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Big News: OpenAI is transferring all copyright suits to Judge Sydney Stein in Multi-District Litigation. Judge McMahon rejects Raw Story Media’s proposed amended DMCA claim as lacking Art. III standing
Read more: Big News: OpenAI is transferring all copyright suits to Judge Sydney Stein in Multi-District Litigation. Judge McMahon rejects Raw Story Media’s proposed amended DMCA claim as lacking Art. III standingWow. Judge Sydney Stein of the Southern District of New York, who already oversees the New York Times newspaper cases and the Authors Guild Book cases apparently will now inherit all the other copyright lawsuits against OpenAI (and presumably Microsoft). In a footnote of an order denying Raw Story Media’s motion for leave to file…
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Thomson Reuters opposes ROSS Intelligence’s attempt to interlocutory appeal
Read more: Thomson Reuters opposes ROSS Intelligence’s attempt to interlocutory appealThomson Reuters opposes ROSS Intelligence motion for leave to certify the issue of fair use to the Third Circuit following Judge Bibas’s 2025 grant of summary judgment rejecting fair use. Download the brief below:
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Discovery battle royale: Daily News seeks discovery of refreshed Copilot for Microsoft search
Read more: Discovery battle royale: Daily News seeks discovery of refreshed Copilot for Microsoft searchThe discovery battle royale continues in the newspapers and books lawsuits in the Southern District of New York. The New York Times wants OpenAI’s profit projections. The Daily News wants discovery related to Microsoft’s refreshed Copilot for Microsoft’s search engine. I expect Magistrate Judge to grant this request, too.
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Perplexity AI files reply supporting its motion to dismiss Dow lawsuit
Read more: Perplexity AI files reply supporting its motion to dismiss Dow lawsuitPerplexity AI filed its reply to support its motion to dismiss Dow Jones’ lawsuit, or, in the alternative, to transfer venue to the Northern District of California. Related Stories
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Judge Hellerstein denies UMG Recordings’ extension but says file motion for leave to amend complaint in suit v. Udio
Read more: Judge Hellerstein denies UMG Recordings’ extension but says file motion for leave to amend complaint in suit v. UdioThis order issued on March 25, 2025 in the UMG Recordings v. Udio lawsuit. Judge Hellerstein denied the request for more time to file an amended complaint without leave of the court, but said UMG should just request leave to do so at any convenient time.
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OpenAI valued at $300 billion in $40 billion new funding round. New York Times wants OpenAI documents related to anticipated profits, valuation in its copyright suit v. OpenAI.
Read more: OpenAI valued at $300 billion in $40 billion new funding round. New York Times wants OpenAI documents related to anticipated profits, valuation in its copyright suit v. OpenAI.The New York Times copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is no doubt the one to watch among the lawsuits in the Southern District of New York. (The Kadrey book authors’ suit against Meta is the same in the Northern District of California.) After the quasi-nonprofit OpenAI just closed another funding round valuing the company…
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Is Sam Altman gaslighting us with Studio-Ghibli styled images for PR or has he struck a licensing deal with the Studio?
Read more: Is Sam Altman gaslighting us with Studio-Ghibli styled images for PR or has he struck a licensing deal with the Studio?In the past week, I’ve heard some wild theories in response to my copyright analysis of ChatGPT’s ability to recreate Studio-Ghibli styled characters and images. Theory no. 1: sam altman is gaslighting us with the controversy over chatgpt’s ability to produce studio ghibli-style images The first theory is Sam Altman loves all the controversy over…
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Judge Chhabria grants motion of Harvard Law Prof. Rebecca Tushnet to file amici brief for IP professors in support of Meta’s fair use defense
Read more: Judge Chhabria grants motion of Harvard Law Prof. Rebecca Tushnet to file amici brief for IP professors in support of Meta’s fair use defenseSurprise, surprise. This is no April Fool’s day joke. Judge Chhabria granted today’s motion for leave to file an amici brief in support of Meta’s fair use defense, filed by Harvard Law Professor Rebecca Tushnet on behalf of herself and several IP professors Matt Sag, Zahr Said, and Jessica Silbey. Judge Chhabria has repeatedly stressed…