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Bartz Class Counsel asks for leave to file reply to ClaimsHero. Proposed reply blasts ClaimsHero’s brief.

Things are getting heated in the Bartz v. Anthropic case. Less than 24 hours after third-party law firm ClaimsHero filed a full-throated First Amendment defense of its marketing, social media, and website overtures to Bartz class members to opt out, the Bartz Class Counsel filed motion for leave to file a reply. Bartz Class Counsel…
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Judge Chhabria grants stipulated extension to schedule in Kadrey v. Meta. Summary judgment hearing now on Apr. 30, 2026.

Judge Chhabria granted the parties’ request for 1 more month to the current deadlines. The extension was necessary because Meta recently discovered additional evidence related to its torrenting of files from shadow libraries. Related Stories
Read more: Judge Chhabria grants stipulated extension to schedule in Kadrey v. Meta. Summary judgment hearing now on Apr. 30, 2026.
Judge Alsup quickly grants expedited hearing for Nov. 13, 8 AM, subject to service on ClaimsHero.

Judge Alsup wasted no time in granting the Class Counsel for the Bartz book authors’ motion for an expedited hearing. Judge Alsup set the in-person hearing for Nov. 13, 8 AM, in San Francisco. The order is subject to Class Counsel serving the relevant papers on ClaimsHero. The attorneys for ClaimsHero better be prepared. Expect…
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NVIDIA opposes Nazemian attempt to amend the complaint

NVIDIA opposes Nazemian plaintiffs’ attempt to amend the complaint to expand the allegations related to NVIDIA’s use of shadow libraries, as well as vicarious and contributory infringement claims. (Nazemian himself wants to voluntarily drop out of the case, leaving Dubus.) Excerpts from NVIDIA’s Brief Related Stories DOWNLOAD NVIDIA’S BRIEF
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Perplexity seeks to dismiss some of copyright claims by Encyclopaedia Britannica

Perplexity filed a motion to dismiss some of the copyright claims filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster’s related to direct infringement allegedly in outputs of Perplexity AI’s answer engine and the specific works allegedly infringed. Excerpts of Perplexity’s brief DOWNLOAD PERPLEXITY’S BRIEF Related Stories
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Bartz status report: received claims for 58,788 out of 482,460 works (12.2%). Asks for Theo Cheng to be special master instead of Naomi Jane Gray.

The Bartz Class Counsel filed a status report late Friday. Two items to note: (1) So far, 58,788 out of 482,460 works (12.2%) have been subject to claims for the payout. UPDATE: I have done further research with comparison to participation rates in other cases. 12% participation rate is a decent, respectable start, already within…
Read more: Bartz status report: received claims for 58,788 out of 482,460 works (12.2%). Asks for Theo Cheng to be special master instead of Naomi Jane Gray.
Kadrey book authors want more discovery from Meta re: shadow libraries and torrenting

The Kadrey book authors are asking Judge Chhabria for additional discovery related to Meta’s alleged torrenting and use of the shadow libraries Anna’s Archives and Library Genesis. Although Judge Chhabria granted summary judgment on Meta’s downloading from shadow libraries to train its AI models back in June, the remaining part of the case concerns Meta’s…
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Judge Lee reassigned Alexander v. Apple for now. Could be related to Hendrix v. Apple, Martinez-Conde-Apple.

After Judge Beth Labson Freeman recused herself, the Alexander v. Apple case was reassigned to Judge Eumi Lee. The order reads: “CLERK’S NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Case Management Statement due by 2/11/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/25/2026 at 01:30 PM before Judge Eumi K. Lee. This proceeding will be held…
Read more: Judge Lee reassigned Alexander v. Apple for now. Could be related to Hendrix v. Apple, Martinez-Conde-Apple.
Judge Stein issues opinion denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss claim based on allegations of some infringing outputs. Court points to example of summary from Game of Thrones book.

Judge Stein just issued his order denying OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the Class Plaintiffs’ claim as to infringing outputs. Judge Stein found sufficient allegations to state a claim. Judge Stein used an example of a summary generated for Game of Thrones: “the output summarizing George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones from his A Song…
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OpenAI building a music generator to compete with Suno. Will it prompt licensing or copyright lawsuits?

OpenAI is really eating the world. After just launching a TikTok style, AI video generator Sora 2, OpenAI reportedly is building a music generator to compete with Suno (which itself faces 2 copyright lawsuits in the United States, one filed by UMG Recordings and the other by Anthony Justice). This isn’t surprising. Music generation is…
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