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Latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total =147
Read more: Latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total =147We updated the U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. New total = 147. New suits: Two lawsuits from SDNY against Meta are being transferred to ND California, where they will likely be assigned to Judge Chabbria: Hobbs and Elsevier. DOWNLOAD THE MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET:
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In OpenAI MDL, Judge Stein strikes Tuhin Chakrabarty “dilution” paper and Michael Lasinski Supplemental Report based on it
Read more: In OpenAI MDL, Judge Stein strikes Tuhin Chakrabarty “dilution” paper and Michael Lasinski Supplemental Report based on itIn a short order, Judge Sidney Stein granted OpenAI’s motion to strike the paper of Dr. Tuhin Chakrabarty on the theory of “dilution” and the Supplemental Report of expert Michael Lasinski based on the paper that Plaintiffs had submitted. Plaintiffs ended up not opposing OpenAI’s motion. Ergo, Judge Stein’s order states: The motion by defendants…
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Author Darius H. James drops out of own case v. Cerebras Systems
Read more: Author Darius H. James drops out of own case v. Cerebras SystemsBook author Darius H. James has abandoned his own copyright lawsuit against Cerebras Systems. Christopher Farnsworth and Gary Morgenstein remain as plaintiffs. James also has 2 other copyright suits, one against Together Computer and the other against Snowflake. He still remains as a plaintiff in those lawsuits.
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New suit v. OpenAI, Microsoft in Mississippi: Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
Read more: New suit v. OpenAI, Microsoft in Mississippi: Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationA new lawsuit was filed against Microsoft and OpenAI in the Southern District of Mississippi. Claims:
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Schedule in Gilbert v. Anthropic
Read more: Schedule in Gilbert v. AnthropicThe court issued the Scheduling Order for the Gilbert v. Anthropic suit. It will take us into 2028:
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Judge Labson Freeman dismisses without prejudice Beaulier’s CMI claims v. Roblox
Read more: Judge Labson Freeman dismisses without prejudice Beaulier’s CMI claims v. RobloxAustin Beaulier has now had a second case dismissed for failure to state a claim. In Beaulier v. Roblox, Judge Labson Freeman held that Beaulier DMCA CMI claims failed to adequately allege intentional removal of CMI to state a 1202(b)(1) claim and failed to adequately allege 3 elements of the 1202(b)(3) claims: “(2) that the…
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Book Plaintiffs “will withdraw their reliance on” Tuhin Chakrabarty et al. “dilution” paper. Do not oppose OpenAI’s motion to strike it.
Read more: Book Plaintiffs “will withdraw their reliance on” Tuhin Chakrabarty et al. “dilution” paper. Do not oppose OpenAI’s motion to strike it.Late Friday, the Book Class Plaintiffs in In re OpenAI MDL Litigation decided not to oppose OpenAI’s motion to strike the Plaintiffs’ supplemental expert report of Michael Lasinski and reliance on a paper on “dilution” by Dr. Tuhin Chakrabarty et al. In its motion to strike, OpenAI alleged that Plaintiffs’ counsel from Susman Godfrey “had…
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Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies in US with links to opinions. Total = 145
Read more: Latest Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies in US with links to opinions. Total = 145We added links in green to the key decisions in the copyright litigation against AI companies in the United States. DOWNLOAD NOW:
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New York Times & News Plaintiffs ask Judge Stein to give “little weight” to view of United States on fair use and rejection of dilution theory
Read more: New York Times & News Plaintiffs ask Judge Stein to give “little weight” to view of United States on fair use and rejection of dilution theoryThe New York Times and News Plaintiffs have filed today a response to the United States’ Statement of Interest in the OpenAI MDL Litigation that the government filed back on Sept. 1, 2026 (see below). The News Plaintiffs argue that Judge Stein should give “little weight” to the United States’ position, pointing in part to…
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Beaulier, Microsoft disagree on when court should consider class certification
Read more: Beaulier, Microsoft disagree on when court should consider class certificationThe parties in Beaulier v. Microsoft filed their Joint Case Management Statement. Not surprisingly, Beaulier, the plaintiff, wants the court to consider class certification first. By contrast, Microsoft proposes to have that issue resolved after motions for summary judgment are filed. Regardless, under either schedule, we are talking about late 2028, at the earliest, for…