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Anthropic defends fair use in acquiring & using training data but flags copyright liability risk on novel issue in S1 prospectus for its IPO
Read more: Anthropic defends fair use in acquiring & using training data but flags copyright liability risk on novel issue in S1 prospectus for its IPOAnthropic filed its S1 prospectus with the SEC yesterday. It has a lengthy discussion of “risk factors” related to investing in the company that spans nearly 100 pages. Here’s what the S1 says about copyright issues: We can break this statement into 2 sections: good faith belief in fair use on a novel issue of…
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Judge Lee issues pre-hearing questions on fair use and Daubert motions
Read more: Judge Lee issues pre-hearing questions on fair use and Daubert motionsIn Concord Music v. Anthropic I, Judge Lee issued her pre-hearing questions to the parties’ lawyers regarding fair use and the Daubert motions. These were sent to the lawyers before the hearing but are now being published. Fair Use and Trial Management: Daubert motions on experts: DOWNLOAD:
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Copyright owners to Elvis songs sues Anthropic. Total = 157 suits v. AI cos.
Read more: Copyright owners to Elvis songs sues Anthropic. Total = 157 suits v. AI cos.Copyright owners to some Elvis songs are suing Anthropic for copyright infringement. ABE EPE LLC v. Anthropic is the 8th AI music copyright suit filed by the law firm Adams & Reese this year. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD COMPLAINT IN ABG EPE IP LLC V. ANTHROPIC:
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Judge Lee concludes marathon hearing on summary judgment in Concord Music v. Anthropic I; sets 2d hearing to continue Daubert hearing on Oct. 30, 1 PM
Read more: Judge Lee concludes marathon hearing on summary judgment in Concord Music v. Anthropic I; sets 2d hearing to continue Daubert hearing on Oct. 30, 1 PMIn a nearly 5-hour hearing, Judge Eumi Lee peppered the attorneys for both Concord Music and Anthropic with questions on the issues raised by their summary judgment motions. The docket gives a brief summary: “Argument of counsel heard. Hearing to be continued as to remaining Daubert motions. The Court ordered the parties to meet and…
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Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Suits Tracker (beta launch)
Read more: Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Suits Tracker (beta launch)Today, we are beta launching our newest tracker: Plaintiffs’ Firms with Most AI Copyright Lawsuits. This is still in beta and we are fixing a few glitches, but you can check out the design: One thing is apparent: Plaintiffs’ firms are driving the AI Copyright Litigation. Many plaintiffs’ firms are filing multiple parallel lawsuits involving…
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AI Copyright Wars escalate: 8 cases this week sets record. Suno, Anthropic hit with yet another music lawsuit.
Read more: AI Copyright Wars escalate: 8 cases this week sets record. Suno, Anthropic hit with yet another music lawsuit.The AI Copyright Wars are escalating. We just set a record for most copyright suits filed in 1 week in the last 4 years since the War started: 8 new AI copyright suits in 1 week, which is not yet over. Yesterday, both Suno and Anthropic were hit with copyright lawsuits filed by the same…
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Judge Lee hears SJ motions in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. The 1st district judge to consider fair use since Bartz and Kadrey.
Read more: Judge Lee hears SJ motions in Concord Music v. Anthropic I. The 1st district judge to consider fair use since Bartz and Kadrey.At 10 am PT, Judge Eumi Lee holds a hearing in Concord Music v. Anthropic I on summary judgment and Daubert motions. Expect a long hearing for the complex set of issues. This is the first district judge to hold a hearing on summary judgment motions regarding fair use in AI training since Bartz and…
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Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.
Read more: Anthropic’s S-1 acknowledges slow down risks from data center opposition, per new WSJ report.The Wall Street Journal has an exclusive report on Anthropic’s much anticipated IPO’s S-1 prospectus. It reflects massive compute spending by the company. The section on risks related to investing in Anthropic — spanning 1/3 of the document — includes discussion of rogue AI and “harm that could result from a catastrophic AI-related incident” that…
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Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music files
Read more: Poseidon Wave Media sues German AI co. Black Forest Labs for alleged copyright infringement of music filesGerman AI companies have joined the AI Copyright Wars. Poseidon Wave Media just sued the German Black Forest Labs in the Eastern District of New York for alleged infringement of Poseidon’s music files for training of Black Forest Labs’ AI models underlying its FLUX platform for video generation. This is copyright lawsuit No. 154 against…
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After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?
Read more: After filing 5 near identical suits for 292 book authors v. Meta, Plaintiffs’ firms say total will reach 1,000 plaintiffs. New strategy in AI Copyright Wars: who needs class actions?The plaintiffs’ firms Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand are deploying a new strategy in the AI Copyright Wars. Up till now, the proposed class action has been the go-to strategy of many plaintiffs’ firms that have filed copyright lawsuits against AI companies. After first representing book authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic class…