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Status of all 30 copyright lawsuits v. AI: no trial, Judge Bibas invites renewed summary judgment motions in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS
Read more: Status of all 30 copyright lawsuits v. AI: no trial, Judge Bibas invites renewed summary judgment motions in Thomson Reuters v. ROSSOn this Labor Day, here’s the latest on all 30 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. Highlights: New developments since last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas *TRIAL continued indefinitely. Judge Bibas invites renewed motions for summary…
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Stunning turn of events: day before trial, Judge Bibas postpones trial, rescinds oral rulings made on Aug. 20, and asks for renewed motions on summary judgment in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Read more: Stunning turn of events: day before trial, Judge Bibas postpones trial, rescinds oral rulings made on Aug. 20, and asks for renewed motions on summary judgment in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS IntelligenceA stunning turn of events: on the day before trial was set to begin in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, Judge Stephanos Bibas issued a new ruling postponing the trial. Judge Bibas also rescinded all oral rulings made on August 20, 2024. Plus, Judge Bibas invited the parties to renew their motions for summary judgment.…
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Did Judge Bibas just issue order on infringement in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence two days before trial?
Read more: Did Judge Bibas just issue order on infringement in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence two days before trial?Just two days before trial, both parties in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence filed statements regarding an apparent decision by Judge Bibas, which is not yet available on the docket. In a sealed pleading, the defendant ROSS calls the decision “the court’s sua sponte summary judgment decision.” In its response, Thomson Reuters refers to it…
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Status of all 29 copyright lawsuits v. AI: First trial begins Friday, Aug. 23, in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Read more: Status of all 29 copyright lawsuits v. AI: First trial begins Friday, Aug. 23, in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS IntelligenceHere’s the latest on all 29 copyright lawsuits against AI companies. New developments since last week’s report are indicated with an asterisk*. Case name Jurisdiction Judge Latest status Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH et al v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. D. Del. Bibas *TRIAL starts Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 with jury selection and opening statements _______________________________*[SEALED] MOTION for…
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Thomson Reuters redacted reply regarding copyrightability of headnotes. Does Thomson unintentionally bolster the claim of authorship in AI generated works involving human input?
Read more: Thomson Reuters redacted reply regarding copyrightability of headnotes. Does Thomson unintentionally bolster the claim of authorship in AI generated works involving human input?The redacted version of Thomson Reuters’ reply to ROSS Intelligence’s list of Westlaw headnotes that it argued are not copyrightable is now available (see PDF below). Judge Bibas has already ruled that the jury should determine copyrightability of the headnotes, including their overall selection and arrangement in judicial decisions. But Thomson Reuters’ reply is fascinating…
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Judge Bibas declines to rule on whether any headnotes are uncopyrightable, but allows ROSS to submit evidence of public benefit of generative AI at trial
Read more: Judge Bibas declines to rule on whether any headnotes are uncopyrightable, but allows ROSS to submit evidence of public benefit of generative AI at trialWith the first trial in an AI copyright lawsuit set only 2 weeks away (on Monday, Aug. 26), Judge Bibas issued some major pretrial rulings. Jury to determine copyrightability of headnotes First, he denied ROSS Intelligence’s request to have the court filter out allegedly uncopyrightable headnotes of West added to their case reports. Judge Bibas…
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Judge Bibas gives partial win to ROSS Intelligence: orders them to identify West headnotes that are “verbatim quotations, or vary trivially from verbatim quotations, of judicial opinions”
Read more: Judge Bibas gives partial win to ROSS Intelligence: orders them to identify West headnotes that are “verbatim quotations, or vary trivially from verbatim quotations, of judicial opinions”Judge Bibas issued his ruling on ROSS Intelligence’s request for a filtration hearing. (For background, visit our prior analysis.) Although Judge Bibas didn’t grant the motion, he did allow ROSS Intelligence the opportunity to “submit a list of all headnotes it believes are verbatim quotations, or vary trivially from verbatim quotations, of judicial opinions by…
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Thomson Reuters brief argues v. pretrial filtration hearing in AI lawsuit
Read more: Thomson Reuters brief argues v. pretrial filtration hearing in AI lawsuitThomson Reuters filed its brief arguing against ROSS Intelligence’s request that Judge Bibas conduct a pretrial filtration hearing to determine the (lack of) copyrightability of Westlaw’s headnotes and topics that it creates for legal decisions of the courts. In its brief, Thomson Reuters argues that no filtration hearing has ever occurred in the Third Circuit…
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ROSS brief argues for filtration hearing conducted by Judge Bibas before trial to identify uncopyrightable elements
Read more: ROSS brief argues for filtration hearing conducted by Judge Bibas before trial to identify uncopyrightable elementsThe redacted version of ROSS Intelligence’s brief is now available. It argues that the court should conduct a pretrial filtration hearing on the copyrightability of Westlaw’s headnotes and legal topics. Headnotes are short summaries of points that Westlaw has drawn from a court decision. The legal topics are like topics in an index to a…
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ROSS Intelligence cofounder Jimoh Ovbiagele in new legal tech startup
Read more: ROSS Intelligence cofounder Jimoh Ovbiagele in new legal tech startupThe first trial in a copyright lawsuit against an AI company is Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence in the District of Delaware, scheduled for August 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Wilmington, Delaware, lasting five days. Jury selection on August 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. But what’s most unusual is that ROSS Intelligence closed its legal…