Summary
Authors Rebecca Makkai, Jason Reynolds, and others sued Databricks Inc. and MosaicML Inc., alleging the companies used plaintiffs' copyrighted books from the Books3 dataset without permission to train AI models MPT and DBRX.[1][3][5] The case asserts direct and vicarious copyright infringement under the Copyright Act in NDCA (3:24-cv-02653), filed May 2, 2024, as a class action; Judge Charles B. Dreyer denied defendants' motion to dismiss in 2026, allowing claims to proceed.[2][3][7] It parallels other authors' suits against AI firms like Nvidia over unauthorized training data from shadow libraries.[1][4]
Case details
- Court
- NDCA
- Docket number
- 3:24-cv-02653
- Filed
- May 2, 2024
- Status
- Active
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