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What’s the proposed class action settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic? Today parties file their motions.
Read more: What’s the proposed class action settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic? Today parties file their motions.All eyes will be on the docket in Bartz v. Anthropic to see if the parties’ motions on proposed settlement will be unsealed and open for public scrutiny. Taking a wild guess is I think the proposed settlement will be worth at least $1 billion or more. That number is just speculating, though.
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Midjourney files Answer to Disney suit: stresses role of users in generating outputs and Disney’s failure to use DMCA notice and takedown
Read more: Midjourney files Answer to Disney suit: stresses role of users in generating outputs and Disney’s failure to use DMCA notice and takedownIn its Answer, Midjourney not only questions Disney’s simultaneous use of Midjourney (through “many dozens of … Plaintiffs’ corporate email addresses” used as subscribers of Midjourney) and filing a lawsuit against Midjourney, but also highlights the role of users in generating outputs on Midjourney (for which the company is not directly responsible for outside of…
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Dow Jones, Perplexity file proposed scheduling order with close of discovery on Sept. 2, 2026
Read more: Dow Jones, Perplexity file proposed scheduling order with close of discovery on Sept. 2, 2026The Dow Jones’ lawsuit against Perplexity is picking up steam. In addition to a stipulated confidentiality and protective order, and document production protocol, the parties filed a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. Although no trial date is mentioned, the proposed end of expert discovery is Sept. 2, 2026.
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Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”
Read more: Judge Cisneros allows book authors in Mosaic lawsuit to subpoena Microsoft for ” its communications with and documents regarding entities with which it entered licensing agreements for AI Training Data, where the communications or documents indicate potential or proposed terems for licensing”In In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation, Magistrate Judge Lisa Cisneros issued an important discovery ruling allowing the book author plaintiffs to subpoena Microsoft’s documents and communications that “indicate potential or proposed terms for licensing.” Microsoft had already produced the actual licenses it struck with 14 or 15 copyright owners. Although Judge Cisneros rejected the full…
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Judge Alsup asks if Anthropic has given up a defense based on reliance of counsel presumably related to pirated books
Read more: Judge Alsup asks if Anthropic has given up a defense based on reliance of counsel presumably related to pirated booksJudge Alsup has asked the parties to let him know by 5 pm today whether Anthropic has given up the potential defense of reliance an advice of counsel. Great question. Presumably, this advice of counsel defense would relate to Anthropic’s conduct in downloading copies of pirated books from shadow libraries online — and help to…
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Comparing Judge Alsup and Judge Chhabria’s fair use decisions in Anthropic, Meta cases
Read more: Comparing Judge Alsup and Judge Chhabria’s fair use decisions in Anthropic, Meta casesBelow we compare and contrast the two decisions in Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta. The key differences are indicated by an asterisk*. Table. Comparison of Judge Alsup’s and Judge Chhabria’s decisions on fair use Fair Use Factor Judge Alsup (Bartz v. Anthropic) Judge Chhabria (Kadrey v. Meta) Is downloading “pirated” books datasets separate…