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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/08/13/u...
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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…
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Datta Center for High Tech Law (DCHTL) @dchtl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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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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
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Most popular podcasts on YouTube, says YouTube. charts.youtube.com/podcasts 1. Joe Rogan Experience 2. MeidasTouch 10. Tucker Carlson Show 13. Pat McAfee Show 26. Black Conservative Perspective 32. Bulwark Takes 34. 60 Minutes 47. Democracy Now 60. PBS News Hour 64. Call Her Daddy 74. Roland Martin
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Scraping Wars intensify.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The latest AI copyright map is out. Download the PDF with links to each docket in link below: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/30/u...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
“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...
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Why ‘Success Is Quieter’ for Younger Americans
Flashy titles and salaries are no longer the gold standard for defining achievement.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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-...
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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.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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).
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Here’s my reaction to Disney’s copyright suit v. Midjourney. Gives new meaning to going for broke. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/12/d...
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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…
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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...
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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…
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Copyright lawsuit No 42 v AI companies. Disney v Midjourney. Complaint in link below chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/11/d...
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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…
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
OpenAI has 50 lawyers defending it in the MDL litigation. Sparing no expense. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/10/h...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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...
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It’s Not a Birkin. It’s ‘the’ Birkin.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Was doing a podcast. Seems like a slow news day. What did I miss?
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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?
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Santa Clara Law Research Dean @sculawresearch.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Prof. @edleeprof.bsky.social published a new edition of his casebook, "International Intellectual Property, Problems, Cases, and Materials" faculty.westacademic.com/Book/Detail?...
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Chow and Lee's International Intellectual Property, Problems, Cases, and Materials, 5th American Casebook Series 9798892091886 Daniel C.K. Chow | Edward Lee
faculty.westacademic.com: Chow and Lee's International Intellectual Property, Problems, Cases, and Materials, 5th: This edition is updated with the latest developments in the World Trade Organization ...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Stunning development: www.wsj.com/tech/google-...
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Judge Examines Steps to Limit Google’s Reach in AI Arms Race
Lawyers began making closing arguments Friday in a landmark antitrust case over the online search market and future of AI.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Settlement anything but amicable. Litigation probably not ideal to sort out this controversy.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/05/2025
Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ
A photo of Taylor Swift on stage. Text reads: "Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to Her First 6 Albums."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Continuing jobless claims, highest since Nov 2021 .. “.. The numbers suggest the combined impact of the Trump administration’s .. initiatives are starting to take a larger toll on the labor market as those out of work increasingly struggle to find new positions.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Influencers dispute settled. My students loved this case. Probably the best class discussion of the year, even better than the AI lawsuits. www.thefashionlaw.com/lawsuit-over...
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Lawsuit Over "Copycat" Influencer Aesthetics Comes to a Close
A lawsuit, coined the "sad beige" case, that pit two influencers against one another over “copycat” aesthetics has come to an end.
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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 27/05/2025
Good news, everyone: a car isn't a character just because it gets a nickname! cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
An inspiration and visionary who shined a bright light on human suffering. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Sebastiao Salgado, Photographer Who Redefined the Documentary Tradition, Dies at 81
Sebastiao Salgado, a photographer who redefined the documentary tradition, has died at 81.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Judge Alsup said at today’s hearing in Bartz v Anthropic that he’s leaning to ruling that AI training by Anthropic was fair use. More: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/22/j...
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Mark Jaffe, 5 Bridges Law @markjkings.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
What a mighty good plan: Salt N Pepa are suing UMG over their sound recordings. Salt N Pepa served notices of termination under the Copyright Act. UMG claims the termination is invalid because, among other things, the recordings were works for hire. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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James v UMG - Salt N Pepa termination complaint
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
AI acceleration is speeding up. There’s already a prototype of a new AI device Jony Ive designed. Buckle up. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/21/o...
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OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s design company for $6.5 billion. Poses new threat to Apple iPhone.
OpenAI announced the acquisition of Jony Ive’s design firm io for $6.5 billion all in equity. To put this acquisition into perspective, Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006, valued…
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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Blog Post: Photos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
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Photos in a Similar Style Aren't Copyright-Infringing-Woodland v. Lil Nas X - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
The court summarizes the case: Rodney Woodland, a freelance artist and model, posts semi-naked photographs of himself in different poses on Instagram. Montero Lamar Hill, better known as the recording...
