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Why is it open season on OpenAI?
Read more: Why is it open season on OpenAI?Yesterday, we announced the launch of our AI Copyright Case Tracker. We think it provides the public with a wealth of information and insights about the 130 copyright lawsuits against AI companies raging around the world. Fully 100 of the copyright lawsuits have been filed right here in the United States, where most of the…
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Musk v. Altman prepares for April 27 trial. Judge Gonzalez Rogers says it’s “unlikely that punitive damages will be available.” Also court will have an overflow room to watch the trial.
Read more: Musk v. Altman prepares for April 27 trial. Judge Gonzalez Rogers says it’s “unlikely that punitive damages will be available.” Also court will have an overflow room to watch the trial.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued her Pretrial Order No. 1 in the much anticipated trial in Musk v. Altman. One of the most interesting revelations in the Order is that the judge said it is “unlikely that punitive damages will be available” in this case (a separate order will follow). But the Judge left open the…
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Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery raise First Amendment defense in use of scene allegedly similar to Blade Runner 2049
Read more: Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery raise First Amendment defense in use of scene allegedly similar to Blade Runner 2049The First Amendment has entered the picture. Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Brothers Discovery have all raised a First Amendment defense, even ordering it ahead of their fair use defense. The case involves Musk’s use of a scene shown below in a Tesla event. Tesla had earlier tried to license the use of a still…
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Judge Lin dismisses Elon Musk’s xAI trade scret theft lawsuit v. OpenAI. But allows leave to amend complaint.
Read more: Judge Lin dismisses Elon Musk’s xAI trade scret theft lawsuit v. OpenAI. But allows leave to amend complaint.Judge Lin granted OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Elon Musk’s xAI’s complaint for alleged trade secret theft related to former xAI employees hired by OpenAI. But Judge Lin allowed xAI leave to amend the complaint to provide sufficient allegations of a trade secret violation. DOWNLOAD THE ORDER OF DISMISSAL
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Is OpenAI the Gorgon as Elon Musk’s Complaint v. Sam Altman alleges?
Read more: Is OpenAI the Gorgon as Elon Musk’s Complaint v. Sam Altman alleges?It’s not every day that the opening line of a lawsuit complaint includes a reference to the Gorgons, the Greek mythology monster of three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snakes on their heads. Leave it to Elon Musk to make the analogy between the Gorgons and OpenAI: Never before has a corporation gone from…
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OpenAI files reply in support of motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert from Opinions 3-6
Read more: OpenAI files reply in support of motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert from Opinions 3-6OpenAI filed its reply in support of its motion to exclude Elon Musk’s damages expert’s opinions 3-6. Dr. Wazzan estimates OpenAI’s allegedly ill-gotten gains from defrauding Elon Musk in the range of $65.50 billion to $109.43 billion based on a percentage contribution of 50 to 75% to OpenAI’s success from Musk’s investment of money, time,…
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Judge Wu allows copyright suit v. Elon Musk to proceed. Alcon Entm’t alleges Musk infringed copyright for Bladerunner 2049 movie.
Read more: Judge Wu allows copyright suit v. Elon Musk to proceed. Alcon Entm’t alleges Musk infringed copyright for Bladerunner 2049 movie.After a hearing, Judge Wu adopted his tentative ruling as his final ruling, rejecting Elon Musk and Tesla’s motion to dismiss the copyright suit filed by the movie studio Alcon Entertainment. This was no surprise.
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Judge Wu’s tentative ruling rejects Elon Musk’s motion to dismiss copyright claim related to Bladerunner 2049 scene
Read more: Judge Wu’s tentative ruling rejects Elon Musk’s motion to dismiss copyright claim related to Bladerunner 2049 sceneAlcon Entertainment v. Tesla and Elon Musk appears about to get past the motion to dismiss stage. Finally. We are on the Third Amended Complaint. Judge Wu issued his tentative ruling: the movie studio behind Bladerunner 2049 has made sufficient allegations that Elon Musk and Tesla infringed the studio’s copyright by using an image substantially…
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Elon Musk ready for trial in suit v. Sam Altman, OpenAI. Says: “The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.”
Read more: Elon Musk ready for trial in suit v. Sam Altman, OpenAI. Says: “The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.”The betting odds now have Elon Musk winning his fraud lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI. Musk is very eager for trial, posting on X: “Can’t wait to start the trial. The discovery and testimony will blow your mind.” Musk v. Altman will be the Trial of the Century. Can’t wait to start…
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How OpenAI may face a Day of Reckoning in the tort lawsuit filed by Elon Musk. Copyright suits v. OpenAI take a backseat.
Read more: How OpenAI may face a Day of Reckoning in the tort lawsuit filed by Elon Musk. Copyright suits v. OpenAI take a backseat.The Trial of the Century will be on April 27, 2026, at 8 am sharp. In a federal courthouse in Oakland, jury selection in Elon Musk v. Sam Altman will start after a breakfast ordered by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Few legal experts expected this lawsuit would get this far, apparently out of skepticism of…