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Is case v. OpenAI now Bartz II? Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s motion to strike download claim from Shadow Library.
Read more: Is case v. OpenAI now Bartz II? Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s motion to strike download claim from Shadow Library.Things just went from bad to worse for OpenAI. Judge Stein issued a second opinion related to OpenAI’s and Microsoft’s motions to strike allegedly new allegations made in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint by book authors. (Judge Stein’s first opinion denied OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the “output” copyright infringement claim.) OpenAI won a modest victory:…
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Dow Jones moves to compel Perplexity to allow source code inspection; documents from co-founder Andy Konwinski
Read more: Dow Jones moves to compel Perplexity to allow source code inspection; documents from co-founder Andy KonwinskiDow Jones filed two motions to compel discovery from Perplexity. The motions cover 3 issues: DOWNLOAD THE MOTIONS
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Anthony Justice files 1st amended complaint v. Uncharted Labs
Read more: Anthony Justice files 1st amended complaint v. Uncharted LabsAnthony Justice filed the First Amended Complaint against Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio, the music generator company. The amendment adds a claim for a DMCA anti-circumvention violation for alleged “stream ripping” tracks from YouTube videos. Justice and UMG Recordings added the same claim to their respective lawsuits against Suno.
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Suno moves to dismiss 3 claims by Anthony Justice. Suno allowed to file Sur-Reply in suit by UMG.
Read more: Suno moves to dismiss 3 claims by Anthony Justice. Suno allowed to file Sur-Reply in suit by UMG.Suno is in the news. First, it filed its motion to dismiss 3 of the claims filed by independent artist Anthony Justice: (1) output claim based on alleged violation of derivative work right, (2) DMCA anti-circumvention claim for “stream ripping” YouTube videos, and (3) an unfair competition claim under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. Suno’s…
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Judge Stein issues opinion denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss claim based on allegations of some infringing outputs. Court points to example of summary from Game of Thrones book.
Read more: Judge Stein issues opinion denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss claim based on allegations of some infringing outputs. Court points to example of summary from Game of Thrones book.Judge Stein just issued his order denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the Class Plaintiffs’ claim as to infringing outputs. Judge Stein found sufficient allegations to state a claim. Judge Stein used an example of a summary generated for Game of Thrones: “the output summarizing George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones from his A Song…
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Updated Map of US copyright suits v. AI (Oct. 27, 2025) Total = 57 suits
Read more: Updated Map of US copyright suits v. AI (Oct. 27, 2025) Total = 57 suitsWe updated the Map of US copyright lawsuits against AI companies, to include the recently filed Woulard v. Suno, a sister suit to Woulard v. Uncharted Labs in the Northern District of Illinois. The new total = 57 US copyright lawsuits.
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Book Authors spar with OpenAI, Microsoft over discovery related to books datasets, Bing Index, waiver of attorney-client privilege
Read more: Book Authors spar with OpenAI, Microsoft over discovery related to books datasets, Bing Index, waiver of attorney-client privilegeOn October 29, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang will hold a discovery conference to go over disputes between the parties. Let’s take a look at the discovery disputes between the book authors (aka “class” plaintiffs) and OpenAI and Microsoft. Issues: Positions of the parties DOWNLOAD THE CHARTS OF THE PARTIES
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Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.
Read more: Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.The U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies continue unabated. Here are the Top 5 news items: 1. Apple joins the copyright party. Although Apple has been roundly criticized for its slow development of Apple Intelligence, that hasn’t stopped book authors from suing Apple for copyright infringement in proposed class actions. In addition to the earlier…
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Wall St. Journal graphic on AI circular deals. Did WSJ do it better than Bloomberg?
Read more: Wall St. Journal graphic on AI circular deals. Did WSJ do it better than Bloomberg?A good graphic represents complex ideas in a way easy to understand. Earlier this month, I said that Bloomberg made the best graphic depicting circular deals among AI companies. Not to be outdone, the Wall Street Journal came up with its own graphic. The WSJ graphic is simpler than Bloomberg’s. Which do you like better?…
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OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?
Read more: OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?OpenAI is really eating the world. After just launching a TikTok style, AI video generator Sora 2, OpenAI reportedly is building a music generator to compete with Suno (which itself faces 2 copyright lawsuits in the United States, one filed by UMG Recordings and the other by Anthony Justice). This isn’t surprising. Music generation is…