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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fair Use Ruling Undermines Related DMCA Claim

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After previously dismissing infringement claims on the ground that using copyrighted works to train a large language model qualified as fair use, a federal judge in California has now also dismissed a key Digital Millennium...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Twin California Rulings Mark a Turning Point for AI‐Copyright Fair Use

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In the space of forty-eight hours, two judges of the Northern District of California issued detailed, partially contrasting opinions on whether large language model (“LLM”) training that copies entire books without...more

Vondran Legal

Photo Infringement Can Be Costly and Up to $150,000 Per Image Infringed!

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Here is a case from the opposite coast of the United States. This case may be looked at as persuasive authority in cases filed in the 9th circuit...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: Court Grants Motion To Dismiss in Kadrey AI Training Data Case

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Court Grants Motion To Dismiss in Kadrey AI Training Data Case - In a short but sharply worded decision, a California district court on November 20, 2023, granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in Kadrey v. Meta...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Court Casts Doubt on Copyright Claims Relating to AI Images

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Several U.S. courts are addressing lawsuits brought by artists alleging that AI-generated art infringes on copyrights held by the artists for their artwork. In one of those cases, a California federal judge recently indicated...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Court Upholds Right to Rent Physical Media

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On April 28, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding that, taking facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, defendant...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Unhappy Together: No Right of Public Performance under California Copyright Law

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Addressing for the first time whether California law establishes a right of public performance for the owners of pre-1972 sound recordings, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found no such right for music and...more

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