Category: Judge Chhabria

Kadrey book authors ask Judge Chhabria for concurrent briefing of class certification on torrenting claim and summary judgment on infringement

The Kadrey book authors filed a motion asking Judge Chhabria for concurrent briefing of (i) class certification and (ii) summary judgment on infringement, both related to the remaining part of the case involving Meta’s alleged torrenting, including uploading or sharing, of copyrighted works. The Kadrey plaintiffs cite the concurrent briefing in Bartz v. Anthropic in…
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Judge Chhabria sets schedule for Kadrey, Entrepreneur Media suits

At a hearing on Dec. 19, Judge Chhabria approved the proposed scheduling order submitted by the parties in Kadrey v. Meta, as well as the schedule for briefing related to Kadrey’s motion to amend to file a 4th Amended Complaint. Discussion held regarding setting case schedule in Entrepreneur and how Kadrey will proceed in light…
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How Kadrey seeks to become Bartz II

The Plaintiffs in Kadrey v. Meta are seeking to file a Fourth Amended Complaint. Meta opposes it, not surprisingly. Kadrey is seeking to become Bartz II, which resulted in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history at $1.5 billion. In Bartz, although AI training was a highly transformative fair use, building a permanent library of…
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Kadrey seeks leave to file 4th Amended Complaint v. Meta

The last part of the Kadrey v. Meta case related to the alleged distribution of copies of works while Meta torrented from shadow libraries appears to be gaining new life. Kadrey is asking Judge Chhabria leave to file a Fourth Amended Complaint to add (1) new details related to the torrenting by Meta, (2) a…
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Kadrey v. Meta case conference set for Dec. 19

CLERK’S NOTICE SCHEDULING FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Joint Case Management Statement due by 12/12/2025. Further Case Management Conference set for 12/19/2025 at 10:00 AM by Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/vc Court Persons granted…
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Judge Chhabria deems Entrepreneur Media v. Meta a related case to Kadrey v. Meta. Will it become Kadrey II?

Judge Chhabria deemed the newly filed Entrepreneur Media v. Meta a related case to Kadrey v. Meta. That means Entrepreneur Media will be reassigned to Judge Chhabria from Judge Labson Freeman. It also gives Entrepreneur Media a chance to resuscitate the controversial new theory of copyright market dilution that Judge Chhabria had embraced in dicta…
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Meta tells Judge Chhabria it may have found more torrenting from shadow library in Oct. 2022: Libgen-SciTech dataset

Torrenting from shadow libraries is turning into a hydra for Meta. Just when Meta thinks it has found all the relevant communications, another one pops ups. Judge Chhabria recently granted Kadrey plaintiffs additional discovery related to their distribution infringement claim. And now Meta’s outside lawyer has apparently found one additional Meta employee who may have…
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Entrepreneur Media v. Meta seeks to be “related case” to Kadrey v. Meta. Will it become Kadrey II before Judge Chhabria, resuscitating copyright dilution theory?

Entrepreneur Media is asking Judge Chhabria to deem its recently filed lawsuit Entrepreneur Media v. Meta a related case to Kadrey v. Meta under local rules. If it is, then it would be assigned to Judge Chhabria. Currently, the case is assigned to Judge Labson Freeman. The Local Rule for the Northern District of California…
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Meta loses big. Judge Chhabria grants additional discovery re torrenting from shadow libraries.

Meta just lost a big discovery dispute. Judge Chhabria granted Kadrey book authors’ request for leave to conduct additional discovery related to Meta’s torrenting from shadow libraries. Buckle up. Related Stories
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Judge Chhabira holds hearing today on Kadrey’s request for additional discovery from Meta

Judge Chhabria holds a hearing today to consider Kadrey book authors’ request for additional discovery from Meta regarding alleged torrenting from shadow libraries. MOTION HEARING RE 635 . 635 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Requesting Leave to Obtain Limited Additional Discovery Hearing advanced to 11/10/2025 at 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince…
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