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Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin grants in part OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Paul Tremblay’s and Sarah Silverman’s vicarious copyright claims, removal of CMI claims
Read more: Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin grants in part OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Paul Tremblay’s and Sarah Silverman’s vicarious copyright claims, removal of CMI claimsOpenAI scored a partial victory in the copyright lawsuits against it brought by book authors Paul Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, and other authors seeking a class action. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to allege specific facts to meet the requirements of vicarious copyright infringement, or the claims for removal of copyright management…
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Status of all copyright lawsuits v. AI (Feb. 9 , 2024)
Read more: Status of all copyright lawsuits v. AI (Feb. 9 , 2024)Here’s the latest status report of the U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos. 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, at 9:00 a.m.…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls AI “transformative new technology” in response to New York Times lawsuit
Read more: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls AI “transformative new technology” in response to New York Times lawsuitFascinating answer by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the New York Times copyright lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI. Nadella describes AI as a “new transformative technology,” and defers to the courts’ resolution of the cases and whether the training is fair use.
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New York Times article finds more “memorized” AI works by Midjourney, ChatGPT, Bing
Read more: New York Times article finds more “memorized” AI works by Midjourney, ChatGPT, BingIn yet another stunning article, this one titled “We Asked AI to Create the Joker. It Generated a Copyrighted Image,” the New York Times provided more examples of “memorized” visual works, which resulted from prompts, including some nonspecific ones, on Midjourney (5 examples), ChatGPT (2 examples), and Microsoft Bing (2 examples). The AI generated works…
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George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)
Read more: George Carlin’s estate sues creators of purported AI generated video impersonating late comedian (PDF)The complaints keep coming against allegedly AI generated works. This brings the total number of copyright-related lawsuits against AI companies to 17, 2 of which have been consolidated. This one involves the estate of George Carlin, the late comedian, brought against a group–Dudesy LLC, Will Sasso, Chad Kultgen–who created a video impersonating Carlin in a…
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Status of all U.S. copyright cases v. AI cos. (Jan. 23, 2024), including MTD decision in Doe 1 v. Github by Judge Tigar
Read more: Status of all U.S. copyright cases v. AI cos. (Jan. 23, 2024), including MTD decision in Doe 1 v. Github by Judge TigarHere’s the update for the status in all the copyright cases in the United States against AI companies. The biggest development: Judge Tigar’s partial grant of the motion to dismiss of Github and Microsoft in Doe 1 v. Github. A big win for Microsoft. Status of U.S. Copyright Lawsuits v. AI Cos. Case name Jurisdiction…
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Judge Tigar dismisses DMCA CMI claims v. GitHub (PDF order). Big win for Microsoft.
Read more: Judge Tigar dismisses DMCA CMI claims v. GitHub (PDF order). Big win for Microsoft.A major victory today for Github and Microsoft. Judge Tigar granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in part, including the DMCA claims for removal of copyright management information (CMI) brought under 1202(b)(1) and (b)(3). This is a huge win for Microsoft and Github. Out of 8 claims brought by Doe 1 against the defendants, the…
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New York Times reports on OpenAI’s blog post refuting New York Times copyright claims v. OpenAI. How’s that for getting meta?
Read more: New York Times reports on OpenAI’s blog post refuting New York Times copyright claims v. OpenAI. How’s that for getting meta?In a New York Times article titled “OpenAI Says New York Times Lawsuit Against It Is ‘Without Merit,’” the New York Times reported about OpenAI’s stunning blog post that attempted to refute the claims in the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI. We summarized the details of OpenAI’s response to the NYT lawsuit. The…
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OpenAI defends itself: training is fair use & regurgitation is “rare bug” that New York Times may have exploited
Read more: OpenAI defends itself: training is fair use & regurgitation is “rare bug” that New York Times may have exploitedIn a blog post, OpenAI forcefully defended itself from the lawsuit the New York Times filed against it and Microsoft on Dec. 27, 2023. This is a stunning response to a lawsuit. Parties, especially corporate defendants, usually are tight-lipped about litigation and save their responses for the litigation in court. The most stunning part of…
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List of Law Firms for Plaintiffs suing AI companies in copyright lawsuits
Read more: List of Law Firms for Plaintiffs suing AI companies in copyright lawsuitsWe compiled a chart of the law firms representing plaintiffs in the copyright lawsuits against AI companies, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. Law Firms Number of copyright lawsuits by lead lawfirm Name of copyright lawsuits Joseph Saveri Law Firm; and Matthew Butterick 5 Doe 1 v. Github, Inc. Joseph Saveri…