Litigation, intellectual property, liability, and case law.
November 3, 20262 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
Newspaper plaintiffs have filed Boone Newsmedia v. Microsoft against OpenAI and Microsoft in Mississippi federal court, following an earlier action brought by the same legal teams.
By AI News Daily · Source: ChatGPT Is Eating the World
November 1, 20263 min read
California’s No Robo Bosses Act takes effect July 1, 2027, prohibiting fully automated disciplinary and termination decisions. It also requires human corroboration, employee notices and access to descriptions of data used in certain decisions.
By AI News Daily · Source: National Law Review – AI
November 1, 20262 min readLitigation
Character Technologies is pursuing Disney-backed auction procedures while states challenge bidding terms and seek independent privacy oversight for any transfer involving Character.AI user data.
By AI News Daily · Source: Reuters
November 1, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
A federal court rejected SpaceXAI’s attempt to dismiss the NAACP’s lawsuit over allegedly unpermitted gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi. The ruling allows the Clean Air Act claims to proceed but does not determine liability.
By AI News Daily · Source: BigGo Finance
October 29, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
Texas is seeking penalties and sweeping restrictions on ChatGPT in a lawsuit alleging misleading safety claims. OpenAI disputes the allegations, which have not been established in court.
By AI News Daily · Source: The 420.in
October 29, 20262 min read
Meta plans about $95 billion in financing for AI opportunities and its core business, including $35 billion in offerings launched Monday and a planned $60 billion at-the-market program.
By AI News Daily · Source: Reuters
October 29, 20262 min read
Anthropic’s preliminary IPO filing separates founders’ majority shareholder voting power from an independent safety trust’s control of most board seats. The filing also disclosed a month-long training pause and AI security breaches, Reuters reported.
By AI News Daily · Source: Reuters
October 25, 20262 min readLitigation · Liability & Safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued OpenAI, Sam Altman and affiliated entities over alleged harmful ChatGPT responses and failures to protect minors. The complaint raises consumer protection and child privacy claims under Texas law.
By AI News Daily · Source: NTD News
October 25, 20262 min readLitigation · Copyright & IP
Rights holders for 274 Elvis Presley songs allege Anthropic used copyrighted lyrics to train Claude without permission and allowed infringing adaptations. They are seeking damages, an injunction and destruction of unauthorized copies.
By AI News Daily · Source: The New York Times
October 25, 20262 min readLitigation · Copyright & IP
Reservoir is pursuing copyright claims against Suno and Anthropic seeking nearly $340 million. The disputes involve musical works associated with Madonna and Johnny Cash, though key details of the allegations remain unavailable.
By AI News Daily · Source: CelebrityAccess
October 25, 20262 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
Elvis Presley rightsholders allege Anthropic used 274 copyrighted songs to train AI without permission and that Claude generates unauthorized adaptations. The lawsuit seeks up to $41.1 million in statutory damages.
By AI News Daily · Source: Rolling Stone
October 25, 20262 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
Universal Music Group and Sony Music want DistroKid to disclose monthly AI-generated song totals as potential evidence of market harm in their copyright lawsuit against Suno.
By AI News Daily · Source: Law Commentary