Anthropic Elvis Presley Lawsuit Targets Claude Training on 274 Songs
Elvis Presley's rights holders sued Anthropic, saying Claude was trained on lyrics from 274 songs without a license. They seek up to $48.6M and want copies
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AI Training Fair Use Loses as Third Circuit Backs Data Licensing
The Third Circuit held ROSS Intelligence's use of Westlaw headnotes to train a rival AI tool wasn't fair use, citing a market for AI training data licenses.
AI Fair Use Rejected on Appeal as Chatbot Liability Rulings Mount
The Third Circuit rejected fair use for AI training in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS, while courts held companies liable for chatbot statements this summer.
Meta AI Copyright Lawsuits: 292 Authors Skip Class Action to Sue
Nearly 300 authors filed individual copyright suits accusing Meta of training AI on pirated and scanned books, and their lawyers plan up to 1,000 more claims.
Anthropic Copyright Settlement Pays Authors, Keeps Fair Use Win
A judge approved Anthropic's $1.5B settlement with authors, about $3,100 per pirated book, but the ruling that AI training on purchased books is fair use
AI Training Fair Use Rejected in Third Circuit Westlaw Ruling
The Third Circuit ruled ROSS Intelligence's training of a rival AI tool on Westlaw headnotes wasn't fair use, the first appellate AI-training ruling.
AI copyright filing reveals Microsoft's Project Mango scraper
Publishers suing OpenAI and Microsoft unsealed more of their summary judgment motion, revealing a 'Project Mango' crawler and steep Copilot traffic drops.
AI copyright case filing exposes Microsoft Project Mango crawler
News publishers unsealed more of their summary judgment motion against OpenAI and Microsoft, revealing a secret 'Project Mango' crawler and traffic-loss data.
AI Copyright Lawsuits Hit 144 as Third Circuit Rejects Fair Use
AI copyright suits now total 144, with 113 active. The Third Circuit's Thomson Reuters v. ROSS ruling rejected fair use for a competing legal AI tool.
AI Liability in the EU: Directive Gone, Strict Rules Coming
The EU scrapped its AI Liability Directive in Oct 2025. The revised PLD's strict software liability starts Dec 2026, leaving fault claims to national courts.
AI Copyright Lawsuits Top 140 After First Appellate Fair Use Loss
The Third Circuit rejected fair use for AI training in Thomson Reuters v. Ross as AI copyright suits top 140 and the DOJ backs OpenAI against the NYT.
USA Today OpenAI Lawsuit Seeks $250M Over ChatGPT Training Data
USA Today Co. and 19 of its newspapers sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, seeking over $250M and destruction of models trained on their articles.
AI Copyright Ruling Rejects Fair Use, Raising Stakes for AI Users
The Third Circuit rejected fair use for AI training in Thomson Reuters v. Ross as copyright suits multiply, making data provenance a corporate risk.
AI voice rights: Tokyo court backs anime star in TikTok case
A Tokyo court ruled a person's voice is protected under publicity rights in Kenjiro Tsuda's AI clone suit against TikTok, but denied his removal request.
AI Notetaker Wiretap Lawsuits Spread From Otter to Granola
A judge let wiretap claims against Otter.ai proceed, and a July 2026 class action now targets Granola, widening AI notetaker privacy and discovery risk.
USA Today Sues OpenAI for $250M Over AI Training on 19 Papers
USA Today Co. and 13 affiliates sued OpenAI in New York federal court on Oct. 8, seeking $250M+ for allegedly using articles from 19 papers to train ChatGPT.
AI Training Fair Use Fails First Appellate Test in Westlaw Case
The Third Circuit ruled Ross Intelligence's AI training on Westlaw headnotes wasn't fair use, the first such appellate ruling, as AI sanctions on lawyers rise.
AI Copyright Case: Publishers Tell Court to Disregard DOJ Brief
The New York Times and other publishers asked a judge to give no weight to a DOJ brief backing OpenAI on fair use, saying political interests drove it.
Thomson Reuters v. ROSS: First Appeals Court Rejects AI Fair Use
The Third Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters' win over ROSS Intelligence, ruling that training a rival AI legal tool on Westlaw headnotes was not fair use.
AI Training Fair Use Rejected as Third Circuit Backs Westlaw Over ROSS
The Third Circuit held ROSS Intelligence's use of Westlaw headnotes to train a competing legal AI wasn't fair use, the first appellate ruling on AI training.