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Magistrate Judge Wang gives Book Authors, Newspapers discovery victory. California Labor Code § 980 does not bar discovery of social media messages on X.com

In a discovery victory for the Book Authors and the Newspapers that seek discovery of d OpenAI employees “direct messages sent on X.com belonging to certain employees who used their personal phones and X.com accounts for work purposes,” Magistrate Judge Ona Wang rejected one of the grounds asserted by OpenAI, that such social media messages…
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Judge Breyer grants stipulated order to consolidate O’Nan, Makkai lawsuits v. Databricks

Judge Breyer granted a stipulated order sought by the parties to consolidate the O’Nan, Makkai lawsuits against Databricks. It’s consolidated for all purposes. Order is below:
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Judge McMahon gives 2 week extension to OpenAI to reply to Raw Story Media’s motion to file 1st Amended Complaint

OpenAI received an extension until December 20, 2024 to reply to Raw Story Media’s motion to file a First Amended Complaint after Judge McMahon dismissed the original complaint due to lack of standing, or an alleged injury in fact under Article III of the Constitution.
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Court grants extension of time, until Feb. 4, 2025, for Elon Musk, Tesla, Warner Bros. Discovery to reply to Alcon Entertainment’s complaint

Judge Wu granted Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Brothers Discovery until Feb. 4, 2024 to respond to the complaint filed by Alcon Entertainment for the defendants’ alleged use of still image from the plaintiffs’ movie Blade Runner 2049 after being denied a license for it.
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Status of all 35 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Nov. 24, 2024): Concord Music v. Anthropic injunction hearing on Nov. 25; Thomson Reuters SJ hearing on Dec. 5. Standing becomes an issue. Cases march on.

Here’s the latest on all 35 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Lots going on. Significant rulings Other developments Upcoming Hearings New developments since last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Visit our Master List of all 35 copyright cases with attorneys and claims listed. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et…
Read more: Status of all 35 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Nov. 24, 2024): Concord Music v. Anthropic injunction hearing on Nov. 25; Thomson Reuters SJ hearing on Dec. 5. Standing becomes an issue. Cases march on.
Magistrate Judge Wang denies OpenAI’s discovery motion seeking New York Times’ use of AI

In a major ruling in the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s motion to compel discovery of information relevant to New York Times’s own use of AI. OpenAI sought from the New York Times information related to “(1) the Times’s use of nonparties’ generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”) tools;…
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Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.

In The Intercept v. OpenAI, Judge Rakoff just issued his order granting Microsoft’s motion to dismiss the complaint in full with prejudice. But Judge Rakoff granted OpenAI’s motion only in part, allowing the DMCA Section 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI, but dismissing the Section 1202(b)(3) claim for “distribute, import for distribution, or publicly…
Read more: Judge Rakoff grants Microsoft’s motion to dismiss in full, but OpenAI’s motion in part. DMCA 1202(b)(1) claim v. OpenAI survives.
Asian News International (ANI) sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in India

OpenAI is being sued for copyright infringement yet again. This time by the Asian News International (ANI) in India in a New Delhi court. As the Hindu Business Online reports, “The news agency is seeking initial damages of ₹20 million ($236,910), its lawyer Sidhant Kumar said.” From the report, ANI asserts infringement by OpenAI’s alleged…
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NVIDIA asserts Millette lacks standing due to failure to alleged “a concrete, particularized injury in fact” under Constitution, simply based on scraping YouTube videos to train AI

NVIDIA filed its motion to dismiss David Millette’s complaint alleging state law claims for NVIDIA’s alleged use of his videos to train NVIDIA’s AI model. NVIDIA leads off with the argument that Millette’s bare allegations do not satisfy the U.S. Constitution’s Article III requirement of a concrete, particularized injury to establish a plaintiff’s standing in…
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GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringement

From GEMA’s press release: On November 13, 2024, GEMA therefore filed a lawsuit with the Munich Regional Court to enforce its members’ claims against the American parent company, OpenAI, LLC, and against OpenAI Ireland Ltd., the chatbot’s operator in Europe. The lawsuit‘s subject is the chatbot’s unlicensed reproduction of song lyrics. When simple prompts are…
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