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Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.
Read more: 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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Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.
Read more: 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…
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YouTube creator Petryazhna (of Millette suit) voluntarily dismisses suit v. Google
Read more: YouTube creator Petryazhna (of Millette suit) voluntarily dismisses suit v. GoogleAnother one of the Millette trio of cases has been voluntarily dismissed. First it was Millette v. NVIDIA. Now, it’s Millette v. Google, or, more accurately, Petryazhna v. Google after the case was recaptioned. The parties were scheduled to have a case management hearing today at 10 AM before Judge Davila. But, presumably, that is…
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Judge Davila dismisses, without opposition, Millette’s state law claims v. OpenAI, Google, leaving only copyright claim. Millette voluntarily dismisses suit v. NVIDIA.
Read more: Judge Davila dismisses, without opposition, Millette’s state law claims v. OpenAI, Google, leaving only copyright claim. Millette voluntarily dismisses suit v. NVIDIA.One of the stranger set of lawsuits in the AI copyright litigation. Plaintiff David Millette filed originally only states law claims against OpenAI, Google, and NVIDIA, but later added federal copyright claims. When OpenAI and Google filed motions to dismiss the state law claims in the respective lawsuits, Millette didn’t oppose them. Judge Davila just…
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Millette doesn’t oppose dismissal of state law claims v. Google
Read more: Millette doesn’t oppose dismissal of state law claims v. GoogleAs it did with OpenAI’s motion to dismiss First Amended Complaint, the Millette plaintiffs did not oppose the motion to dismiss their state law claims against Google. This leaves the copyright claim. We can expect the same strategy in Millette’s case against NVIDIA.
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Status of all 39 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Feb. 18, 2025): Judge Bibas rejects fair use in AI training in stunning reversal.
Read more: Status of all 39 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Feb. 18, 2025): Judge Bibas rejects fair use in AI training in stunning reversal.It’s been a hot minute since our last update. Here’s the latest on all 39 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. New cases Significant rulings Upcoming Hearings Visit our Master List of all copyright cases with attorneys and claims listed. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence…
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Google, NVIDIA file their motions to dismiss state law claims of YouTube creators Millette
Read more: Google, NVIDIA file their motions to dismiss state law claims of YouTube creators MilletteGoogle and NVIDIA both filed their motions to dismiss Millette’s state law claims. Millette didn’t oppose a similar motion in its third lawsuit against OpenAI. So, we should expect Millette won’t do so here, either. That would leave only the claim for federal copyright infringement in each of the three lawsuits.
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Millette plaintiffs don’t oppose dismissal of their state law claims v. OpenAI
Read more: Millette plaintiffs don’t oppose dismissal of their state law claims v. OpenAIThe Millette plaintiffs, creators of YouTube videos, waved the white flag on their state law claims against OpenAI. Instead of opposing OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint, they do not oppose. Unclear whether the plaintiffs had intended to use the state law claims as a Trojan horse in effect. The only claims they…
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Judge Davila grants extension to Google to file motion to dismiss Millette’s complaint, but not as much time sought
Read more: Judge Davila grants extension to Google to file motion to dismiss Millette’s complaint, but not as much time soughtWell, it looks like Judge Davila wants to get the Millette v. Google case moving. The parties had submitted a stipulated request for extension of the briefing schedule for Google’s motion to dismiss. Judge Davila granted it with modifications, however, shortening the extension granted as indicated in red:
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OpenAI moves to dismiss state law claims in Millette suit
Read more: OpenAI moves to dismiss state law claims in Millette suitOpenAI filed a motion to dismiss Millette’s First Amended Complaint’s state law claims. Motion below: