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Book authors chomping at the bit to get more discovery of OpenAI’s alleged use of shadow libraries
Read more: Book authors chomping at the bit to get more discovery of OpenAI’s alleged use of shadow librariesAfter scoring a major victory in getting additional discovery related to OpenAI’s alleged use of shadow libraries, the book authors in the MDL litigation are chomping at the bit. Book authors are salivating to get their hands on the documents now. But OpenAI said it would take until early December. If Judge Stein follows Judge…
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Judge Rochon grants extension to Encyclopaedia Britannica to reply to Perplexity’s motion to dismiss
Read more: Judge Rochon grants extension to Encyclopaedia Britannica to reply to Perplexity’s motion to dismissJudge Rochon granted 1 week extensions to the remaining briefing for Perplexity AI’s motion to dismiss in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity AI.
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Photobucket moves to dismiss Pierce’s complaint
Read more: Photobucket moves to dismiss Pierce’s complaintFinally getting some action in the Pierce v. Photobucket case out in Colorado. Photobucket filed its motion to dismiss. DOWNLOAD PHOTOBUCKET’S MOTION TO DISMISS
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OpenAI Sarah Friar sparks firestorm in suggesting federal government “backstop” or “guarantee” financing for OpenAI
Read more: OpenAI Sarah Friar sparks firestorm in suggesting federal government “backstop” or “guarantee” financing for OpenAISarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, inadvertently caused a firestorm during an interview with Wall Street Journal. Friar spoke about the challenges in financing chip development. Friar: And so this is where we’re looking for an ecosystem of banks, private equity, maybe even um uh governmental um uh the ways governments can come to bear.WSJ: Meaning…
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Scholarship: Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny
Read more: Scholarship: Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional ScrutinyHappy to share my latest scholarship. Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny examines the curious (putative) doctrine of copyright dilution that copyright stakeholders are advancing in their lawsuits against AI companies. This is a new doctrine being developed on the fly. It is also unconstitutional. This Essay explains why. Download the preprint version on SSRN. The…
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Vacker v. Elevens Labs is officially settled and closed.
Read more: Vacker v. Elevens Labs is officially settled and closed.After mediation, the parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs, a case filed by voice actors, announced a settlement. Now, the case is officially closed. Expect some of the other AI copyright lawsuits to follow.
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Parties in Getty Images v. Stability AI choose private ADR after discovery
Read more: Parties in Getty Images v. Stability AI choose private ADR after discoveryThe parties in Getty Images v. Stability AI have agreed to private ADR 30 days after the close of discovery. Expect a scheduling order at some point, although Stability AI’s motion to dismiss is pending. Here’s the joint case management statement: DOWNLOAD THE ORDER RE ADR
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Tracker of Tort Lawsuits v. AI companies. Updated Nov. 7, 2025. 7 new suits.
Read more: Tracker of Tort Lawsuits v. AI companies. Updated Nov. 7, 2025. 7 new suits.7 new products liability lawsuits were filed against OpenAI on Nov. 6. That raises the total products liability suits against AI companies to 13. We identified 13 products liability lawsuits v. Character.AI/Google (5) and OpenAI (8). We identified 6 defamation suits against Google (3), Meta (1), Microsoft (1), and OpenAI (1). Let us know what…
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OpenAI hit with 7 new tort lawsuits, 4 involving suicides
Read more: OpenAI hit with 7 new tort lawsuits, 4 involving suicidesOpenAI was hit with 7 new tort lawsuits in California Superior Court for San Francisco (1-3) or Los Angeles County (4-7). 4 cases involve suicides: Lacey, Enneking, Shamblin, and Fox. They add to the existing lawsuit, Raine v. OpenAI, also involving a suicide of a teen. The lawsuits are: It appears that the lawsuits were…