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Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.
Read more: Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.In The Intercept v. OpenAI, Judge Rakoff just issued his order granting Microsoft’s motion to dismiss the complaint in full with prejudice. But Judge Rakoff granted OpenAI’s motion only in part, allowing the DMCA Section 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI, but dismissing the Section 1202(b)(3) claim for “distribute, import for distribution, or publicly…
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Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in India
Read more: Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in IndiaOpenAI is being sued for copyright infringement yet again. This time by the Asian News International (ANI) in India in a New Delhi court. As the Hindu Business Online reports, “The news agency is seeking initial damages of ₹20 million ($236,910), its lawyer Sidhant Kumar said.” From the report, ANI asserts infringement by OpenAI’s alleged…
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NVIDIA asserts Millette lacks standing due to failure to alleged “a concrete, particularized injury in fact” under Constitution, simply based on scraping YouTube videos to train AI
Read more: NVIDIA asserts Millette lacks standing due to failure to alleged “a concrete, particularized injury in fact” under Constitution, simply based on scraping YouTube videos to train AINVIDIA filed its motion to dismiss David Millette’s complaint alleging state law claims for NVIDIA’s alleged use of his videos to train NVIDIA’s AI model. NVIDIA leads off with the argument that Millette’s bare allegations do not satisfy the U.S. Constitution’s Article III requirement of a concrete, particularized injury to establish a plaintiff’s standing in…
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GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringement
Read more: GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringementFrom GEMA’s press release: On November 13, 2024, GEMA therefore filed a lawsuit with the Munich Regional Court to enforce its members’ claims against the American parent company, OpenAI, LLC, and against OpenAI Ireland Ltd., the chatbot’s operator in Europe. The lawsuit‘s subject is the chatbot’s unlicensed reproduction of song lyrics. When simple prompts are…
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Judge Lee sets hearing on preliminary injunction in music publishers’ lawsuit v. Anthropic: Nov. 25, 2024, 1:30 pm San Jose
Read more: Judge Lee sets hearing on preliminary injunction in music publishers’ lawsuit v. Anthropic: Nov. 25, 2024, 1:30 pm San JoseSave the date: Judge Eumi Lee “sets the in-person hearing as to 179 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 205 Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for 11/25/2024 at 01:30 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 7, 4th Floor before Judge Eumi K Lee. The court will hear argument only (no witness testimony). Plaintiffs’ motion is here. Anthropic’s…
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Updated Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Companies (Nov. 9, 2024)
Read more: Updated Map of Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Companies (Nov. 9, 2024)We updated our Map of Copyright & Related Lawsuits against AI companies with clickable links to the court dockets in each case. The lawsuits are clustered on each coast. Nothing in between. If our count is right, there are 35 copyright related lawsuits against AI companies (or, in the case of Alcon v. Tesla, entities…
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Big ruling: Judge McMahon dismisses Raw Story’s complaint v. OpenAI on lack of standing for DMCA claim
Read more: Big ruling: Judge McMahon dismisses Raw Story’s complaint v. OpenAI on lack of standing for DMCA claimOn November 7, 2024, Judge McMahon in the Southern District of New York issued a major ruling dismissing Raw Story Media’s complaint for failure to have standing–for both damages and injunctive relief–to assert a DMCA CMI claim under 1202(b) without an allegation that OpenAI disseminated copies of Raw Story Media’s articles from which CMI had…
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Sarah Andersen plaintiffs file 2d amended complaint, which still includes DMCA CMI claims dismissed by Judge Orrick
Read more: Sarah Andersen plaintiffs file 2d amended complaint, which still includes DMCA CMI claims dismissed by Judge OrrickThe Second Amended Complaint filed by Sarah Andersen removes the dismissed unjust enrichment and breach of contract claims. But it still includes the DMCA CMI claims that Judge Orrick dismissed with prejudice (see order below). Apparently, as noted in the joint case management statement of the parties, in light of “Judge Tigar has certified that…
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Judge Bibas sets trial for May 12, 2025, but hopes for earlier date in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Read more: Judge Bibas sets trial for May 12, 2025, but hopes for earlier date in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS IntelligenceThe trial date for Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence has been set for May 12, 2025. (The trial was continued on the day before trial originally scheduled for Aug. 23, 2024.) But Judge Bibas wants to hold the trial in early 2025 (should the case not be disposed on summary judgment). Judge Bibas just issued…
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Judge Orrick holds Case Management Conference via Zoom today in Andersen v. Stability AI
Read more: Judge Orrick holds Case Management Conference via Zoom today in Andersen v. Stability AIThe Sarah Andersen v. Stability case is back in the news. Judge William Orrick III holds a case management conference via Zoom, today, at 2 PM PT. A group of visual artists is suing a group of AI image and video generators, including Stability AI, Midjourney, and Runway. CLERKS NOTICE RE ZOOM HEARING – The…