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Judge Breyer grants Mosaic ML’s partial motion to dismiss copyright claims based on bare allegation that Databricks used shadow libraries with pirated books
Read more: Judge Breyer grants Mosaic ML’s partial motion to dismiss copyright claims based on bare allegation that Databricks used shadow libraries with pirated booksJudge Breyer just granted Mosaic ML’s partial motion to dismiss the newly added copryight claim in the First Amended Complaint against Databricks based on its DBRX large language models. And the Judge did so without further leave to amend. Judge Breyer held that the plaintiffs’ general allegation that, upon information and belief, Databricks used pirated…
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Scholarship: How should courts weigh AI companies’ use of shadow libraries of “pirated” books?
Read more: Scholarship: How should courts weigh AI companies’ use of shadow libraries of “pirated” books?One of the most controversial aspects in the copyright lawsuits against AI companies is how courts should weigh the companies’ use of controversial “shadow libraries” consisting of unauthorized or “pirated” copies of books others have compiled and made available online. These shadow libraries have provoked condemnation from book authors and a fair amount of media…