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Complaints in copyright suit by UMG Recordings, 11 other music v. AI music generators Suno & Udio. Copyright suits v. AI hits 26 in U.S.
Read more: Complaints in copyright suit by UMG Recordings, 11 other music v. AI music generators Suno & Udio. Copyright suits v. AI hits 26 in U.S.On Monday, two new copyright lawsuits were filed against AI companies. This time, the music labels led by UMG Recordings sued two AI music generators, Suno and Unchartered Labs d/b/a Udio. The suit against Suno was filed in the District of Massachusetts; the one against Udio in the Southern District of New York. The 12…
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Judge Bibas agrees to consider whether to hold a pretrial filtration hearing on copyrightability of West works
Read more: Judge Bibas agrees to consider whether to hold a pretrial filtration hearing on copyrightability of West worksJudge Stephanos Bibas granted the parties’ request to allow briefing on whether the court should conduct a filtration hearing to determine if some elements of West’s works are not copyrightable as a matter of law. The defendant ROSS Intelligence supports a filtration hearing, but Thomson Reuters, the plaintiff, opposes it. The briefing schedule is: Entertaining…
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Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Jun. 14, 2024): 1st trial in AI cases nears, Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Read more: Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Jun. 14, 2024): 1st trial in AI cases nears, Thomson Reuters v. ROSS IntelligenceHere’s the latest news in all 24 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. We have exciting news: The new developments from last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas *Joint Letter to The Honorable Stephanos Bibas…
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Judge Rakoff order grants The Intercept Media leave to amend complaint to add specific factual allegations of OpenAI’s infringement of its works
Read more: Judge Rakoff order grants The Intercept Media leave to amend complaint to add specific factual allegations of OpenAI’s infringement of its worksJudge Rakoff didn’t dismiss The Intercept’s complaint, but issued an order granting leave to the plaintiff to amend its complaint to “rectify some of the seeming lack of specificity in its current complaint.” The Intercept Media has until Friday, June 21, to amend its complaint.
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Danish media threatens to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement if it doesn’t strike deal
Read more: Danish media threatens to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement if it doesn’t strike dealWired reports that “Karen Rønde, CEO of the Danish Press Publications’ Collective Management Organization (DPCMO), which represents 99 percent of Danish media outlets, including state broadcaster DR and TV 2. Rønde says the DPCMO plans to sue if a deal is not reached in the next year.” Rønde has reportedly sent a demand letter to…
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Status report on all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Jun. 6, 2024): J.L. v. Alphabet dismissed; Nvidia hires Neal Katyal
Read more: Status report on all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Jun. 6, 2024): J.L. v. Alphabet dismissed; Nvidia hires Neal KatyalHere’s the latest status report on all 24 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The new developments from last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk (*). Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas Trial on the copyright issues will begin on August 26, 2024,…
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NVIDIA hires Neal Katyal for defense in AI copyright lawsuit
Read more: NVIDIA hires Neal Katyal for defense in AI copyright lawsuitNVIDIA just hit $3 trillion in market cap, the second largest amount for a U.S. public company behind Microsoft and eclipsing even Apple. NVIDIA also recently hired Neal Katyal, the former Acting Solicitor General and current partner at Hogen Lovells, to be a part of the defense team in the AI copyright lawsuit Nazemian v.…
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Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 31, 2024): NYT is willing to give up use of Exhibit J at trial. What?
Read more: Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 31, 2024): NYT is willing to give up use of Exhibit J at trial. What?A few notable developments in the copyright litigation against AI companies. Hard to believe a discovery dispute can be the most significant development this week. But it is. The new developments from last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk (*). Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence…
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Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 23, 2024)
Read more: Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 23, 2024)This week was quieter on the litigation front. Most of the attention this week was over Scarlett Johanssen’s pointed objection to OpenAI’s use of an AI voice for GPT-4o that sounded like her, after she twice declined Sam Altman’s request to do voice work for ChatGPT. The Wall St. Journal even has a front page…
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Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 17, 2024)
Read more: Status of all 24 copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (May 17, 2024)Here’s the latest status report in all 24 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. This week’s new developments from the last status report are indicated by an asterisk (*). Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas Trial on the copyright issues will begin…