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Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.
Read more: Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.On April 21, 2026, Judge Stein granted by joint stipulation of the parties in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI and Gracenote v. OpenAI. The cases will be put on the shelf, for now. These cases were filed very late and the rest of the MDL Litigation v. OpenAI is nearing the end of discovery. “JOINT STIPULATION…
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Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayed
Read more: Judge Stein ask Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster Dictionary, and Gracenote to show cause their lawsuits v. OpenAI should not be stayedThe plaintiffs in the two recently filed lawsuits against OpenAI got asked by Judge Stein to show cause by April 15 why their recently filed lawsuits should not be stayed pending the outcome of summary judgment motions in the MDL litigation against OpenAI, now ongoing for a couple years. Since these 2 lawsuits are just…
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Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 91 (Mar. 15, 2026)
Read more: Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total = 91 (Mar. 15, 2026)We added the new lawsuit Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI, filed in the Southern District of New York, to the U.S. Map. The new total = 91 copyright suits. DOWNLOAD THE MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster Dictionary sue OpenAI, in lawsuit similar to their one v. Perplexity. Total suits v. AI = 91.
Read more: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster Dictionary sue OpenAI, in lawsuit similar to their one v. Perplexity. Total suits v. AI = 91.Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Dictionary filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday, March 13. It’s similar to their first lawsuit against Perplexity AI. Because the MDL Litigation against OpenAI (and Microsoft) is nearing the close of fact discovery, there’s a very good chance this new lawsuit will be transferred there and then be stayed.…