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9th Circuit issues Briefing Schedule for Doe 1 v. Github interlocutory appeal of DMCA CMI issue
Read more: 9th Circuit issues Briefing Schedule for Doe 1 v. Github interlocutory appeal of DMCA CMI issueMonday, December 30, 2024: J. Doe Mediation Questionnaire due Friday, January 10, 2025: J. Doe Appeal Transcript Order Due Monday, February 10, 2025: J. Doe Appeal Transcript Due Monday, March 10, 2025: J. Doe Appeal Opening Brief Due Thursday, April 10, 2025: Github, Inc. Appeal Answering Brief Due Microsoft Corporation Appeal Answering Brief Due OpenAI,…
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Photobucket sued to stop use of user photos in deals w/ AI and biometric companies. Asserts 11 claims including DMCA 1202(b)(1), (3).
Read more: Photobucket sued to stop use of user photos in deals w/ AI and biometric companies. Asserts 11 claims including DMCA 1202(b)(1), (3).An interesting new lawsuit filed in the District of Colorado. Mac Pierce and other users of Photobucket. The Complaint alleges: “Photobucket is threatening to sell Plaintiffs’ images to third parties who can use them to create biometric facial recognition databases that intrude on Plaintiffs’ privacy by identifying them wherever they go. Additionally, Photobucket hopes to…
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OpenAI cites dismissal of DMCA 1202 claim in Raw Story to support its motion to dismiss Daily News, the Intercept
Read more: OpenAI cites dismissal of DMCA 1202 claim in Raw Story to support its motion to dismiss Daily News, the InterceptCiting Judge McMahon’s dismissal of Raw Story Media’s DMCA Section 1202 claims for lack of a cognizable injury under Article III of the Constitution, OpenAI submitted a letter of supplemental authority in support of its motion to dismiss the DMCA claims in the lawsuits brought respectively by Daily News and the Intercept. Aaron Moss, the…
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9th Circuit appeal docketed in Doe 1 v. Github on DMCA CMI claims
Read more: 9th Circuit appeal docketed in Doe 1 v. Github on DMCA CMI claimsThe plaintiffs’ interlocutory appeal of the dismissal of their DMCA CMI claims has been docketed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, as No. 24-6136. There’s a lot at stake in this appeal, including on the question whether the DMCA Section 1202(b) is limited to identical copies from which copyright management information of the copyright…
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Judge Tigar grants leave to file interlocutory appeal to Ninth Circuit on DMCA CMI claims in Doe 1 v. Github
Read more: Judge Tigar grants leave to file interlocutory appeal to Ninth Circuit on DMCA CMI claims in Doe 1 v. GithubJudge Tigar issued his order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal on his dismissal of the DMCA copyright management information (CMI) claims under 17 U.S.C. s. 1202(b). Second, the Court finds there is substantial ground for difference of opinion on thequestion at issue. 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). To determine whether…