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Sarah Andersen artist plaintiffs want 60 depositions. Defendants want the standard 12 for their employees.
Read more: Sarah Andersen artist plaintiffs want 60 depositions. Defendants want the standard 12 for their employees.The parties in the Andersen v. Stability AI have asked Magistrate Judge Cisneros to resolve their dispute over the number of depositions allowed per side. The plaintiffs seek 60 depositions against the defendants. The defendants say the default of 12 depositions should suffice at this stage.
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Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI parties file Joint Case Management Statement as case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discovery
Read more: Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI parties file Joint Case Management Statement as case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discoveryFinally, the parties in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI are headed for discovery. They filed their Joint Case Management Statement. Judge Orrick assigned the case to Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros for discovery. This was the first copyright lawsuit filed after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It is noteworthy in that Judge Orrick allowed the plaintiffs…
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Defendants file Answers in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI
Read more: Defendants file Answers in Sarah Andersen v. Stability AIAll four defendants filed their respective answers to Sarah Andersen plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint in Andersen v. Stability AI. Stability AI Runway Midjourney Deviant Art
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Judge Orrick denies in part motion to dismiss: Sarah Andersen copyright lawsuit survives on claim of copyright and Lanham Act
Read more: Judge Orrick denies in part motion to dismiss: Sarah Andersen copyright lawsuit survives on claim of copyright and Lanham ActIn Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI, Judge Orrick issued his order granting in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the DMCA CMI claims, contract claims, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (against DeviantArt) with prejudice and unjust enrichment claim with leave to amend, but denying the motion on the key…
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7 plaintiffs in Andersen v. Stability AI file ADR certifications for “prefer to discuss” option
Read more: 7 plaintiffs in Andersen v. Stability AI file ADR certifications for “prefer to discuss” optionSeven of the 10 named plaintiffs in the Sarah Andersen v. Stability AI case have filed their ADR certifications, opting for the option of “prefer to discuss ADR selection with the Assigned Judge at the case management conference.” This doesn’t commit them to ADR. Instead, it just signals their willingness to discuss it with Judge…
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Artist Sarah Anderson files first amended complaint in copyright suit v. AI cos.
Read more: Artist Sarah Anderson files first amended complaint in copyright suit v. AI cos.Judge Orrick dismissed a number of the claims in Sarah Anderson’s proposed class action suit against Stability AI and other AI companies on Oct. 30, 2024. In sum, Judge Orrick ruled: This week, Anderson filed her First Amended Complaint to address the court’s reasons for dismissal, such as the need to identify specific works allegedly…
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Judge Orrick rejects “21st century collage tool” theory of Sarah Anderson’s lawsuit v. AI text to image generators
Read more: Judge Orrick rejects “21st century collage tool” theory of Sarah Anderson’s lawsuit v. AI text to image generatorsJudge Orrick’s order dismissing, with leave to the defendants to amend their complaint, rejected the theory of the plaintiffs Sarah Anderson et al. that all of DeviantArt’s Output Images are infringing derivative works because DeviantArt’s AI program was allegedly trained on copyrighted images. Sarah Anderson’s theory of collage tool: “The resulting image is necessarily a…
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Artist Sarah Anderson faces setback in lawsuit v. Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt. Judge Orrick inclined to dismiss most of claims, but allow amended complaint
Read more: Artist Sarah Anderson faces setback in lawsuit v. Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt. Judge Orrick inclined to dismiss most of claims, but allow amended complaintBig news yesterday in the artist Sara Anderson’s proposed class action against Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. At the hearing for defendants’ motion to dismiss some of the claims brought by Anderson, Judge Orrick indicated that he agrees with the defendants’ motion and is inclined to dismiss most of the claims without prejudice, meaning the…