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NYT, Chicago Tribune, Perplexity AI submit case management plans

The parties in New York Times v. Perplexity AI and Chicago Tribune v. Perplexity AI filed their joint case management plans. The proposed schedule looks like this, with summary judgment briefing starting on Sept. 15, 2027: DOWNLOAD PLAN IN NYT V. PERPLEXITY AI
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Concord Music, Anthropic disagree on how best to proceed in Concord Music II

Concord Music Group and Anthropic disagree on the best way to proceed with Concord Music v. Anthropic II related to Anthropic’s alleged torrenting of files from shadow libraries, as well as coordination with the BMG v. Anthropic related case. Meanwhile, summary judgment motion oppositions and replies are still to be filed in Concord Music I.…
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Judge Chhabria sets same schedule as Enterpreneur Media v. Meta suit for Cambronne, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Cognella

Initial case management conference held and recorded by Zoom videoconference on May 22, 2026. This action is referred to Magistrate Judge Hixson for discovery. The parties agreed and the Court approved that this action should have the same schedule as Entrepreneur Media, LLC (25-cv-9579). A further case management conference is set for August 7, 2026…
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UMG Recordings seeks to file 2d Amended Complaint adding

UMG Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment are seeking leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to add 61,026 more works to the list of works Suno allegedly infringed, plus a claim for circumvention of technological protection measures under the DMCA, Section 1201. The plaintiffs contend they obtained relevant information of works infringed from discovery of…
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Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah’s remarks at Pope Leo’s event for encyclical on AI and “Magnifica humanitas”

Pope Leo XIV’s 42,000 word encyclical on AI titled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’ commanded the attention of the news media on Memorial Day. But perhaps the most surprising aspect of today’s event was that Anthropic co-cofounder Christopher Olah was invited to give a few remarks. It’s unclear…
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Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in literature, draws anti-AI flak for admitting the benefits of using AI to research and brainstorm for her writing

The anti-AI backlash is getting bad. Real bad. The acclaimed author and Nobel Prize winner in literature Olga Tokarczuk is receiving blowback for comments she made during a recent interview in Poland. Tokarrczuk reportedly said (machine translated), as reported by My Company Polska: “The reality is that in today’s market, absolutely no publisher would be…
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Pope Leo XIV issues encyclical, ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Calls on AI developers to develop AI for good

On the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical letter on ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ While recognizing that AI is a “valuable tool,” The Pope warns of many risks of AI, ranging from environmental impact to encroachments on human dignity and use…
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Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.

Judge Blumenfeld Jr. had no trouble denying the motions to dismiss filed by SXJT, “of whichMiniMax is a division or subsidiary, along with their affiliate and/or agent,” and Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., “which operates at the direction and under the control of MiniMax.” The court found it had personal jurisdiction over SXJT and the complaint sufficiently…
Read more: Judge Blumenfeld Jr. rejects motions to dismiss of Shanghai Xiyu Jizki Tech. Co. & Nanoble. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. case v. Hailuo AI proceeds.
Google claims its AI agents using Gemini 3.5 Flash created a decent operating system by “a single prompt” alone. But does it fail to qualify for copyright then?

One of the most fascinating developments in Silicon Valley is the extent to which AI companies are publicly boasting that they used AI agents to generate “100 percent” of the source code for a computer program. In their view, the boast is better if humans did practically nothing. And AI did it all! I’ve written…
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Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113

Whenever we share an updated map of the copyright suits against AI companies, another lawsuit is filed. Sure enough, yesterday, another book author suit was filed against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg, similar to the Elsevier lawsuit. But this suit also names two former Meta research scientists, Joelle Pineau and Guillaume Lampler. This may be a…
Read more: Adding Hobbs v. Meta, latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 113