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Parties in Andersen v. Stability AI fight over whether Dr. Ben Y. Zhao, co-creator of Nightshade tool for prompt-specific poisoning attacks v. AI models, should get access to confidential source code of AI companies
Read more: Parties in Andersen v. Stability AI fight over whether Dr. Ben Y. Zhao, co-creator of Nightshade tool for prompt-specific poisoning attacks v. AI models, should get access to confidential source code of AI companiesInteresting controversy brewing in the Andersen v. Stability AI lawsuit over one of the plaintiffs’ expert, Dr. Ben Y. Zhao, the Neubauer Professor of Computer Science of the University of Chicago. Zhao is serving as an expert in this case, Bartz v. Anthropic, and Authors Guild v. OpenAI and Alter v. OpenAI. The controversy stems…
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Parties in Andersen v. Stability AI file Joint Status Report ahead of April 29 hearing
Read more: Parties in Andersen v. Stability AI file Joint Status Report ahead of April 29 hearingThe parties in Andersen v. Stability AI have filed their joint status report ahead of the April 29 hearing. For the first copyright lawsuit filed against an AI company (other than ROSS Intelligence), this case has slowed down to a snail’s pace.
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Magistrate Judge Cisneros order re ESI and deposition protocol for Andersen v. Stability AI
Read more: Magistrate Judge Cisneros order re ESI and deposition protocol for Andersen v. Stability AIMagistrate Judge Cisneros issued an order resolving some of the parties’ disputes regarding an ESI protocol and deposition protocol. On the latter, Judge Cisneros split the difference and allowed the plaintiffs 30 depositions, not 60. “The thirty-deposition limit does not include depositions of non-parties, expert witnesses, of former employees.”
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Sarah Andersen artist plaintiffs want 60 depositions. Defendants want the standard 12 for their employees.
Read more: Sarah Andersen artist plaintiffs want 60 depositions. Defendants want the standard 12 for their employees.The parties in the Andersen v. Stability AI have asked Magistrate Judge Cisneros to resolve their dispute over the number of depositions allowed per side. The plaintiffs seek 60 depositions against the defendants. The defendants say the default of 12 depositions should suffice at this stage.
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Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI parties file Joint Case Management Statement as case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discovery
Read more: Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI parties file Joint Case Management Statement as case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discoveryFinally, the parties in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI are headed for discovery. They filed their Joint Case Management Statement. Judge Orrick assigned the case to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discovery. This was the first copyright lawsuit filed after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is noteworthy in that Judge Orrick allowed the plaintiffs…
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Sarah Andersen plaintiffs file 2d amended complaint, which still includes DMCA CMI claims dismissed by Judge Orrick
Read more: Sarah Andersen plaintiffs file 2d amended complaint, which still includes DMCA CMI claims dismissed by Judge OrrickThe Second Amended Complaint filed by Sarah Andersen removes the dismissed unjust enrichment and breach of contract claims. But it still includes the DMCA CMI claims that Judge Orrick dismissed with prejudice (see order below). Apparently, as noted in the joint case management statement of the parties, in light of “Judge Tigar has certified that…
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Judge Orrick holds Case Management Conference via Zoom today in Andersen v. Stability AI
Read more: Judge Orrick holds Case Management Conference via Zoom today in Andersen v. Stability AIThe Sarah Andersen v. Stability case is back in the news. Judge William Orrick III holds a case management conference via Zoom, today, at 2 PM PT. A group of visual artists is suing a group of AI image and video generators, including Stability AI, Midjourney, and Runway. CLERKS NOTICE RE ZOOM HEARING – The…
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Did comments by former Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque and Midjourney CEO David Holz come back to bite them in Sarah Andersen case?
Read more: Did comments by former Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque and Midjourney CEO David Holz come back to bite them in Sarah Andersen case?In his order partly denying the motion to dismiss the copyright claims in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI, Judge Orrick found it plausible that the alleged comments of former Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque supported the plaintiffs’ theory that Stable Diffusion’s model stores “compressed copies” of the training images and the comments could even support…
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Judge Orrick denies in part motion to dismiss: Sarah Andersen copyright lawsuit survives on claim of copyright and Lanham Act
Read more: Judge Orrick denies in part motion to dismiss: Sarah Andersen copyright lawsuit survives on claim of copyright and Lanham ActIn Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI, Judge Orrick issued his order granting in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the DMCA CMI claims, contract claims, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (against DeviantArt) with prejudice and unjust enrichment claim with leave to amend, but denying the motion on the key…
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Reminder: Today’s hearing in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI viewable on Zoom link below (2 pm PDT)
Read more: Reminder: Today’s hearing in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI viewable on Zoom link below (2 pm PDT)In Andersen v. Stability AI, the hearing on the motion to dismiss the first amended complaint is today, May 8, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. PDT. “This proceeding will be held in a hybrid format. Counsel have requested to appear in person to argue the motion. This request is granted, and counsel may appear in Courtroom 2 on…