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Before retiring, Tim Cook sued in copyright shareholder derivative lawsuit for Apple’s AI training on copyrighted works. 5th copyright shareholder derivative suit total.
Read more: Before retiring, Tim Cook sued in copyright shareholder derivative lawsuit for Apple’s AI training on copyrighted works. 5th copyright shareholder derivative suit total.Before Tim Cook heads off into retirement at the end of August, he was just sued in a copyright shareholder derivative suit, the 5th such lawsuit in the United States. I’ve coined this term to describe shareholder derivative lawsuits under securities law that are based on the allegation that the directors and officers (D&O) approved…
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OpenAI sued by textbook authors Michael Sullivan. Total copyright cases = 132.
Read more: OpenAI sued by textbook authors Michael Sullivan. Total copyright cases = 132.Michael Sullivan and other textbook authors have sued OpenAI in the Southern District of New. The docket is here. It’s similar to the Sullivan v. Meta case in the Northern District of California. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD COMPLAINT:
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S.A. Jamendo drops its lawsuit v. Suno
Read more: S.A. Jamendo drops its lawsuit v. SunoS.A. Jamendo has filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss its copyright suit against Suno without prejudice. This follows another dismissal by Poseidon Wave’s suit v. Suno, although with prejudice. It would be fascinating to know what deals, if any, were struck before the dismissals. Related Story:
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Disney attempts to salvage its contributory infringement claim v. Midjourney on inducement theory, post-Cox Communications
Read more: Disney attempts to salvage its contributory infringement claim v. Midjourney on inducement theory, post-Cox CommunicationsThe fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment continues. In response to Midjourney’s motion for a judgment on the pleadings that Disney’s contributory infringement claim based on “knowledge and material contribution” fails as a matter of law under Cox, Disney says its complaint also alleges an inducement theory that…
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Anthropic adds watermark to Claude-generated content
Read more: Anthropic adds watermark to Claude-generated contentAs a part of following the EU AI Act transparency rules, Anthropic rolled out invisible watermarking in Claude generated texts and file outputs from August 2, 2026. Here’s part of Anthropic’s announcement: Anthropic has signed the EU AI Act’s Article 50(2) Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, as a provider of both generative…
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After dismissal, Google adds new allegations to shore up DMCA claim v. SerpApi
Read more: After dismissal, Google adds new allegations to shore up DMCA claim v. SerpApiGoogle filed its First Amended Complaint against SerpApi in a case involving scraping and a DMCA anti-circumvention claim. To address Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ dismissal of the original complaint, Google added the following allegations in its First Amended Complaint: We shall see if these additional allegations are sufficient to withstand another motion to dismiss.
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Quizlet wins summary judgment: it did not engage in volitional conduct in how users used app; falls within DMCA safe harbor
Read more: Quizlet wins summary judgment: it did not engage in volitional conduct in how users used app; falls within DMCA safe harborThe Barkley & Associates v. Quizlet case has flown under the radar. But Judge Hsu issued an important summary judgment ruling back in July. The parties Barkley “is a continuing education publisher that provides test-preparation materials for graduate nursing students studying to become certified nurse practitioners.” Quizlet develops an app for people to study, such…