Ed Lee

Updated Map of US copyright lawsuits v. AI companies (Aug. 12, 2025) We updated the map to add the Strike 3 Holdings suit v. Meta. By our count, this brings the total to 48 copyright lawsuits in the U.S. against AI companies, of which 45 are still pending (after 3 w…

Updated Map of All US Copyright suits v AI companies. 45 cases still live. 3 voluntarily dismissed. Don’t expect any other cases to have decisions on fair use until spring 2026 at the earliest. Bartz trial on pirated books is Dec 1st in SF, 8 AM sharp.

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Commentary: Here's the number that could halt the AI revolution in its tracks The penalty cost for pirating copyrighted works to train AI bots could exceed $1 trillion, which could scare AI firms into negotiating licensing deals for content

Today, Prof. Edward Lee (@edleeprof.bsky.social‬) was featured in this Los Angeles Times article, "Here's the number that could halt the AI revolution in its tracks."

Read it here: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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Scraping Wars intensify.

The latest AI copyright map is out. Download the PDF with links to each docket in link below: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/30/u...

Gen Z, It Turns Out, Is Great at Saving for Retirement

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/b...

Why ‘Success Is Quieter’ for Younger Americans Flashy titles and salaries are no longer the gold standard for defining achievement.

“Gen Z march to their own drum.
A big advantage that millennials and Gen Z adults have in being socially connected and informed, is that they can draw lessons from older adults at an earlier stage.” Also article about saving earlier for retirement. See thread below:

www.wsj.com/health/welln...

Bonus 136: Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Class Actions If those who oppose non-plaintiff-specific relief are doing so on principle and not just politics, they should support more robust nationwide class action suits against the federal government.

It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...

Second #SCOTUS ruling is in Braidwood.

For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent), Justice Kavanaugh rejects constitutional challenge to HHS panel that makes recommendations for preventive health care services:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Third #SCOTUS ruling is in the universal service fund (non-delegation) case.

For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting), Justice Kagan *rejects* non-delegation challenge; upholds universal service fund structure and authority:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Fifth ruling from #SCOTUS is in the Texas porn age-verification case.

For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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BREAKING NEWS: META wins on fair use defense in Kadrey v. Meta. Judge Chhabria warns,in dicta, says that in most cases AI training will likely be ILLEGAL and NOT FAIR USE. Problem here is Ps didn't present sufficient evidence to raise a genuine issue of market dilution, a new concept for (c).

With more books!

Congratulations!

Fair use in AI training question heads to Third Circuit on interlocutory appeal in Thomson Reuters v ROSS Intelligence. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/17/t...

ICYMI: @copyrightlately.bsky.social @lpramsey.bsky.social

Did Midjourney just awaken the sleeping giant? Disney, Universal file copyright suit v. AI image generator for outputs of their characters. midjourney hits different The majority of the 41 copyright lawsuits against AI companies do not involve alleged infringement in the outputs of AI generators. A handful do, including the New York Ti…

Here’s my reaction to Disney’s copyright suit v. Midjourney. Gives new meaning to going for broke. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/12/d...

ICYMI @copyrightlately.bsky.social @lpramsey.bsky.social

Updated map of all 42 copyright suits v. AI companies (Jun. 12, 2025) With the recent filing of the lawsuit Disney v. Midjourney, we updated the United States map. Download a PDF below. It has clickable links to each docket. Which case are you following the most? Map…

I updated the AI copyright suit map to add Disney v. Midjourney. 42 lawsuits filled, with 4 dismissals. Download the map in link below: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/12/u...

ICYMI @copyrightlately.bsky.social

Disney and Universal Studios sue Midjourney for recreating Disney characters. Copyright AI suits hit 42 in U.S. (Complaint PDF) Disney Enterprises, Marvel, LucasFilm, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal City Studios and Dreamworks just filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney in the Central District of California. Thi…

Copyright lawsuit No 42 v AI companies. Disney v Midjourney. Complaint in link below chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/11/d...

OpenAI has 50 lawyers defending it in the MDL litigation. Sparing no expense. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/10/h...

It’s Not a Birkin. It’s ‘the’ Birkin.

What’s the value of the prototype of the Birkin bag: “It will be sold as part of a Paris Fashion Icons sale, which Sotheby’s is holding on July 10.” Is it over/under $1M? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/s...

The latter is preferable. Brilliant thoughts find support.

Was doing a podcast. Seems like a slow news day. What did I miss?

Hearing set to determine whether plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Ben Y. Zhao, who created tools to poison AI models data, should be allowed to see highly confidential material of Stability AI. Or should Zhao b... Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros has set a Discovery Hearing set for June 6, 2025, 9:00 AM, by videoconference. The controversy stems from the plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Ben Y. Zhao’s participat…

Link here: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/04/h...

Andersen v Stability AI has a fascinating dispute over Dr. Ben Zhao, of University of Chicago and the co-founder of Nightshade and Glaze adversarial tools to poison data used for AI training. Should he be disqualified as Plaintiffs’ expert or barred for AI companies’ confidential info?

Prof. @edleeprof.bsky.social published a new edition of his casebook, "International Intellectual Property, Problems, Cases, and Materials"

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