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35 Local & Regional Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement. 26th suit v. OpenAI and 11th v. Microsoft.
Read more: 35 Local & Regional Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement. 26th suit v. OpenAI and 11th v. Microsoft.35 local and regional newspaper publishers just sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement in the training of their AI models with content of plaintiffs scraped from the web. The Complaint alleges: (1) direct infringement, (2) vicarious infringement, and (3) DMCA CMI removal. Most likely, this lawsuit will be stayed pending the resolution of…
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New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAI
Read more: New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAINew York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Leviet exuded confidence in the New York Times’ copyright suit against OpenAI. Should OpenAI be nervous? Take a listen:
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Which AI companies face the most AI lawsuits?
Read more: Which AI companies face the most AI lawsuits?We updated our infographic on which AI companies face the most lawsuits. Perplexity has moved to the Top 7. Apple fell off onto page 2.
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In response to Judge’s suggestion, Apple and Hendrix authors propose case schedule with fair use summary judgment motions decided first. Parties disagree on discovery re: class certification
Read more: In response to Judge’s suggestion, Apple and Hendrix authors propose case schedule with fair use summary judgment motions decided first. Parties disagree on discovery re: class certificationThe parties in Hendrix v. Apple have offered amended proposed schedules that moves up summary judgment motions before the issue of class certification as Judge Gonzalez Rogers had suggested. The parties disagree on whether discovery shall include issues related to class certification now or later, after the fair use question is resolved. Under either schedule,…
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Book author Das sues, pro se, Meta, Google, OpenAI, X. Lawsuits hit 120 in U.S.
Read more: Book author Das sues, pro se, Meta, Google, OpenAI, X. Lawsuits hit 120 in U.S.Book author Kalishwar Das sued Meta, Google, OpenAI, and X in a pro se filing in the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division. (This is the second pro se complaint we included in our tracking of cases. The other was Anders v. Stability AI, which was filed in the W.D. District of North Carolina.) Excerpt:…
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NVIDIA hit with 8th copyright suit. Latest filed by S.A. Jamendo over MTG-Jamendo Dataset of 55,000 full audio tracks
Read more: NVIDIA hit with 8th copyright suit. Latest filed by S.A. Jamendo over MTG-Jamendo Dataset of 55,000 full audio tracksNVIDIA just sued again for alleged copyright infringement, the eighth lawsuit it has faced for its training of its AI models. Plaintiff S.A. JAMENDO alleges that NVIDIA has used its audio files to train NVIDIA models. The interesting twist is that Jamendo has partnered with Music Technology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain,…
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Parallel litigation in 100-plus copyright suits v. AI companies produces litigation quagmire. Resolution looks far off.
Read more: Parallel litigation in 100-plus copyright suits v. AI companies produces litigation quagmire. Resolution looks far off.Today, we are launching the AI Status Copyright Cases Tracker. It depicts all 118 copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States by the stage of litigation: pre-discovery, discovery, summary judgment, interlocutory and direct appeals, and Supreme Court. It also depicts how the same AI companies are commonly facing multiple lawsuits filed by different…
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Magistrate Judge Cousins initially assigned Shakespeare v. Anthropic after Judge Tigar’s recusal
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cousins initially assigned Shakespeare v. Anthropic after Judge Tigar’s recusalORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. Judge Jon S. Tigar no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after…