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AI Data Center War topples Republican Senate President Stuart Adam, who voted to approve Mr. Wonderful Kevin O’Leary data center in Utah. Two Box Elder County commissioners who supported data center voted out too.
Read more: AI Data Center War topples Republican Senate President Stuart Adam, who voted to approve Mr. Wonderful Kevin O’Leary data center in Utah. Two Box Elder County commissioners who supported data center voted out too.The people of Utah and Box Elder County have spoken. They defeated the Republican Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, who has been in office since 2008. Adams had supported the building of a new data center by Mr. Wonderful Kevin O’Leary’s company, O’Leary Digital. Stephanie Hollist, a lawyer, won the primary. Hollist opposed the data…
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Platkin firm joins the AI copyright lawsuits in representing newspapers in Richner Communications v. Microsoft, OpenAI
Read more: Platkin firm joins the AI copyright lawsuits in representing newspapers in Richner Communications v. Microsoft, OpenAIMatthew J Platkin of Platkin LLP represents the 35 newspaper-publisher plaintiffs in the newly filed case, Richner Communications v. Microsoft, OpenAI, the 121st lawsuit against AI companies. From his firm bio: “From 2022 to 2026, Matt served as New Jersey’s 62nd Attorney General. In that role, he led national lawsuits that reshaped industries, defended our democracy,…
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Kadrey v. Meta parties submit case statement for remaining claims
Read more: Kadrey v. Meta parties submit case statement for remaining claimsThe Kadrey v. Meta set of cases (see below) continues to hum along. The parties filed their joint case management statement ahead of the hearing before Judge Chhabria on July 1, 2026. There will likely be additional discovery, as discussed in the statement, but the schedule set for the Entrepreneur Media case remains unchanged and…
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35 Local & Regional Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement. 26th suit v. OpenAI and 11th v. Microsoft.
Read more: 35 Local & Regional Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement. 26th suit v. OpenAI and 11th v. Microsoft.35 local and regional newspaper publishers just sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement in the training of their AI models with content of plaintiffs scraped from the web. The Complaint alleges: (1) direct infringement, (2) vicarious infringement, and (3) DMCA CMI removal. Most likely, this lawsuit will be stayed pending the resolution of…
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New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAI
Read more: New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAINew York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Leviet exuded confidence in the New York Times’ copyright suit against OpenAI. Should OpenAI be nervous? Take a listen:
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Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller: stop “doommaxxing” fears AI will cause unemployment
Read more: Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller: stop “doommaxxing” fears AI will cause unemploymentEmeritus economics professor at Yale University and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller wrote a fascinating and somewhat contrarian Op-Ed in the New York Times. Shiller focuses on what he calls narrative economics (a branch of behavioral economics) and how people are swayed by narratives (instead of rational economic decision making). Shiller warns all the fear mongering…
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Which AI companies face the most AI lawsuits?
Read more: Which AI companies face the most AI lawsuits?We updated our infographic on which AI companies face the most lawsuits. Perplexity has moved to the Top 7. Apple fell off onto page 2.
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In response to Judge’s suggestion, Apple and Hendrix authors propose case schedule with fair use summary judgment motions decided first. Parties disagree on discovery re: class certification
Read more: In response to Judge’s suggestion, Apple and Hendrix authors propose case schedule with fair use summary judgment motions decided first. Parties disagree on discovery re: class certificationThe parties in Hendrix v. Apple have offered amended proposed schedules that moves up summary judgment motions before the issue of class certification as Judge Gonzalez Rogers had suggested. The parties disagree on whether discovery shall include issues related to class certification now or later, after the fair use question is resolved. Under either schedule,…