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Month: April 2026

Updated U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Apr. 3, 2026)

We added the 3 new copyright suits filed by Ted Entertainment against Apple, OpenAI, and Amazon. The creator of YouTube videos has now filed a total of 7 lawsuits all alleging the same claim of Section 1201(a) for violation of the anti-circumvention provision. Expect more. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST US MAP OF COPYRIGHT SUITS V. AI…
Read more: Updated U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies (Apr. 3, 2026)
Updated Master chart of copyright, DMCA and other claims in suits v. AI (Apr. 3, 2026)

We updated our Master Chart identifying which claims are being asserted against AI companies in the United States in the complaints in the respective cases. We added Ted Entertainment’s three new lawsuits against OpenAI, Apple, and Amazon. Ted Entertainment has now filed 7 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. We probably should expect more. We did…
Read more: Updated Master chart of copyright, DMCA and other claims in suits v. AI (Apr. 3, 2026)
Will Anthropic stop boasting its “100% vibe coded” computer programs after sending DMCA notices seeking takedown of copies of leaked source code for Claude. Any “100% vibe-coded” program might not be copyrightable

Anthropic found itself in another controversy. But this one, unlike the dispute with the U.S. Department of War, was self-inflicted. On March 31, Anthropic inadvertently disseminated the entire source code for Claude Code (but not its underlying model) — all 512,000 lines of code — as a source map file included with Anthropic’s 2.1.88 of…
Read more: Will Anthropic stop boasting its “100% vibe coded” computer programs after sending DMCA notices seeking takedown of copies of leaked source code for Claude. Any “100% vibe-coded” program might not be copyrightable
Bytedance seeks dismissal of Ted Entertainment’s DMCA complaint

Bytedance filed its motion to dismiss video creator Ted Entertainment’s DMCA anti-circumvention complaint. This is one of four DMCA lawsuits Ted Entertainment filed. The others are against Meta, Snap, and NVIDIA. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE MOTION TO DISMISS OF BYTEDANCE
Read more: Bytedance seeks dismissal of Ted Entertainment’s DMCA complaint
Judge McMahon issues revised scheduling order in Advanced Local Media v. Cohere. Summary judgment motions due Dec. 18, 2026

In Advanced Local Media v. Cohere, Judge Colleen McMahon issued a revised scheduling order. The summary judgment motions are due on Dec. 18, 2026. That’s the same deadline for the parties to submit a joint pretrial order. This case appear to be moving forward full steam ahead.
Read more: Judge McMahon issues revised scheduling order in Advanced Local Media v. Cohere. Summary judgment motions due Dec. 18, 2026
Judge Thompson asks questions re: motion to dismiss ahead of 4/7/2026 2:00 PM hearing

In Getty Images v. Stability AI, Judge Trina Thompson has sent the lawyers questions ahead of the hearing on the partial motion to dismiss filed by Stability AI. The hearing is on 4/7/2026 at 2:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09. The questions are: DOWNLOAD THE QUESTION
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New York Times reportedly published book review of “Watching Over Her,” while missing its free-lance reviewer Alex Preston used AI-generated parts.

First, there was the fiasco over the book “Shy Girl” by Mia Ballard being pulled by publisher Hachette, before its U.S. publication, due to suspicions of it being AI generated. Now, there’s news that the New York Times — which has sued OpenAI for copyright infringement — itself has published a book review of Jean-Baptiste…
Read more: New York Times reportedly published book review of “Watching Over Her,” while missing its free-lance reviewer Alex Preston used AI-generated parts.
Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications

Judge Chhabria denied Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim and DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim. The intriguing part is that Judge Chhabria’s opinion fails to cite or discuss the Supreme Court’s recent clarification of contributory infringement in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment. Here’s the part of the Supreme Court’s opinion that is key:…
Read more: Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications