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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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Shakeup at Stability AI: CEO Emad Mostaque quits
Read more: Shakeup at Stability AI: CEO Emad Mostaque quitsA massive shakeup at Stability AI: the CEO Emad Mostaque is quitting the company and stepping down from its board of directors. The company is responsible for the text-to-image generator Stable Diffusion, first released in 2022 with its code open source. Mostaque was instrumental to the launch and promotion of Stable Diffusion. COO Shan Shan…
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Justice Joanna Smith rules Getty UK copyright lawsuit v Stability AI can proceed
Read more: Justice Joanna Smith rules Getty UK copyright lawsuit v Stability AI can proceedOn Dec. 1, 2023, Justice Joanna Smith ruled that Getty Images’ UK copyright lawsuit against Stability AI, the company that created the AI image generator Stable Diffusion, can proceed. For the claim involving alleged infringement based on the training and development of Stability’s AI model, the court considered an interesting question whether any of the…
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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…