Category: Judge Chhabria

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…
Read more: Judge Pitts to sever John Carreyrou’s omnibus copyright lawsuit v. 8 AI companies. But unclear if Judge will keep case v. Anthropic.
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…
Read more: 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
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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Cognella publisher, represented by same firm representing author John Carreyrou, sues Meta and Anthropic. But separately, not in omnibus suit. Total hits 104.

Cognella, Inc., an academic publisher, just sued both Anthropic and Meta for alleged copyright infringement in training their AI models. Cognella is represented by the same law firms representing the plaintiffs in Carreyrou v. Anthropic and ChickenSoup for the Soul v. Meta. But this time, Stris & Maher and Freedman Normand Friedland LLP have decided…
Read more: Cognella publisher, represented by same firm representing author John Carreyrou, sues Meta and Anthropic. But separately, not in omnibus suit. Total hits 104.
Meta answers Entrepreneur Media’s Complaint

Following the denial of Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s Complaint, Meta has filed its Answer. Nothing surprising in the Answer. DOWNLOAD THE ANSWER OF META Related Story
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Meta cites Judge Chhabria’s sua sponte severing of similar case to Judge Pitts re: Carreyrou v. Anthropic

Meta wasted no time calling to Judge Pitts’s attention Judge Chhabria’s sua sponte severing the omnibus copyright lawsuit against 8 different AI companies filed by Chicken Soup for the Soul. That plaintiff is represented by the same law firm that represents Carreyrou (aka Cambronne) against the same 8 AI companies. Assuming Chicken Soup for the…
Read more: Meta cites Judge Chhabria’s sua sponte severing of similar case to Judge Pitts re: Carreyrou v. Anthropic
Judge Chhabria, sua sponte, puts an end to copyright owner’s attempts to file omnibus copyright lawsuit v. entire AI industry. Judge severs lawsuit against 8 AI companies, but keeps the one against Meta as related to Kadrey v. Meta.

Judge Chhabria rained on the parade of the copyright owner who sought to sue the entire U.S. AI industry, in an omnibus copyright suit against 8 different AI companies: In Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic, Judge Chhabria sua sponte severed the defendants due to improper joinder and dismissed the lawsuit against seven of…
Read more: Judge Chhabria, sua sponte, puts an end to copyright owner’s attempts to file omnibus copyright lawsuit v. entire AI industry. Judge severs lawsuit against 8 AI companies, but keeps the one against Meta as related to Kadrey v. Meta.
Judge Chhabria is assigned Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic. But case may be related to Cambronne v. Anthropic filed by the same law firm

Judge Chhabria was assigned the Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic omnibus lawsuit. But it could be subject to a motion to relate the case to the similar Cambronne v. Anthropic, filed by the same law firm. Yet there’s a tantalizing possibility that both omnibus copyright suits are severed into 8 separate lawsuits for…
Read more: Judge Chhabria is assigned Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic. But case may be related to Cambronne v. Anthropic filed by the same law firm
Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications

Judge Chhabria denied Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim and DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim. The intriguing part is that Judge Chhabria’s opinion fails to cite or discuss the Supreme Court’s recent clarification of contributory infringement in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment. Here’s the part of the Supreme Court’s opinion that is key:…
Read more: Judge Chhabria denies Meta’s motion to dismiss Entrepreneur Media’s contributory infringement claim. But opinion fails to cite Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications