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ABG EPE IP LLC v. Anthropic PBC assigned to Judge Orrick for now. Is it related to Concord Music?
ABG EPE IP LLC v. Anthropic PBC, aka the Elvis case, has been assigned to Judge Orrick. But there’s a high likelihood it could be deemed a related case to the music cases led by Concord Music v. Anthropic before Judge Lee. Stay tuned. Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real… Read more
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Should Elon Musk be deposed in copyright infringement case? Parties disagree.
The parties in Alcon Entertainment v. Tesla have provided a status report on their ongoing dispute over whether Elon Musk should be deposed. He is a named defendant in the lawsuit and he did use the allegedly infringing image that Alcon Entertainment contends is substantially similar to its movie Blade Runner 2049. DOWNLOAD: Substack Follow… Read more
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Judge Chhabria relates Hobbs, Older, Sheard to Kadrey v. Meta. Expect Winspear, Reno, Levine to follow.
Judge Chhabria deemed several newly filed cases v. Meta as related to Kadrey v. Meta. That means they will be reassigned to him: We should expect the same decision on these newly filed cases as well: Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright & tort litigation, tracked in real time. Subscribe Read more
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Academic textbook authors voice concerns about their publishers seeking 85% cut of Bartz settlement distribution
Well, it looks like the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement is not completely in the books. Kim Pawlak, the Executive Director of Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) submitted a 4-page, single-spaced letter to Judge Martínez-Olguín. The letter alleges numerous problems textbook authors have faced. Under the terms of the settlement, the distribution of settlement funds… Read more
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Anthropic defends fair use in acquiring & using training data but flags copyright liability risk on novel issue in S1 prospectus for its IPO
Anthropic filed its S1 prospectus with the SEC yesterday. It has a lengthy discussion of “risk factors” related to investing in the company that spans nearly 100 pages. Here’s what the S1 says about copyright issues: We can break this statement into 2 sections: good faith belief in fair use on a novel issue of… Read more
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Judge Lee issues pre-hearing questions on fair use and Daubert motions
In Concord Music v. Anthropic I, Judge Lee issued her pre-hearing questions to the parties’ lawyers regarding fair use and the Daubert motions. These were sent to the lawyers before the hearing but are now being published. Fair Use and Trial Management: Daubert motions on experts: DOWNLOAD: Substack Follow Us on Substack AI copyright &… Read more
