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Willcox & Savage

Court Dismisses Most Claims In Two AI Copyright Cases

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The U.S. District Court for the North District of California dismissed four of six claims in a pair of cases alleging that the use by OpenAI, Inc. of the plaintiffs’ books infringed the copyrights in those books. Tremblay v....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

OpenAI's Motion to Dismiss NY Times Lawsuit over ChatGPT: Do They Want to Win or Influence Public Opinion?

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In response to the lawsuit the New York Times has filed against it, OpenAI has sought to dismiss portions of the complaint. But instead of filing a traditional motion to dismiss that argues that the allegations of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

From Punchlines to Plaintiffs: Meta Platforms and Open AI File Motions to Dismiss Comedian Sarah Silverman’s Copyright...

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Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook) and OpenAI (creator of ChatGPT) have individually filed a Motion to Dismiss the class-action lawsuit filed by comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher...more

Haug Partners LLP

Intermediary Liability and Indirect Infringement for Marketplaces in Europe and the United States

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Counterfeiters often act through intermediaries, including online marketplaces, social media companies, and internet service providers (“ISPs”), that may not be aware that their services are being used for infringing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

If This Copyright Law Post Mentions Hamilton, You’re More Likely to Read It

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This post is about Hamilton. Well, sort of. It’s actually about copyright law. But keep reading!...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Without Volitional Conduct, Establishing Direct Copyright Infringement Gets Hairy

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment, holding that “volitional conduct” is required to establish a claim for direct copyright infringement under the safe harbor...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

5th Circuit: ISP Not Liable for Infringement Due to Lack of Volitional Conduct, Despite Ineligibility for DMCA Safe Harbor

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered in BWP Media USA, Inc. v. T&S Software Associates, Inc. whether volitional conduct is required to establish a claim for direct copyright infringement against an Internet...more

Fenwick & West LLP

And the Winner is? Digital Platform Liability for Trademark Infringement

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Much has been made of the question of liability for the operation or furnishing of digital platforms in the copyright context. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the provider of the Betamax recorder did not itself...more

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