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Michael Sullivan and textbook authors sue Mark Zuckerberg, Meta for copyright infringement

Meta just get hit with its 16th AI copyright lawsuit. Mark Zuckerberg was named, too. Zuckerberg is named in three such lawsuits: Elsevier, Hobbs, and this one. Michael Sullivan and other textbook authors have alleged similar allegations of torrenting and training with their copyrighted works as alleged in other book author lawsuits, including Kadrey v.…
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Kadrey files reply to support bid for interlocutory appeal of downloading issue

The Kadrey book authors filed their reply in support of their bid to have Judge Chhabria certify, for interlocutory appeal, the part of his ruling on the initial acquisition of books from online sources. Judge Chhabria ruled that Meta’s downloading was for the purpose to train Meta’s AI models, in granting partial summary judgment on…
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Kadrey asks for additional discovery re: newly discovered Meta employees who allegedly involved in torrenting or concealment

In a heavily redacted filing, book authors Kadrey are asking for additional discovery related to what they say are newly identified Meta employees who allegedly partook of the torrenting of copies of their works from shadow libraries or attempted to conceal it. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD KADREY’S MOTION
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Kadrey v. Meta parties submit case statement for remaining claims

The Kadrey v. Meta set of cases (see below) continues to hum along. The parties filed their joint case management statement ahead of the hearing before Judge Chhabria on July 1, 2026. There will likely be additional discovery, as discussed in the statement, but the schedule set for the Entrepreneur Media case remains unchanged and…
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Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria to certify for interlocutory appeal to 9th Circuit the Judge’s 2025 summary judgment re: Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries for the purpose of AI training

As they indicated at a recent hearing, the Kadrey plaintiffs are asking Judge Chhabria to certify a part of his June 2025 partial summary judgment order. At the hearing, Judge Chhabria said they can file a motion and he’d consider it, but cautioned that the 9th Circuit seldom grants interlocutory appeal. Kadrey presents this question…
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Judge Chhabria sets same schedule as Enterpreneur Media v. Meta suit for Cambronne, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Cognella

Initial case management conference held and recorded by Zoom videoconference on May 22, 2026. This action is referred to Magistrate Judge Hixson for discovery. The parties agreed and the Court approved that this action should have the same schedule as Entrepreneur Media, LLC (25-cv-9579). A further case management conference is set for August 7, 2026…
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Parties in cluster of Kadrey v. Meta-related cases filed case management statements

The parties in the cluster of cases involving Kadrey v. Meta or ones consolidated with or related to that case have filed their respective Joint Case Management Statements. Kadrey is a proposed class action. The others are not. They have attempted to align their Scheduling Orders. Kadrey: Entrepreneur Media: DOWNLOAD THE JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS
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Judge Pitts to sever John Carreyrou’s omnibus copyright lawsuit v. 8 AI companies. But unclear if Judge will keep case v. Anthropic.

We will soon have greater clarity with what happens to John Carreyrou’s omnibus lawsuit against 8 AI companies (some of which have already been severed). Yesterday, Judge Pitts indicated that he will grant the motions to sever the lawsuit. But he had not decided which cases involving which defendant(s) he would keep. Interestingly, Carreyrou through…
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Recently filed lawsuits by Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Meta, Carreyrou v. Meta, and Cognella v. Meta, all filed by same law firm, now related to Kadrey v. Meta

Judge Chhabria just granted pending motions to relate, to Kadrey v. Meta, the following cases: Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Meta, Carreyrou v. Meta, and Cognella Inc. v. Meta, all filed by the same law firms of Stris & Maher and Freedman Norman Friedland LLP. The latter 3 cases all involve book authors and…
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Meta asks Judge Chhabria to relate Cambronne (aka Carreyrou) v. Meta

Meta is seeking directly from Judge Chhabria the designation of Cambronne Inc. v. Meta as related to Kadrey v. Meta. Meta and Cambronne originally asked Judge Pitts to invite such consideration from Judge Chhabria, but Judge Pitts scratched out that idea in a joint stipulation of the parties. Unclear if that was simply as a…
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