Disney, Universal & Warner Bros. v. MiniMax
Active
Encyclopedia Britannica & Merriam-Webster v. Perplexity ↗
Direct copyright; Lanham Act false designation
Authors Guild v. OpenAI
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory (consolidates Alter/Sancton; with Basbanes)
Reddit v. Perplexity ↗
Vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1); 1201(a)(1)(A)
Dow Jones & NYP v. Perplexity ↗
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; Lanham Act
Concord Music Group v. Anthropic ↗
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)
Studio Ghibli / Anime publishers v. OpenAI
Active
Doe v. GitHub (Copilot) ↗
DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3) on appeal; state law
Condé Nast / Atlantic / Forbes et al. v. Cohere
Active
Times of India / Bennett Coleman v. OpenAI
Active
GEMA v. OpenAI
On Appeal
Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence ↗
Direct copyright; state law
Penguin Random House v. OpenAI
Pending
Walters v. OpenAI ↗
Radio host Mark Walters sued OpenAI after ChatGPT fabricated a legal complaint falsely accusing him of embezzling from the Second Amendment Foundation. The case was remanded to Georgia state court. I…
Reddit v. Anthropic
Active
Tremblay / Silverman v. OpenAI ↗
Direct copyright; vicarious; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3); state law (consolidates Tremblay, Silverman, Chabon)
Center for Investigative Reporting v. OpenAI ↗
Direct copyright; contributory; DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3)
UMG et al. v. Suno
Direct copyright; motion for leave 1201(a) claim
UMG v. Udio
Partial Settlement
Disney/Universal v. Midjourney ↗
Direct copyright; vicarious; contributory
Kadrey v. Meta Platforms ↗
Direct copyright; contributory infringement; DMCA 1202(a)(1)/(b)(1)/(b)(3); state law (consolidates Chabon, Farnsworth, Huckabee)
Huckabee v. Meta
On Appeal
In re Clearview AI Privacy Litig.
Settled
UMG/Concord/ABKCO v. Anthropic II
Active
GEMA v. Suno ↗
GEMA claims that AI music platform Suno infringed copyright by (1) generating music content that closely resembles GEMA member works, and (2) using GEMA works for AI model training without authorisat…
Getty Images v. Stability AI (UK)
Direct copyright; DMCA 1202(a)/(b); Lanham Act; unfair comp.; trademark dilution
Andersen v. Stability AI ↗
Direct copyright; inducement; DMCA 1202(a)/(b)(1); Lanham Act; state law
Raw Story / AlterNet v. OpenAI ↗
DMCA 1202(b)(1) (rejected on MTD)
The Intercept v. OpenAI ↗
DMCA 1202(b)(1)/(b)(3)
Mobley v. Workday ↗
African American man over 40 with disability sued alleging Workday's AI-powered applicant screening rejected him for 100+ jobs because of age, race, and disability. In July 2024 the court denied dism…
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