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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