Chat GPT Is Eating the World

Month: December 2025

Judge Alsup issues order to Dundurn Press and Attorney Kerry Culpepper: “they are not permitted to remain in the class yet seek a sweeter deal than other class members.”

Judge Alsup issued an order re Letter from Attorney Culpepper, who represents Dundurn Press from Canada. For a recap of Dundurn’s counsel’s letter to Anthropic, visit: Judge Alsup issued the following order: “The undersigned judge has read the letter written by Attorney Kerry Culpepper to Anthropic dated December 9, 2025. The clients of Attorney Culpepper…
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TIME Person of the Year = Architects of AI

TIME Magazine announced its 2025 Person of the Year: The Architects of AI.
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Disney strikes deal with OpenAI, including $1B stake in OpenAI and licensing of Disney characters in Sora videos

From OpenAI’s press release: The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing these leaders in creativity and innovation together to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling. As part of this new, three-year licensing agreement,…
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OpenAI hit with another wrongful death suit: Suzanne Eberson Adams estate v. OpenAI: First County Bank v. OpenAI Foundation

As reported by Wall Street Journal, the estate of Suzanne Ebersom Adams has sued OpenAI for the alleged role of ChatGPT in the murder of Adams by her son, Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56 years old, who then committed suicide. The case is titled First County Bank v. OpenAI Foundation. Excerpt of Complaint: DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINT
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Hearing in 3 suits v. Apple for Lead Counsel appointment postponed until Jan. 27, 2026

Order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting 64 Stipulation to Continue Hearing on Motions for Leadership from December 30, 2025 to January 27, 2026: Reset Deadlines as to 60 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel, 57 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel, 59 MOTION to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel.…
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OpenAI files amended Answers to Complaints in News MDL case

OpenAI filed its Amended Answers in three related News cases. Below is the Amended Answer in the New York Times case to the Second Amended Complaint: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S AMENDED ANSWER DOWNLOAD NEW YORK TIMES SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Another Bartz v. Anthropic controversy: Dundurn Press Ltd. sends letter to Anthropic seeking separate settlement that includes “an appropriate monetary component of an amicable resolution”

The Bartz v. Anthropic case will not go quietly into the night. Now we have Dundurn Press Limited, an independent trade publisher in Canada, sending a cease-and-demand letter through its counsel Kerry S. Culpepper to Anthropic. In the letter, Dundurn says it won’t be a part of the class settlement, which it argues is “wholly…
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WSJ Op-Ed by Brian J. Gross: AI Is a Gift to Human Creativity

Interesting to see an Op-Ed published by the Wall Street Journal addressing the controversial issue of AI-generated works and creativity. Brian J. Gross provocatively writes: “The fear that AI-assisted art is somehow ‘less human’ rests on a false binary—modernity vs. meaning, algorithms vs. imagination. Artists have always been open to using the most advanced tools,…
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Warner Music, Suno inform Judge Saylor of settlement, leaving Sony Music, UMG Recordings part of the lawsuit

Warner Music and Suno made it official today, informing Judge Saylor of their settlement and asking for voluntary dismissal of 1/3 of the lawsuit. That leaves Sony Music and UMG Recordings still in the lawsuit against Suno. Related Stories
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OpenAI files updated brief to appeal Magistrate Judge’s decision re: 20M ChatGPT chats

OpenAI has filed an updated brief in support of its Rule 72(a) objection of Magistrate Judge Wang’s order requiring it to produce to plaintiffs 20 million chat logs for users of ChatGPT. This objection is being handled by OpenAI’s longstanding lawyers from Latham, MoFo, and Keker — not Lisa Blatt and the newly hired law…
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