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Parties’ chart of discovery disputes in Authors Guild v. OpenAI
Read more: Parties’ chart of discovery disputes in Authors Guild v. OpenAIParties have filed their handy-dandy chart outlining the discovery disputes for the conference before Magistrate Judge Wang on January 22.
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OpenAI cites Magistrate Judge’s discovery order, limits to Magistrate Judge Wang in Authors Guild, New York Times suits
Read more: OpenAI cites Magistrate Judge’s discovery order, limits to Magistrate Judge Wang in Authors Guild, New York Times suitsFascinating to see the AI lawsuits being litigated simultaneously in Northern District of California and the Southern District of New York. OpenAI got a favorable discovery ruling from Magistrate Judge Illman in the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation and is using it as relevant authority in a letter to Magistrate Judge Wang.
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Magistrate Judge Ona Wang deluged with motions to compel discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times lawsuits v. OpenAI
Read more: Magistrate Judge Ona Wang deluged with motions to compel discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times lawsuits v. OpenAIMagistrate Judge Ona Wang is overseeing discovery in the consolidated AI lawsuits involving the book authors (Authors Guild et al.) and the newspapers (New York Times, Daily News et al. and Center for Investigative Reporting). In the past couple of days, Magistrate Judge Wang has been deluged with motions to compel discovery and joint letters…
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Magistrate Judge Wang grants sealing of exhibits that contain business information and “Confidential” communications under protective order
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang grants sealing of exhibits that contain business information and “Confidential” communications under protective orderIn contrast with Judge Chhabria’s public rebuke of Meta’s sealing request as “preposterous” in Kadrey v. Meta, Magistrate Judge Wang granted all 25 motions to seal various exhibits and references to content in the exhibits made in the parties’ briefing and declarations. Some of the motions were jointly filed, while none were opposed by opposing…
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OpenAI, Microsoft object to Mag. Judge Wang’s denial of discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times suits
Read more: OpenAI, Microsoft object to Mag. Judge Wang’s denial of discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times suitsOpenAI sought from the New York Times information related to “(1) the Times’s use of nonparties’ generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”) tools; (2) the Times’s creation and use of its own Gen AI products; and (3) the Times’s position regarding Gen AI (e.g., positions expressed outside of litigation, knowledge about the training of third-party Gen…
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Parties seek more time to respond to discovery disputes in NYT, Authors Guild suits
Read more: Parties seek more time to respond to discovery disputes in NYT, Authors Guild suitsThe parties in the New York Times and Authors Guild suits against OpenAI have asked Magistrate Judge Wang for more time to respond to certain discovery disputes. The proposed new deadlines are as follows: Monday, December 23, 2024: Deadline for Defendants’ objections to the orders at New York Times ECF 351, 352, 353, 354, and…
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Magistrate Judge Wang resets deadlines in Authors Guild, New York Times suits v. OpenAI
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang resets deadlines in Authors Guild, New York Times suits v. OpenAIAs we reported earlier, Magistrate Judge Wang resolved a hornet’s nest of discovery disputes in the consolidated cases for book authors (Authors Guild) and newspapers (New York Times, Daily News). Judge Wang also reset the following deadlines: The deadline to amend the complaint for all cases is hereby EXTENDED to April 15, 2025. The parties…
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Magistrate Judge Wang issues order resolving many discovery disputes in Authors Guild, NYT lawsuits v. OpenAI
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang issues order resolving many discovery disputes in Authors Guild, NYT lawsuits v. OpenAIMagistrate Judge Ona Wang just issued her order resolving a hornet’s nest of discovery disputes in the Authors Guild and New York Times suits against OpenAI. This chart summarizes the disputes.
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OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.
Read more: OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.Robert Van Nest sent a letter to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation indicating OpenAI’s intent to seek a transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), which, if OpenAI’s petition is granted, would then oversee all 8 copyright-related lawsuits against OpenAI from the Northern District of California and the Southern District of…
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Magistrate Judge Wang gives Book Authors, Newspapers discovery victory. California Labor Code § 980 does not bar discovery of social media messages on X.com
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang gives Book Authors, Newspapers discovery victory. California Labor Code § 980 does not bar discovery of social media messages on X.comIn a discovery victory for the Book Authors and the Newspapers that seek discovery of d OpenAI employees “direct messages sent on X.com belonging to certain employees who used their personal phones and X.com accounts for work purposes,” Magistrate Judge Ona Wang rejected one of the grounds asserted by OpenAI, that such social media messages…
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OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.
Read more: OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.Robert Van Nest sent a letter to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation indicating OpenAI’s intent to seek a transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), which, if OpenAI’s petition is granted, would then oversee all 8 copyright-related lawsuits against OpenAI from the Northern District of California and the Southern District of…