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Apple loses bid to dismiss DMCA anti-circumvention of YouTube videos claim
In Ted Entm’t v. Apple, Judge Seeborg denied Apple’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s DMCA claim for alleged circumvention of access controls on YouTube videos. The opinion is consistent with two other recent decisions involving Ted Entertainment: Plus, it is similar to cases involving stream ripping of music files from YouTube videos allegedly in violation… Read more
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VP Vance announces Microsoft is suspended from PERM program for hiring foreign workers
On the same day, Pres. Trump awarded Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella a National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Vice President Vance lambasted Microsoft for laying off American workers and abusing the PERM green card program for hiring foreign workers. Surreal. Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real time. Subscribe Read more
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The Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) objects to OpenAI’s solving of math problems
OpenAI has tripled down on its open conflict with the academic world of mathematicians. A month ago OpenAI caused a kerfuffle by solving a Millennium Prize math problem for the Navier-Stokes existence. That itself was controversial — and provoked blowback from mathematicians. Well, instead of refraining from further uses of its AI to solve longstanding… Read more
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Latest U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI cos. Total=148
We updated the map to include USA Today v. OpenAI, filed today. New total = 148 copyright suits. DOWNLOAD MAP WITH LINKS TO EACH DOCKET: Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real time. Subscribe Read more
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Elsevier v. Meta transferred to ND California and likely Judge Chhabria
Here’s the newly filed complaint in Elsevier v. Meta, fresh from a transfer from the SDNY. Hobbs v. Meta is on its way, too. Both will likely be assigned to Judge Chhabria as related cases to the Kadrey cluster of cases. Complaint: Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real… Read more
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USA Today sues OpenAI in another news copyright suit
As the OpenAI MDL litigation is already in the summary judgment phase, OpenAI was hit with yet another news copyright lawsuit, this one filed by USA Today. The Complaint raises 3 claims: These are the same 3 claims that remain in the New York Times’ suit against OpenAI. Similar copyright suits have also been filed… Read more
