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Bartz book authors gear up for class action trial v. Anthropic. Add legal firepower and ask Judge Alsup to approve class notice.
Read more: Bartz book authors gear up for class action trial v. Anthropic. Add legal firepower and ask Judge Alsup to approve class notice.The Bartz book author plaintiffs are trying to strike while the iron is hot. They added more legal firepower to their team including Samuel Issacharoff, the Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law at the New York University School of Law and the reporter for the American Law Institute’s Principles of Aggregate Litigation, who…
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Updated Map of US copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Aug. 12, 2025)
Read more: Updated Map of US copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Aug. 12, 2025)We updated the map to add the Strike 3 Holdings suit v. Meta. By our count, this brings the total to 48 copyright lawsuits in the U.S. against AI companies, of which 45 are still pending (after 3 were voluntarily dismissed). 3 cases are already on appeal: Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, Raw Story Media…
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Which judge will decide fair use next in AI copyright litigation? Judge Saylor IV, most likely
Read more: Which judge will decide fair use next in AI copyright litigation? Judge Saylor IV, most likelyWe have an updated prediction of which district court judge will have the next decision on fair use in the AI litigation. Technically, Judge Alsup will get another shot at deciding fair use in the remaining part of the lawsuit in Bartz v. Anthropic, set for trial on December 1, 2025, related to Anthropic’s downloading…
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Concord Music cites Judge Alsup to justify adding new claims related to BitTorrent of lyrics. Anthropic’s woes grow.
Read more: Concord Music cites Judge Alsup to justify adding new claims related to BitTorrent of lyrics. Anthropic’s woes grow.Concord Music and other publishers have asked Judge Lee to change the scheduling order to allow them time to add new allegations related to Anthropic’s use of BitTorrent to illegally download their lyrics from shadow libraries. Judge Alsup’s opinion in Bartz v. Anthropic is attributed as the source of these new allegations: “Judge Alsup’s Bartz…
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Midjourney files Answer to Disney suit: stresses role of users in generating outputs and Disney’s failure to use DMCA notice and takedown
Read more: Midjourney files Answer to Disney suit: stresses role of users in generating outputs and Disney’s failure to use DMCA notice and takedownIn its Answer, Midjourney not only questions Disney’s simultaneous use of Midjourney (through “many dozens of … Plaintiffs’ corporate email addresses” used as subscribers of Midjourney) and filing a lawsuit against Midjourney, but also highlights the role of users in generating outputs on Midjourney (for which the company is not directly responsible for outside of…
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Judge Alsup denies Anthropic’s motion for stay–and further justifies decision on library building, class certification.
Read more: Judge Alsup denies Anthropic’s motion for stay–and further justifies decision on library building, class certification.Judge Alsup denied Anthropic’s request to stay the case, pending its seeking of Rule23(f) interlocutory appeal. Anthropic will likely ask the 9th Circuit for a stay as permitted under Rule 23(f). Judge Alsup’s denial of a stay was no surprise. He’s been steadfast in maintaining the December 1 trial date, plus he indicated he would…
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Dow Jones, Perplexity file proposed scheduling order with close of discovery on Sept. 2, 2026
Read more: Dow Jones, Perplexity file proposed scheduling order with close of discovery on Sept. 2, 2026The Dow Jones’ lawsuit against Perplexity is picking up steam. In addition to a stipulated confidentiality and protective order, and document production protocol, the parties filed a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. Although no trial date is mentioned, the proposed end of expert discovery is Sept. 2, 2026.
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Lehrman filed 2d amended complaint v. Lovo
Read more: Lehrman filed 2d amended complaint v. LovoPaul Lehrman and Linnea Sage, both voice actors, filed their Second Amended Complaint on July 31, 2025, following Judge Oetken’s allowance of some of their claims in ruling on Lovo’s motion to dismiss. Download Lehrman’s Second Amended Complaint Related Stories
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Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”
Read more: Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”In In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation, Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros issued an important discovery ruling allowing the book author plaintiffs to subpoena Microsoft’s documents and communications that “indicate potential or proposed terms for licensing.” Microsoft had already produced the actual licenses it struck with 14 or 15 copyright owners. Although Judge Cisneros rejected the full…