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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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Mistral co-founder Guillaume Lample ensnared in controversy over Meta’s torrenting from shadow libraries, including Library Genesis

Another bombshell just dropped in Kadrey v. Meta. The unredacted brief and exhibits of Kadrey’s motion for leave to take additional discovery from Meta implicates Guillaume Lample, then-Meta employee (and later the co-founder and chief scientist of Mistral, an AI company). Kadrey argues: One area for additional discovery Judge Chhabria granted is a search of…
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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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Updated Map of All U.S. Copyright Suits v. AI co. Total = 59 copyright suits

Here’s the latest map of all U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies. The new total is 59 copyright lawsuits. We added 2 new cases filed in the Northern District of California this week: Both lawsuits adopt the Shadow Library Strategy as a theory for infringement, attempting to capitalize on Judge Alsup’s stern view of using…
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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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