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Magistrate Judge Wang gives Book Authors, Newspapers discovery victory. California Labor Code § 980 does not bar discovery of social media messages on X.com

In a discovery victory for the Book Authors and the Newspapers that seek discovery of d OpenAI employees “direct messages sent on X.com belonging to certain employees who used their personal phones and X.com accounts for work purposes,” Magistrate Judge Ona Wang rejected one of the grounds asserted by OpenAI, that such social media messages Read more

December 3, 2024
Magistrate Judge Wang denies OpenAI’s discovery motion in book authors cases re: fair use on same grounds as denial in New York Times lawsuit

On November 23, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang denied OpenAI’s motion to compel discovery of information relevant to New York Times’s own use of AI. Today, Judge Wang did the same in the lawsuits brought by book authors (including Authors Guild) against OpenAI and Microsoft. ORDER denying 232 Letter Motion for Local Rule 37.2 Conference. The Read more

December 3, 2024
Judge Breyer grants stipulated order to consolidate O’Nan, Makkai lawsuits v. Databricks

Judge Breyer granted a stipulated order sought by the parties to consolidate the O’Nan, Makkai lawsuits against Databricks. It’s consolidated for all purposes. Order is below: Read more

December 2, 2024
Canadian newspapers sue OpenAI for copyright infringement. Complaint PDF in Toronto Star Newspapers v. OpenAI

OpenAI is being sued yet again for alleged copyright infringement. This time, in Canada, by a group of newspapers led by Toronto Star Newspapers. This appears to be the second AI-related copyright lawsuit filed in Canada. Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) filed one earlier in November against Caseway AI. Read more

December 2, 2024
Judge McMahon gives 2 week extension to OpenAI to reply to Raw Story Media’s motion to file 1st Amended Complaint

OpenAI received an extension until December 20, 2024 to reply to Raw Story Media’s motion to file a First Amended Complaint after Judge McMahon dismissed the original complaint due to lack of standing, or an alleged injury in fact under Article III of the Constitution. Read more

November 28, 2024
Parties file complex chart re: discovery disputes in Authors Guild v. OpenAI

This next level chart shows the various discovery disputes that Magistrate Judge Ona Wang will resolve after an upcoming hearing in Authors Guild v. OpenAI. (The newspaper lawsuits against OpenAI have discovery disputes that Judge Wang will also resolve after this mega hearing.) Read more

November 28, 2024