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Vacker v. Elevens Labs is officially settled and closed.
Read more: Vacker v. Elevens Labs is officially settled and closed.After mediation, the parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs, a case filed by voice actors, announced a settlement. Now, the case is officially closed. Expect some of the other AI copyright lawsuits to follow.
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Parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs file joint stipulation to dismiss case after settlement
Read more: Parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs file joint stipulation to dismiss case after settlementThe parties in Vacker v. Elevens Labs, a case filed by voice actors, filed their stipulation for dismissal of the case. The parties had earlier disclosed they had settled the lawsuit.
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Vacker v. Eleven Labs case stayed as parties finish settlement
Read more: Vacker v. Eleven Labs case stayed as parties finish settlementThe first AI lawsuit to settle, Vacker v. Eleven Labs, involving voice actor plaintiffs has been stayed. The parties are finalizing the Long Form Agreement for the settlement. Will be interesting if any details of the settlement are disclosed.
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Latest Map of copyright suits v. AI companies. 2 cases tentatively settle. (Aug. 27, 2025).
Read more: Latest Map of copyright suits v. AI companies. 2 cases tentatively settle. (Aug. 27, 2025).As the parties in 2 cases (Bartz v. Anthropic and Vacker v. Eleven Labs) announced reaching settlements in principle after respective mediations, the latest updated map of all copyright lawsuits in the US against AI companies looks like this (below). The cases in the red rectangles are the 2 cases in which tentative settlements have…
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Parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs tell judge they’ve reached a settlement. 1st in the AI copyright litigation.
Read more: Parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs tell judge they’ve reached a settlement. 1st in the AI copyright litigation.We have the first settlement in the AI copyright litigation. The parties in Vacker v. Eleven Labs told Judge Andrews they’ve reached a settlement after mediation. This is the first settlement in any of the 48 copyright lawsuits filed against AI companies. This case involved voice actors’ claims against Eleven Labs for misappropriation, right of…
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The Atlantic uses AI generated voice via ElevenLabs for some articles
Read more: The Atlantic uses AI generated voice via ElevenLabs for some articlesSurprised to see that The Atlantic uses AI-generated narration via ElevenLabs’ AI for some of The Atlantic’s articles, such as this one on “The End of the Rule of Law.” ElevenLabs is currently facing a DMCA CMI lawsuit filed by voice actors led by Karissa Vacker. Ironically, The Atlantic published an article on ElevenLabs.
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Judge Andrews denies ElevenLabs motion to transfer to Southern District of New York
Read more: Judge Andrews denies ElevenLabs motion to transfer to Southern District of New YorkIn a short order, Judge Andrews denied defendant ElevenLabs’ motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York. Delaware it is.
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Eleven Labs reply brief in support of motion to transfer case to SDNY
Read more: Eleven Labs reply brief in support of motion to transfer case to SDNYEleven Labs filed its reply in support of its motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York.
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Vacker cites Judge Rakoff decision on CMI claim
Read more: Vacker cites Judge Rakoff decision on CMI claimPlaintiffs in the AI copyright litigation continue to cite Judge Rakoff’s recent opinion allowing the DMCA CMI 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of copyright management information in the Intercept v. OpenAI case. Related Stories
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Judge Andrews sets hearing for Mar. 12, 2 PM ET, on ElevenLabs motion to transfer to New York
Read more: Judge Andrews sets hearing for Mar. 12, 2 PM ET, on ElevenLabs motion to transfer to New YorkORAL ORDER: A hearing regarding the Motion to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (D.I. 22 ) is now set for 3/12/2025, at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 6A.