Category: Judge Chhabria

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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Judge Chhabria grants stipulated extension to schedule in Kadrey v. Meta. Summary judgment hearing now on Apr. 30, 2026.

Judge Chhabria granted the parties’ request for 1 more month to the current deadlines. The extension was necessary because Meta recently discovered additional evidence related to its torrenting of files from shadow libraries. Related Stories
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Parties in Kadrey v. Meta ask Judge Chhabria for 1 month extension to schedule due to Meta’s recent discovery of new evidence of its torrenting from Shadow Libraries, Library Genesis and Anna’s Archives

Meta’s prior torrenting from shadow libraries continues to prolong the copyright lawsuit filed by Kadrey book authors. Meta recently discovered new evidence of its past torrenting, about which Meta informed Kadrey on Oct. 27. Meta will turn over the new evidence and will continue to investigate for additional evidence. The parties agree the new evidence…
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Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.

The U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies continue unabated. Here are the Top 5 news items: 1. Apple joins the copyright party. Although Apple has been roundly criticized for its slow development of Apple Intelligence, that hasn’t stopped book authors from suing Apple for copyright infringement in proposed class actions. In addition to the earlier…
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Kadrey still seeking crime-fraud exception to attorney-client communications in suit v. Meta

Kadrey is appealing Magistrate Judge Hixson’s ruling that the crime-fraud exception did not apply to certain attorney-client communications of Meta. J Judge Hixson ruled on the narrower ground the communication in question occurred after, and not to facilitate, the alleged crime or fraud and therefore did not provide any basis for loss of privilege. DOWNLOAD KADREY’S…
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Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.

It’s been a hot minute since our last status report. Right now, we are in the doldrums of discovery. We do not expect any other summary judgment decisions on fair use in AI training until summer 2026 at the earliest. So far, 3 judges ruled on fair use, 2 for and 1 against. But their…
Read more: Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.