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 19/05/2025
SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games for its use of A.I. for Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Latest Map of all AI Copyright lawsuits. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/17/l...
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Latest map of all 41 lawsuits v. AI companies (May 17, 2025)
Here’s the latest map of all 41 copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States. Since our last map on April 28, here are the changes: The new lawsuit Ziff Davis v. OpenAI has be…
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Corgis have an extremely low center of gravity and the density of a dead star. PERFECT for skateboarding! 😇
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/05/2025
Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300. Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma
ALT: A large, framed, yellowing document. Text reads: "Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original." Photo credit: Lorin Granger/Harvard Law School
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
If the Copyright Office can issue its report on fair use in pre-publication form, I’ll do the same with my article, “Fair Use and the Origin of AI Training.” Forthcoming in @HoustonLRev 2025. My article shows why Copyright Office is wrong about fair use. Download: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
It gives me no pleasure to do so, but let me be the first copyright professor to say the U.S. government should not adopt the pre-publication report of the U.S. Copyright Office on AI training issued late Fri. by Register of Copyrights Perlmutter. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/05/12/o...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We created an infographic to depict the AI companies facing the most copyright lawsuits in the world. Download your PDF in the link: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/03/30/i...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
“S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector has wiped out all gains since the end of November.” (via Kevin Gordon)
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Paul Clement enlisted to help Judge Ho review government’s motion to dismiss Eric Adams case, former Solicitor General under Bush Administrationx
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Anupam Chander @anupamchander.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Here's my theory connecting the TikTok sale-or-ban law, cars, AI, and more: The National Security Internet. How the national security turn for digital regulation threatens free expression, economic development, and efforts to combat climate change. Will post on SSRN soon.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Judge Rakoff finally issued his opinion explaining his rationale. Curiously, Judge Rakoff fails to even mention the contrary decision of another SDNY judge, Judge Colleen McMahon, whose prior opinion in Raw Story… chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/02/20/j...
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Anupam Chander @anupamchander.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
On Monday, I'll be at Harvard Law School debating @alanrozenshtein.com on constitutionality of TikTok sale-or-ban law, moderated by @zittrain.bsky.social. Alan may have 9 Justices, but I will have the 1st Amendment on my side. Come watch (in person or online)! 12EST. hls.harvard.edu/events/harva...
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Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum - TikTok and Free Speech - Harvard Law School
Guest Speakers: Anupam Chander Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology Georgetown University Law Center Alan Rozenshtein Associate Professor of Law University of Minnesota Law School Moderat...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Here’s everything going on in the 39 copyright lawsuits v AI companies: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/02/19/s...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) - US retail sales plunged last month as consumers pulled back after busy holiday shopping season.
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Updated Map of 39 copyright lawsuits v AI companies in U.S. new lawsuit v Cohere added. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/02/14/a...
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Adding Cohere lawsuit, updated Map of all 39 copyright suits v. AI
Download the PDF of all 39 copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States. The new lawsuit this week is Advance Local Media v. Cohere filed in the Southern District of New York. Map o…
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 06/02/2025
On Jan. 17, the Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban in a 9-0 decision. @anupamchander.bsky.social, G.S. Hans, and Edward Lee write that the ruling marks a low point for the First Amendment and sets a worrying precedent not only domestically, but also abroad.
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TikTok v. Garland Opens the Door to Global Censorship
The case sets a dangerous legal precedent, empowering governments to police speech on platforms by invoking national security. 
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The moment of truth for Meta and Mark Zuckerberg might come soon if Judge Chhabria rules confidential communications by Meta attorneys involved promotion or concealment of criminal copyright infringement. That won’t play well before a jury. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/02/06/k...
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Ed Lee @edleeprof.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The Kadrey book authors’ lawsuit against Meta now has a crime-fraud exception issue before Judge Chhabria. He will review in-camera whether Meta documents show evidence of a crime (criminal copyright infringement) to undo attorney-client privilege. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/02/05/j...
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Judge Chhabria orders in-camera review of Meta’s attorney-client communications for potential crime fraud exception. Will torrent “seeding” of LibGen dataset spell disaster for Meta, Mark Zuckerberg?
The Kadrey v. Meta lawsuit is the AI copyright case to watch. Judge Chhabria just ruled that Meta has to submit documents that it claimed were protected by attorney-client privilege for the Judge&#…
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