Anthropic vs. Meta: every AI lawsuit compared

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)

Direct copyright (tentative settlement)

Plaintiffs, authors who opted out of the Bartz v. Anthropic settlement, allege copyright infringement by AI companies including Anthropic for using their works obtained from shadow libraries without…

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3)

Direct copyright (multi-defendant)

Direct copyright (8-defendant)

Direct copyright; contributory infringement; DMCA 1202(a)(1)/(b)(1)/(b)(3); state law (consolidates Chabon, Farnsworth, Huckabee)

Quebec visual artist Chloé Sabourin filed an application to commence class actions against both Meta and OpenAI on behalf of persons domiciled in Quebec who hold copyright in artistic works used with…

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck filed in Delaware Superior Court alleging Meta AI repeatedly and falsely stated he participated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, was charged with a misdemeano…

First major AI copyright case in France. Three French authors' and publishers' associations allege Meta used their members' copyright-protected literary and creative works without authorisation or co…

Quebec-based self-published novelist Anne Robillard filed an application in the Quebec Superior Court in March 2025 seeking authorisation to commence a class action on behalf of all persons domiciled…

FTC launched a formal inquiry into major tech companies' AI chatbots, focusing on what companies are doing to evaluate risks to children who use chatbots as companions. The inquiry was triggered by t…

Pictoright alleges Meta (operator of Facebook and Instagram) failed to obtain a collective licence for copyrighted images uploaded and used on its platforms, and failed to make 'best efforts' to nego…

Direct copyright (multi-defendant)

Direct copyright (8-defendant)

Direct copyright; contributory infringement; DMCA 1202(b)

Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory

DMCA 1201(a)

DMCA 1201(a) (voluntarily dismissed)