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New York Times article finds more “memorized” AI works by Midjourney, ChatGPT, Bing
Read more: New York Times article finds more “memorized” AI works by Midjourney, ChatGPT, BingIn yet another stunning article, this one titled “We Asked AI to Create the Joker. It Generated a Copyrighted Image,” the New York Times provided more examples of “memorized” visual works, which resulted from prompts, including some nonspecific ones, on Midjourney (5 examples), ChatGPT (2 examples), and Microsoft Bing (2 examples). The AI generated works…
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George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)
Read more: George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)The complaints keep coming against allegedly AI generated works. This brings the total number of copyright-related lawsuits against AI companies to 17, 2 of which have been consolidated. This one involves the estate of George Carlin, the late comedian, brought against a group–Dudesy LLC, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen–who created a video impersonating Carlin in a…
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Status of all U.S. copyright cases v. AI cos. (Jan. 23, 2024), including MTD decision in Doe 1 v. Github by Judge Tigar
Read more: Status of all U.S. copyright cases v. AI cos. (Jan. 23, 2024), including MTD decision in Doe 1 v. Github by Judge TigarHere’s the update for the status in all the copyright cases in the United States against AI companies. The biggest development: Judge Tigar’s partial grant of the motion to dismiss of Github and Microsoft in Doe 1 v. Github. A big win for Microsoft. Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos. Case name Jurisdiction…
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Judge Tigar dismisses DMCA CMI claims v. GitHub (PDF order). Big win for Microsoft.
Read more: Judge Tigar dismisses DMCA CMI claims v. GitHub (PDF order). Big win for Microsoft.A major victory today for Github and Microsoft. Judge Tigar granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in part, including the DMCA claims for removal of copyright management information (CMI) brought under 1202(b)(1) and (b)(3). This is a huge win for Microsoft and Github. Out of 8 claims brought by Doe 1 against the defendants, the…
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New York Times reports on OpenAI’s blog post refuting New York Times copyright claims v. OpenAI. How’s that for getting meta?
Read more: New York Times reports on OpenAI’s blog post refuting New York Times copyright claims v. OpenAI. How’s that for getting meta?In a New York Times article titled “OpenAI Says New York Times Lawsuit Against It Is ‘Without Merit,’” the New York Times reported about OpenAI’s stunning blog post that attempted to refute the claims in the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI. We summarized the details of OpenAI’s response to the NYT lawsuit. The…
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OpenAI defends itself: training is fair use & regurgitation is “rare bug” that New York Times may have exploited
Read more: OpenAI defends itself: training is fair use & regurgitation is “rare bug” that New York Times may have exploitedIn a blog post, OpenAI forcefully defended itself from the lawsuit the New York Times filed against it and Microsoft on Dec. 27, 2023. This is a stunning response to a lawsuit. Parties, especially corporate defendants, usually are tight-lipped about litigation and save their responses for the litigation in court. The most stunning part of…
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List of Law Firms for Plaintiffs suing AI companies in copyright lawsuits
Read more: List of Law Firms for Plaintiffs suing AI companies in copyright lawsuitsWe compiled a chart of the law firms representing plaintiffs in the copyright lawsuits against AI companies, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. Law Firms Number of copyright lawsuits by lead lawfirm Name of copyright lawsuits Joseph Saveri Law Firm; and Matthew Butterick 5 Doe 1 v. Github, Inc. Joseph Saveri…
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OpenAI sued again in copyright case. Complaint PDF in Basbanes v. Microsoft
Read more: OpenAI sued again in copyright case. Complaint PDF in Basbanes v. MicrosoftA week after the New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI, two journalists and nonfiction writers Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Ngagoyeanes, who wrote under the name Nicholas Gage for both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, have filed a somewhat similar copyright lawsuit against the same companies, although this time asking for…
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Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI (Dec. 29, 2023)
Read more: Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI (Dec. 29, 2023)We added the New York Times v. Microsoft, OpenAI case to our status report for all pending copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Every other case did not have material changes. Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc.…
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How did the New York Times figure out the glitch in GPT-4 for Exhibit J in its lawsuit v. OpenAI?
Read more: How did the New York Times figure out the glitch in GPT-4 for Exhibit J in its lawsuit v. OpenAI?The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI sent shockwaves across the business and media sector. Although a threat of a lawsuit had been revealed months ago, the Complaint filed by the NYT was cogent and chock-full of examples of alleged infringement. If OpenAI was trying to negotiate a licensing deal with the…