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Darius James drops out of 2d suit, this one v. Together Computer
Read more: Darius James drops out of 2d suit, this one v. Together ComputerBook author Darius H. James is dropping out of his suit v. Together Computer. This is the second lawsuit James is voluntarily dropping, although other plaintiffs remain. James is still involved in James v. Snowflake, at least for now.
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Author Darius H. James drops out of own case v. Cerebras Systems
Read more: Author Darius H. James drops out of own case v. Cerebras SystemsBook author Darius H. James has abandoned his own copyright lawsuit against Cerebras Systems. Christopher Farnsworth and Gary Morgenstein remain as plaintiffs. James also has 2 other copyright suits, one against Together Computer and the other against Snowflake. He still remains as a plaintiff in those lawsuits.
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Judge Morris issues scheduling in Montana copyright case Darius H. James v. Snowflake
Read more: Judge Morris issues scheduling in Montana copyright case Darius H. James v. SnowflakeJudge Morris issued the scheduling order in book author Darius H. James’s suit against Snowflake Inc. The case is the sole AI copyright lawsuit in Montana. James has also filed suits against Cerebras Systems and Together Computer in the Northern District of California. The replies to summary judgment motions and class certification motion will be…
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Judge Brian Morris issues order for preliminary pretrial conference in James v. Snowflake, AI copyright in Montana
Read more: Judge Brian Morris issues order for preliminary pretrial conference in James v. Snowflake, AI copyright in MontanaJudge Brian Morris issued a preliminary pretrial conference order to get the case rolling. Preliminary Pretrial Statement due by 2/17/2026. Joint Discovery Plan due by 2/17/2026. Statement of Stipulated Facts due by 2/17/2026. Telephonic Pretrial Conference set for 2/18/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Brian Morris.
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Book author Darius James goes on offensive v. shadow libraries, filing 3 copyright suits v. Snowflake, Together Computer, Cerebras Systems. Total AI copyright suits hit 74.
Read more: Book author Darius James goes on offensive v. shadow libraries, filing 3 copyright suits v. Snowflake, Together Computer, Cerebras Systems. Total AI copyright suits hit 74.Book author Darius H. James filed three class action copyright suits since last November: (1) one against Snowflake Inc. for its alleged training of its LLMs using RedPajama and Books3 dataset; (2) one against Together Computer for its infringement when it allegedly “orchestrated and assembled the RedPajama dataset, a dataset comprised of a mixture of publicly available…