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Judge Stein allows public listening via online audio of oral argument re: OpenAI, Microsoft’s motion to dismiss some of New York Times claims on Jan. 14, 10:30 AM EDT

Great news! Judge Sydney Stein issued an order allowing public listening via online audio of the oral argument regarding OpenAI’s and Microsoft’s motions to dismiss some of the New York Times’ claims on Jan. 14, 2025, 10:30 AM, in Courtroom 23A. The court’s order states: “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that any person who wishes to listen-in…
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Copyright Clearance Center memo to New York Times re: CCC’s plan to offer rightsholders ability to license for AI training should remain under seal

It looks the parties in the New York Times v. OpenAI lawsuit agree that a memo and an email that the Copyright Clearance Center sent to the New York Times should remain under seal. They are exhibits to OpenAI’s motion. You can learn more about CCC’s AI licensing program here. Said the New York Times:…
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Judge Stein sets oral argument for Jan. 14, 2025 in NYT, Daily News, Center for Investigative Reporting suits v. OpenAI, Microsoft

Judge Sydney Stein has set Jan. 14, 2025, 10:30 AM, in Courtroom 23A for oral argument on OpenAI’s and Microsoft’s motions to dismiss most of the claims, including the DMCA CMI claims and state law claims, in the lawsuits brought by New York Times, Daily News, and the Center for Investigative Reporting. Motion to dismiss…
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OpenAI, Microsoft object to Mag. Judge Wang’s denial of discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times suits

OpenAI sought from the New York Times information related to “(1) the Times’s use of nonparties’ generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”) tools; (2) the Times’s creation and use of its own Gen AI products; and (3) the Times’s position regarding Gen AI (e.g., positions expressed outside of litigation, knowledge about the training of third-party Gen…
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Parties seek more time to respond to discovery disputes in NYT, Authors Guild suits

The parties in the New York Times and Authors Guild suits against OpenAI have asked Magistrate Judge Wang for more time to respond to certain discovery disputes. The proposed new deadlines are as follows: Monday, December 23, 2024: Deadline for Defendants’ objections to the orders at New York Times ECF 351, 352, 353, 354, and…
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Magistrate Judge Wang resets deadlines in Authors Guild, New York Times suits v. OpenAI

As we reported earlier, Magistrate Judge Wang resolved a hornet’s nest of discovery disputes in the consolidated cases for book authors (Authors Guild) and newspapers (New York Times, Daily News). Judge Wang also reset the following deadlines: The deadline to amend the complaint for all cases is hereby EXTENDED to April 15, 2025. The parties…
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Magistrate Judge Wang denies OpenAI’s discovery motion in book authors cases re: fair use on same grounds as denial in New York Times lawsuit

On November 23, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s motion to compel discovery of information relevant to New York Times’s own use of AI. Today, Judge Wang did the same in the lawsuits brought by book authors (including Authors Guild) against OpenAI and Microsoft. ORDER denying 232 Letter Motion for Local Rule 37.2 Conference. The…
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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.
New York Times sends Perplexity, AI search, cease and desist letter to stop scraping NYT content

In a report by the Wall Street Journal, the AI search engine Perplexity received a cease and desist letter from the New York Times, which alleges that Perplexity is using NYT content without permission: “Perplexity and its business partners have been unjustly enriched by using, without authorization, The Times’s expressive, carefully written and researched, and…
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Has Andersen v. Stability AI order given life to active inducement claims in other AI suits?

Active inducement claims The Supreme Court’s decision in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., attempted to draw a line between (i) developing a new technology and (ii) trying to actively induce others to commit copyright infringement using the technology. The Court held: “that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use…
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