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After dismissal, Google adds new allegations to shore up DMCA claim v. SerpApi
Read more: After dismissal, Google adds new allegations to shore up DMCA claim v. SerpApiGoogle filed its First Amended Complaint against SerpApi in a case involving scraping and a DMCA anti-circumvention claim. To address Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ dismissal of the original complaint, Google added the following allegations in its First Amended Complaint: We shall see if these additional allegations are sufficient to withstand another motion to dismiss.
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Quizlet wins summary judgment: it did not engage in volitional conduct in how users used app; falls within DMCA safe harbor
Read more: Quizlet wins summary judgment: it did not engage in volitional conduct in how users used app; falls within DMCA safe harborThe Barkley & Associates v. Quizlet case has flown under the radar. But Judge Hsu issued an important summary judgment ruling back in July. The parties Barkley “is a continuing education publisher that provides test-preparation materials for graduate nursing students studying to become certified nurse practitioners.” Quizlet develops an app for people to study, such…
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Udio wins transfer of Woulard’s lawsuit to SDNY
Read more: Udio wins transfer of Woulard’s lawsuit to SDNYJudge Sara Ellis just granted Uncharted Labs dba Udio’s motion to transfer. The lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Illinois will be transferred to the Southern District of New York. Three other lawsuits against Udio are already there: THE COURT’S ORDER OF TRANSFER:
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Judge Stein denies News Plaintiffs leave to add new contributory infringement claim v. Microsoft. News Plaintiffs, Ziff Davis already abandoned contributory infringement claim foreclosed by Cox Communications.
Read more: Judge Stein denies News Plaintiffs leave to add new contributory infringement claim v. Microsoft. News Plaintiffs, Ziff Davis already abandoned contributory infringement claim foreclosed by Cox Communications.In the In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation, Judge Stein issued two separate but similar rulings. They stem from the plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of their material-contribution theory of contributory infringement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, as well as their trademark dilution claim. Ruling on News Plaintiffs’ Motion for…
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UMG Recordings asks to dismiss American Federation of Musicians’ complaint as foreclosed by the Sound Recording Labor Agreement
Read more: UMG Recordings asks to dismiss American Federation of Musicians’ complaint as foreclosed by the Sound Recording Labor AgreementFascinating dispute between the music labels and the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada over whether the musicians are entitled to compensation from the settlements struck thus far with AI companies. UMG Recordings says no based on the provisions of the Sound Recording Labor Agreement, at least UMG’s interpretation. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD…
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Anthropic seeks to dismiss output infringement claim and DMCA CMI claim in Concord Music II
Read more: Anthropic seeks to dismiss output infringement claim and DMCA CMI claim in Concord Music IISimultaneous with Dario Amodei’s motion to dismiss, Anthropic filed one too. Anthropic seeks to dismiss Concord Music II’s output infringement claim and DMCA CMI claim. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Dario Amodei seeks dismissal of direct infringement claim due to failure to allege he engaged in infringement
Read more: Dario Amodei seeks dismissal of direct infringement claim due to failure to allege he engaged in infringementDario Amodei, through his personal lawyers, is seeking to dismiss Concord Music II’s direct copyright infringement against him. Concord Music’s complaint’s allegations do not allege that Amodei personally engaged in acts of direct infringement. Instead, they merely describe what would fall within potentially contributory infringement. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD:
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Poseidon Wave voluntarily dismisses with prejudice copyright suit v. Suno
Read more: Poseidon Wave voluntarily dismisses with prejudice copyright suit v. SunoPoseidon Wave dismissed with prejudice its copyright suit against Suno. No explanation was given. Another case in the books. Voluntary Dismissal Notice:
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EVOX Productions, maker of car images, enlists 3rd law firm to files its 4th copyright suit v. AI training use. This one v. Midjourney.
Read more: EVOX Productions, maker of car images, enlists 3rd law firm to files its 4th copyright suit v. AI training use. This one v. Midjourney.EVOX Productions, the professional maker of car images, has just sued Midjourney for alleged infringement based on unauthorized use of their images contained without permission in the LAION dataset. This is the 130th copyright lawsuit against AI companies in the United States. This is EVOX Productions’ fourth such lawsuit. relying on 3 different firms. The…