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Dubus v. NVIDIA Corporation

Andre Dubus III and Susan Orlean sued NVIDIA Corporation, alleging it copied their copyrighted books to train large language models like NeMo Megatron without consent, credit, or compensation.[1][4] The case asserts direct copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA, case 4:24-cv-02655-JST), filed May 2, 2024, as a putative class action with a jury demand; NVIDIA disputes the claims and intends a fair use defense, and the case is related to Nazemian v. NVIDIA.[1][2][4][5][6] Parties submitted a case management statement in January 2025 addressing fair use disputes.[2][4]

🏛️ NDCA· Case No. 4:24-cv-02655· Filed May 2, 2024

Summary

Andre Dubus III and Susan Orlean sued NVIDIA Corporation, alleging it copied their copyrighted books to train large language models like NeMo Megatron without consent, credit, or compensation.[1][4] The case asserts direct copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA, case 4:24-cv-02655-JST), filed May 2, 2024, as a putative class action with a jury demand; NVIDIA disputes the claims and intends a fair use defense, and the case is related to Nazemian v. NVIDIA.[1][2][4][5][6] Parties submitted a case management statement in January 2025 addressing fair use disputes.[2][4]

Case details

Court
NDCA
Docket number
4:24-cv-02655
Filed
May 2, 2024
Status
Active

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