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Brave Software, News Corp. voluntarily dismiss case
Read more: Brave Software, News Corp. voluntarily dismiss caseIn a case for declaratory judgment of non-infringement, Brave Software and News Corp. agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice: “Counsel for all parties hereby jointly stipulate that all of Brave’s claims in the abovecaptioned case are to be dismissed in their entirety, without prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Each party shall…
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Disney and Universal Studios sue Midjourney for recreating Disney characters. Copyright AI suits hit 42 in U.S. (Complaint PDF)
Read more: Disney and Universal Studios sue Midjourney for recreating Disney characters. Copyright AI suits hit 42 in U.S. (Complaint PDF)Disney Enterprises, Marvel, LucasFilm, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal City Studios and Dreamworks just filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney in the Central District of California. The docket is here. The movie studios are represented by Jenner & Block attorneys David Singer, Julie Shepard, and Lauren Greene, out of the LA office. This raises the…
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Magistrate Judge van Keulen to hold discovery hearing on June 18
Read more: Magistrate Judge van Keulen to hold discovery hearing on June 18Discovery Hearing set for 6/18/2025 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 6, 4th Floor. Signed by Judge Susan van Keulen on 6/10/2025. Relevant motions: Docket Item No. 140, 141, 143, 144, 145.
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros asks parties in Andersen v. Stability if Dr. Emily Wenger, former student of Dr. Ben Zhao, can serve as an alternate expert
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cisneros asks parties in Andersen v. Stability if Dr. Emily Wenger, former student of Dr. Ben Zhao, can serve as an alternate expertORDER by Judge Lisa J. Cisneros: In their 303 supplemental brief, Defendants reference Dr. Emily Wenger, disclosed as an expert in In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation, 23-cv-03440-EKL, to illustrate that there are alternative, qualified experts who do not share Dr. Ben Zhao’s alleged “focus on studying and developing tools that sabotage Defendants’ models.”…
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Sam Altman envisions The Gentle Singularity, and what the future of AI holds
Read more: Sam Altman envisions The Gentle Singularity, and what the future of AI holdsIn a lengthy essay, Sam Altman took a break from his work at OpenAI to pen his vision of what he thinks the future of AI holds. It’s hard to know what to make of Altman’s screed. Perhaps it’s best to read it yourself. A few highlights: Predictions: Job displacement and creators Sounds utopian: We…
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Craig Federighi explains delay in Siri. Had to switch to Version 2 for AI overhaul.
Read more: Craig Federighi explains delay in Siri. Had to switch to Version 2 for AI overhaul.Apple’s WWDC conference is over. Apple received plenty of criticism for not having enough AI programs yet. Craig Federighi explained in an interview what’s going on with Siri. Apple couldn’t integrate all the AI functionality it wanted in Version 1 (V1). So, it decided to switch to Version 2 (V2). Unclear if that’s an entirely…
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros finds “difficult question” whether Dr. Ben Zhao should be allowed to see confidential business information of AI image generators, despite developing tools to poison them
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cisneros finds “difficult question” whether Dr. Ben Zhao should be allowed to see confidential business information of AI image generators, despite developing tools to poison themMagistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros held a Zoom hearing today in the Andersen v. Stability AI suit. Defendant AI companies, which make AI image generators, have filed a motion to bar Dr. Ben Zhao, one of the plaintiffs’ experts and a chaired professor at the University of Chicago, from seeing the datasets and other confidential business…
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How many lawyers does it take to defend OpenAI from copyright suits? Around 50.
Read more: How many lawyers does it take to defend OpenAI from copyright suits? Around 50.OpenAI keeps adding to its team of lawyers now in the MDL litigation, In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation, with the recent additions of Stephen James Barrett and Jura Christine Zibas of Wilson Elser. By my unofficial count, there are 50 lawyers representing OpenAI in defense of the 13 lawsuits in the MDL Litigation (some of…