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Brave Software, News Corp. voluntarily dismiss case

In a case for declaratory judgment of non-infringement, Brave Software and News Corp. agreed to dismiss the case without prejudice: “Counsel for all parties hereby jointly stipulate that all of Brave’s claims in the abovecaptioned case are to be dismissed in their entirety, without prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule ofCivil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Each party shall…
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OpenAI gains procedural advantage with transfer of all copyright suits to MDL court. Slows litigation.

OpenAI is taking full advantage of the transfer of all copyright litigation to Judge Stein, who presides as the MDL court over all the cases. Some of the plaintiffs are eager to close discovery on July 31, but OpenAI contends that’s premature under MDL procedure. OpenAI has already scored one victory with Magistrate Judge Wang’s…
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Magistrate Judge Ona Wang deluged with motions to compel discovery in Authors Guild, New York Times lawsuits v. OpenAI

Magistrate Judge Ona Wang is overseeing discovery in the consolidated AI lawsuits involving the book authors (Authors Guild et al.) and the newspapers (New York Times, Daily News et al. and Center for Investigative Reporting). In the past couple of days, Magistrate Judge Wang has been deluged with motions to compel discovery and joint letters…
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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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OpenAI to seek transfer of AI copyright cases to Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). MDL would oversee discovery and all pretrial proceedings, including summary judgment.

Robert Van Nest sent a letter to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in the In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation indicating OpenAI’s intent to seek a transfer to the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), which, if OpenAI’s petition is granted, would then oversee all 8 copyright-related lawsuits against OpenAI from the Northern District of California and the Southern District of…
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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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OpenAI strikes 5-year licensing deal for use of content by WSJ, NY Post, Barron’s, The Sun, The Times of London

In a deal described as “landmark,” OpenAI struck a 5-year licensing deal with News Corp. (which owns the Wall St. Journal, the New York Post, Barron’s, The Sun, and The Times of London) to use their content, “including archives, to answer queries and trains its technology,” according to the Wall Street Journal. News Corp. CEO…
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