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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
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 CommunicationsJudge 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:…
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Kadrey v. Meta gets scheduling order. Summary judgment motion hearing for distribution claim won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027
Read more: Kadrey v. Meta gets scheduling order. Summary judgment motion hearing for distribution claim won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027The second phase of the Kadrey v. Meta case just received a scheduling order. The hearing on summary judgment motions related to the additional claims related to Meta’s torrenting of books won’t be heard until Feb. 25, 2027! The first summary judgment motion in the first phase of the case was decided back on Jun.…
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Judge Chhabria grants Kadrey’s request to file 4th Amended Complaint to add contributory infringement claim related to torrenting. But Judge strongly rebukes Kadrey’s lawyers for “pattern” of blaming Meta for their own failures in litigating case
Read more: Judge Chhabria grants Kadrey’s request to file 4th Amended Complaint to add contributory infringement claim related to torrenting. But Judge strongly rebukes Kadrey’s lawyers for “pattern” of blaming Meta for their own failures in litigating caseJudge Vince Chhabria did not hold back his displeasure at the plaintiffs’ lawyers for book author Kadrey in the copyright suit against Meta. In one of the more sternly worded judicial decision you will read, Judge Chhabria said that Kadrey’s lawyers from Boies Schiller could have filed their requested contributory infringement claim related to Meta’s…
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Kadrey, Meta dispute attorney-client communications related to torrenting again
Read more: Kadrey, Meta dispute attorney-client communications related to torrenting againBook author Kadrey and Meta have filed a discovery dispute letter related to attorney-client communications with a Meta employee. Excerpt:
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Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria not to stay case as Meta seeks but to allow Kadrey to file 4th amended Complaint
Read more: Kadrey asks Judge Chhabria not to stay case as Meta seeks but to allow Kadrey to file 4th amended ComplaintIn its reply filed last week, Kadrey book authors have asked Judge Chhabria not to stay their case filed against Meta but to allow the book authors to file a Fourth Amended Complaint. Excerpt: You can read Meta’s prior brief here: DOWNLOAD KADREY’S REPLY
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Judge Chhabria sets scheduling order and May 24, 2027 trial date in Entrepreneur Media v. Meta
Read more: Judge Chhabria sets scheduling order and May 24, 2027 trial date in Entrepreneur Media v. MetaJudge Chhabria set the scheduling order in Entrepreneur Media v. Meta, a case related to the much further along book author case of Kadrey v. Meta. We will have to wait and see how Judge Chhabria rules on Kadrey’s motion to file a 4th amended complaint and to move up the discovery and briefing of…
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Meta opposes Kadrey’s attempt to file 4th am. complaint & to move up class certification to coincide with summary judgment motions. Meta also asks to stay Kadrey while Enterpreneur Media case discovery proceeds.
Read more: Meta opposes Kadrey’s attempt to file 4th am. complaint & to move up class certification to coincide with summary judgment motions. Meta also asks to stay Kadrey while Enterpreneur Media case discovery proceeds.Meta filed its opposition to the Kadrey book authors’ attempt to file a 4th amended complaint and to move up the briefing of class certification to be simultaneous with summary judgment motions. Kadrey’s proposed 4th amended complaint would add (1) new details related to the torrenting by Meta, (2) a contributory infringement claim, and (3)…
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Kadrey book authors ask Judge Chhabria for concurrent briefing of class certification on torrenting claim and summary judgment on infringement
Read more: Kadrey book authors ask Judge Chhabria for concurrent briefing of class certification on torrenting claim and summary judgment on infringementThe 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
Read more: Judge Chhabria sets schedule for Kadrey, Entrepreneur Media suitsAt 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
Read more: How Kadrey seeks to become Bartz IIThe 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…