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Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suits

Here’s the latest map of all U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The new total is 59 copyright lawsuits. We added 2 new cases filed in the Northern District of California this week: Both lawsuits adopt the Shadow Library Strategy as a theory for infringement, attempting to capitalize on Judge Alsup’s stern view of using…
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Shadow Library Strategy continues unabated. 2 new copyrights filed v. Salesforce, Meta. Total = 59 copyright suits v. AI cos.

Plaintiff book authors and publishers continue to file copyright lawsuits against AI companies left and right. Within the last 24 hours, 2 new copyright suits were filed. Both adopt the Shadow Library Strategy of attempting to treat the AI company’s alleged downloading of copies from Shadow Libraries like Books3 as a separate act of infringement…
Read more: Shadow Library Strategy continues unabated. 2 new copyrights filed v. Salesforce, Meta. Total = 59 copyright suits v. AI cos.
Judge Alsup quickly grants expedited hearing for Nov. 13, 8 AM, subject to service on ClaimsHero.

Judge Alsup wasted no time in granting the Class Counsel for the Bartz book authors’ motion for an expedited hearing. Judge Alsup set the in-person hearing for Nov. 13, 8 AM, in San Francisco. The order is subject to Class Counsel serving the relevant papers on ClaimsHero. The attorneys for ClaimsHero better be prepared. Expect…
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers deems Alexander book author suit related to Hendrix suit. Now Judge gets all 3 copyright book author suits v. Apple.

Judge Gonzalez Rogers deemed Alexander v. Apple related to Hendrix v. Apple. The Judge had already deemed Martinez-Conde v. Apple related to Hendrix. The upshot is that all 3 book author proposed class actions will be assigned to Judge Gonzalez Rogers.
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers deems Alexander book author suit related to Hendrix suit. Now Judge gets all 3 copyright book author suits v. Apple.
Stability AI files reply to support motion to dismiss Getty Images’ complaint

Stability AI filed its reply in support of its motion to dismiss Getty Images’ complaint. DOWNLOAD STABILITY AI’S REPLY Related Stories
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros denies, for now, plaintiffs’ request to depose Databricks CEO Ghodsi

Magistrate Judge Cisneros denied the Mosaic LLM Litigation plaintiffs’ request to depose Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi. But the denial was without prejudice and plaintiffs could seek it again if they couldn’t get their information sought from other witnesses. Excerpt from Magistrate Judge Cisneros’s order DOWNLOAD THE ORDER
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Parties in Kadrey v. Meta ask Judge Chhabria for 1 month extension to schedule due to Meta’s recent discovery of new evidence of its torrenting from Shadow Libraries, Library Genesis and Anna’s Archives

Meta’s prior torrenting from shadow libraries continues to prolong the copyright lawsuit filed by Kadrey book authors. Meta recently discovered new evidence of its past torrenting, about which Meta informed Kadrey on Oct. 27. Meta will turn over the new evidence and will continue to investigate for additional evidence. The parties agree the new evidence…
Read more: Parties in Kadrey v. Meta ask Judge Chhabria for 1 month extension to schedule due to Meta’s recent discovery of new evidence of its torrenting from Shadow Libraries, Library Genesis and Anna’s Archives
Parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs file joint stipulation to dismiss case after settlement

The parties in Vacker v. Elevens Labs, a case filed by voice actors, filed their stipulation for dismissal of the case. The parties had earlier disclosed they had settled the lawsuit.
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Bartz book authors face new foe: ClaimsHero firm seeking to represent book authors who opt out. Bartz asks Judge Alsup for expedited hearing on Nov. 12, 2025.

The Bartz book authors, who were successful in securing a $1.5 billion settlement in their copyright suit against Anthropic, now face a new foe: an Arizona based firm called ClaimsHero, which touts itself as “a platform and law firm dedicated to helping individuals seamlessly collect what’s theirs.“ On its website, ClaimsHero tracks class actions, especially…
Read more: Bartz book authors face new foe: ClaimsHero firm seeking to represent book authors who opt out. Bartz asks Judge Alsup for expedited hearing on Nov. 12, 2025.
Judge Kronstadt consolidates Disney and Warner Brothers’ suit v. Midjourney

The order: “ORDER RE JOINT STIPULATION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES (DKT. 21 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt. The Stipulation is APPROVED as follows: Disney Enterprises Inc. et al. v. Midjourney, Inc., Case No. 2:25-cv-05275-JAK-AJR (“Disney”) and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al. v. Midjourney Inc., No. 2:25-cv-08376-JAK-E (“Warner Bros.”) are CONSOLIDATED for all purposes, including…
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