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Judge Breyer deems Tanzer, Alexander v. Saleforce related cases
Read more: Judge Breyer deems Tanzer, Alexander v. Saleforce related casesAs stipulated by the parties, Judge Breyer has deemed the Alexander v. Salesforce suit related to the prior Tanzer v. Salesforce suit.
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Tanzer, Alexander seek to relate cases v. Salesforce
Read more: Tanzer, Alexander seek to relate cases v. SalesforceBook authors Tanzer and Alexander seek to have their cases related against Salesforce. It likely will be and all be assigned to Judge Breyer, who presides over Tanzer.
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Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suits
Read more: Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suitsHere’s the latest map of all U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The new total is 59 copyright lawsuits. We added 2 new cases filed in the Northern District of California this week: Both lawsuits adopt the Shadow Library Strategy as a theory for infringement, attempting to capitalize on Judge Alsup’s stern view of using…
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Judge Saylor grants extension in UMG v. Suno. Next decision on fair use gets delayed again. Judge Lee up next.
Read more: Judge Saylor grants extension in UMG v. Suno. Next decision on fair use gets delayed again. Judge Lee up next.Well, it looks like no federal judge wants to be next to decide whether AI training constitutes a fair use. Or, rather, the parties are seeking extensions to their case deadlines, resulting in delays to the summary judgment motions. Today, Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, presiding over UMG v. Suno in the District of Massachusetts, granted the parties’…
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Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”
Read more: Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”In In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation, Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros issued an important discovery ruling allowing the book author plaintiffs to subpoena Microsoft’s documents and communications that “indicate potential or proposed terms for licensing.” Microsoft had already produced the actual licenses it struck with 14 or 15 copyright owners. Although Judge Cisneros rejected the full…
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Plaintiffs in In re Mosaic LLM Litigation add more new lawyers from Susman Godrey and Lieff Cabraser.
Read more: Plaintiffs in In re Mosaic LLM Litigation add more new lawyers from Susman Godrey and Lieff Cabraser.In the past week, starting on March 6, 2025, the plaintiffs in In re Mosaic LLM Litigation have added 9 new lawyers to their team. Judge Breyer already appointed “the Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP as interim lead counsel and Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP and Cafferty Clobes Meriwether& Sprengel LLP as the executive committee. The…
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Judge Bibas Then and Now on fair use in training AI models. Side by side comparison of Judge’s analysis.
Read more: Judge Bibas Then and Now on fair use in training AI models. Side by side comparison of Judge’s analysis.It’s useful to compare Judge Bibas’s fair use analysis of the purpose of the defendant ROSS’s use of Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes for legal decisions. Two things are apparent: 1. While Judge Bibas cautioned in 2023 about “over-reading” the Warhol decision, Judge Bibas in 2025 basically has read Warhol to apply in a way that eliminates…
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Judge Breyer sends Mosaic case to magistrate judge for discovery
Read more: Judge Breyer sends Mosaic case to magistrate judge for discoveryJudge Breyer referred the In re Mosaic LLM Litigation to a magistrate judge for discovery.
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Judge Breyer grants order recaptioning consolidated cases filed by O’Nan, Makkai v. Databricks, Mosaic as In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation.
Read more: Judge Breyer grants order recaptioning consolidated cases filed by O’Nan, Makkai v. Databricks, Mosaic as In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation.Here’s the order from Judge Breyer recaptioning the consolidated cases of O’Nan and Makkai as: In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation: