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Book authors put Elon Musk and entire US AI industry on trial in omnibus copyright lawsuit. Reflections on Carreyrou v. Anthropic.
Read more: Book authors put Elon Musk and entire US AI industry on trial in omnibus copyright lawsuit. Reflections on Carreyrou v. Anthropic.As 2025 winds down, the copyright lawsuits against U.S. AI companies are escalating. John Carreyrou and 5 other book authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic class settlement filed an individual (not class) lawsuit against 6 U.S. AI companies for direct copyright infringement. The Complaint is against nearly the entire U.S. AI industry:…
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Elon Musk, Tesla seek another extension to reply to Third Amended Complaint filed by Alcon Entertainment
Read more: Elon Musk, Tesla seek another extension to reply to Third Amended Complaint filed by Alcon EntertainmentElon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Brothers Discovery are seeking another extension, until Dec. 8, 2025, to answer the Third Amended Complaint of Alcon Entertainment. It’s currently due Nov. 6. The docket states: Joint STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to December 8, 2025 re Amended Complaint/Petition 81 filed by Defendants Elon Musk, Tesla,…
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Sam Altman, Elon Musk get into testy exchange on X over OpenAI
Read more: Sam Altman, Elon Musk get into testy exchange on X over OpenAISam Altman and Elon Musk got into a testy exchange on X over OpenAI’s conversion from non-profit to public benefit corporation. Musk, who was one of the early backers of OpenAI, is embroiled in a contentious lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, contesting the conversion. Over the weekend, the two got into a really testy…
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Elon Musk AI company buys 114 acres near Memphis to build Colossus 2 data center
Read more: Elon Musk AI company buys 114 acres near Memphis to build Colossus 2 data centerThe Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk’s xAI company is building another data center called Colossus 2 near Memphis. It already has one data center, Colossus 1 that powers 200,000 NVIDIA chips that run Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, which can be found on X, formerly Twitter.
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Judge Wu tentative ruling that Alcon Entertainment’s direct copyright claim v. Tesla and Elon Musk survive. Contributory infringement claim v. all?
Read more: Judge Wu tentative ruling that Alcon Entertainment’s direct copyright claim v. Tesla and Elon Musk survive. Contributory infringement claim v. all?Judge Wu gave his tentative ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss the 2d amended complaint in Alcon Entertainment v. Tesla. The hearing is in-person on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 AM. It sounds like the direct infringement claims against Elon Musk and Tesla remain, plus, although the tentative ruling does not mention it, it…
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Judge Wu grants extension for Alcon Entertainment to file amended complaint, to facilitate settlement
Read more: Judge Wu grants extension for Alcon Entertainment to file amended complaint, to facilitate settlementIn Alcon Entertainment v. Elon Musk, Judge Wu granted a 2 week extension, until Jun. 2, for the plaintiff to file a second amended complaint. Apparently, the parties are engaged in settlement negotiations.
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Elon Musk, Tesla fail to settle copyright claim against them for alleged use of Blade Runner still
Read more: Elon Musk, Tesla fail to settle copyright claim against them for alleged use of Blade Runner stillDespite Judge Wu’s recommendation that the parties settle this lawsuit, Elon Musk, Tesla, and Alcon Entertainment reported their failure to settle the copyright claim against Musk and Tesla for allegedly using a substantially similar image drawn from the Blade Runner 2049 movie after the two were unable to license an image from the movie. So,…
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Judge Wu tentative ruling: Sufficient allegations Elon Musk committed copyright infringement in alleged use of Blade Runner 2049 image for Tesla promotion
Read more: Judge Wu tentative ruling: Sufficient allegations Elon Musk committed copyright infringement in alleged use of Blade Runner 2049 image for Tesla promotionToday, Judge Wu heard oral argument on Elon Musk’s, Tesla’s, and Warner Brother Discovery’s motions to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Alcon Entertainment. I haven’t heard what happened at the hearing today, but Judge Wu did issue a thorough 36-page opinion discussing his tentative rulings. For a summary of this fascinating dispute over an AI-generated…
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Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery file motions to dismiss Alcon Entertainment’s First Amended Complaint
Read more: Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Brothers Discovery file motions to dismiss Alcon Entertainment’s First Amended ComplaintThe defendants Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Brothers Discovery filed their motions to dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Alcon Entertainment for the defendants’ alleged use of an AI-generated image substantially similar to a still shot from the movie Blade Runner 2049.
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers denies Elon Musk’s motion for preliminary injunction v. OpenAI
Read more: Judge Gonzalez Rogers denies Elon Musk’s motion for preliminary injunction v. OpenAIJudge Gonzalez Rogers rejected Elon Musk’s motion for preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI from converting to a public benefit corporation, but said she is open to expedite the trial date to fall 2025. For the reasons stated above, plaintiffs’ motion is DENIED.That said, given the public interest at stake and potential for harm if a…