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Anthropic files reply brief asking for stay in Concord Music II

Anthropic filed its reply brief in support of its motion to stay the recently filed lawsuit of Concord Music Group v. Anthropic II. The hearing for summary judgment in Concord Music Group v. Anthropic I is set for July 15. Concord Music II involves claims related to Anthropic’s alleged torrenting of files, including parts of…
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Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed

The plaintiffs in the two recently filed lawsuits against OpenAI got asked by Judge Stein to show cause by April 15 why their recently filed lawsuits should not be stayed pending the outcome of summary judgment motions in the MDL litigation against OpenAI, now ongoing for a couple years. Since these 2 lawsuits are just…
Read more: Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed
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
Read more: Judge Thompson asks questions re: motion to dismiss ahead of 4/7/2026 2:00 PM hearing
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
Magistrate Judge Cisneros grants Sarah Andersen’s discovery request for list of enterprise customers of Stability AI. “Information relevant to fair use,” including Factor 4.

In the visual artists’ lawsuit, Andersen v. Stability AI, Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros agreed with the plaintiffs that a list of all enterprise clients of Stability AI is relevant information to fair use, and market harm under Factor 4. “ORDER by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros: The Court grants Plaintiffs’ request at ECF No. 454…
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cisneros grants Sarah Andersen’s discovery request for list of enterprise customers of Stability AI. “Information relevant to fair use,” including Factor 4.
Apple says it used subset of RedPajama dataset containing books for research that is fair use.

In its Answer to the first amended complaint filed by Grady Hendrix and other book authors, Apple admits using a subset of the Redpajama dataset containing books. But Apple says it was research purpose that is fair use. So, if we condemn Apple for engaging in this use of RedPajama for AI research, we probably…
Read more: Apple says it used subset of RedPajama dataset containing books for research that is fair use.
Lauren Barone sues Tempus AI for allegedly training AI on genetic information

The next AI war may have erupted. After musicians included in their copyright lawsuit a claim under Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, a new lawsuit filed by Lauren Barone alleges that Tempus AI has trained its models on genetic information in violation of various laws. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINT
Read more: Lauren Barone sues Tempus AI for allegedly training AI on genetic information
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says AI makes him “much more productive.” Advises students to “master” AI as way to compete in job market.

While speaking to Harvard economic students, Fed Chair Jerome Powell got into a frank discussion about AI. Yes, AI and automation will replace some jobs. But, at the same time, AI can make people more productive. Powell said he uses AI. And it makes him “much more productive.” So he advises students to “master these…
Read more: Fed Chair Jerome Powell says AI makes him “much more productive.” Advises students to “master” AI as way to compete in job market.
Updated Master chart of copyright, DMCA and other claims in suits v. AI (Mar. 31, 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 did not include Reddit v. Anthropic, Chegg v. Google, or Penske Media v. Google that relate to scraping of content, but do not raise any copyright claims. We did…
Read more: Updated Master chart of copyright, DMCA and other claims in suits v. AI (Mar. 31, 2026)

Copyright Dilution Under Constitutional Scrutiny

Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training

Master List of Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Dec. 5, 2025.

US Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Mar. 27, 2026. Current total = 97 suits in U.S.

World Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

last updated Feb. 25, 2026. Current total = 112 copyright suits.

Infographic of AI companies sued

In need of updating TBA

Status of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI

The Shadow Library Strategy

Master Chart of Claims in Cases

Last updated Mar. 31, 2026

Tort Lawsuit Case Tracker

List of AI bills before Congress

Opinion: How courts should analyze authorship with AI

US Copyright Office registers copyright of AI-generated image

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