceptCiting Judge McMahon’s dismissal of Raw Story Media’s DMCA Section 1202 claims for lack of a cognizable injury under Article III of the Constitution, OpenAI submitted a letter of supplemental authority in support of its motion to dismiss the DMCA claims in the lawsuits brought respectively by Daily News and the Intercept. Aaron Moss, the…
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Judge Lee sets hearing on preliminary injunction in music publishers’ lawsuit v. Anthropic: Nov. 25, 2024, 1:30 pm San Jose
Read more: Judge Lee sets hearing on preliminary injunction in music publishers’ lawsuit v. Anthropic: Nov. 25, 2024, 1:30 pm San JoseSave the date: Judge Eumi Lee “sets the in-person hearing as to 179 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 205 Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for 11/25/2024 at 01:30 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor before Judge Eumi K Lee. The court will hear argument only (no witness testimony). Plaintiffs’ motion is here. Anthropic’s…
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Updated Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Companies (Nov. 9, 2024)
Read more: Updated Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Companies (Nov. 9, 2024)We updated our Map of Copyright & Related Lawsuits against AI companies with clickable links to the court dockets in each case. The lawsuits are clustered on each coast. Nothing in between. If our count is right, there are 35 copyright related lawsuits against AI companies (or, in the case of Alcon v. Tesla, entities…