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Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis DMCA claim based on OpenAI’s alleged circumvention of robots.txt. Judge shuts down novel theory b/c robots.txt does not control access.
Read more: Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis DMCA claim based on OpenAI’s alleged circumvention of robots.txt. Judge shuts down novel theory b/c robots.txt does not control access.Judge Stein issued his ruling on OpenAI’s motion to dismiss some of the claims of Ziff Davis, the owner of Mashable and other online media. The biggest part of the ruling: Judge Stein dismissed Ziff Davis’s DMCA 1201 anti-circumvention claim. This is a novel theory being advanced in several cases. Judge Stein ruled that the…
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Judge Polk Failla denies related case status to NYT, Chicago Tribune lawsuits v. Perplexity. Not related to Dow Jones v. Perplexity.
Read more: Judge Polk Failla denies related case status to NYT, Chicago Tribune lawsuits v. Perplexity. Not related to Dow Jones v. Perplexity.Interestingly, Judge Polk Failla, who presides over Dow Jones v. Perplexity AI, has denied related case status to both (1) New York Times v. Perplexity AI, and (2) Chicago Tribune Co. v. Perplexity AI. (1) has been assigned to Judge Vernon S. Broderick. (2) has been assigned to Judge Loretta Preska. This means there are…
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Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?
Read more: Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?It’s been widely reported that Sam Altman convened the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other news media to a lunch at Rosemary’s Midtown. Quite remarkable given that the New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement and is seeking damages award that could be in the billions. But the lunch…
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OpenAI files amended Answers to Complaints in News MDL case
Read more: OpenAI files amended Answers to Complaints in News MDL caseOpenAI filed its Amended Answers in three related News cases. Below is the Amended Answer in the New York Times case to the Second Amended Complaint: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S AMENDED ANSWER DOWNLOAD NEW YORK TIMES SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Scheduling Order proposed in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity
Read more: Scheduling Order proposed in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. PerplexityThe proposed Scheduling Order by the parties is submitted in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. Perplexity. It proposes to cut off discovery on March 15, 2027.
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Woulard 1st Amended Complaint v. Suno
Read more: Woulard 1st Amended Complaint v. SunoWoulard filed a First Amended Complaint against Suno. Presumably, this moots Suno’s pending motion to dismiss filed Nov. 24.
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Pres. Trump to issue Executive Order preempting states from regulating AI
Read more: Pres. Trump to issue Executive Order preempting states from regulating AIPresident Trump said he will sign an Executive Order later this week to preempt states from regulating AI. We’ll have to see the scope of this order and how it will be operationalized. Expect legal challenges. From AI Czar David Sacks: I wanted to share a few thoughts on AI preemption and address some of…
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Cohere files answer to Advance Local Media’s Complaint
Read more: Cohere files answer to Advance Local Media’s ComplaintAfter Judge McMahon denied its partial motion to dismiss, Cohere filed its answer to the complaint filed by news organizations Advance Local Media. Here are the affirmative defenses raised: Notably, and not suprisingly, Cohere does not raise any defense based on (1) advice of legal counsel or (2) innocent infringement. In Bartz v. Anthropic, a…