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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....
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...
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…
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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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...
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
www.latimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reposted by Ed Lee
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
July 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Scraping Wars intensify.
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The latest AI copyright map is out. Download the PDF with links to each docket in link below: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/30/u...
June 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“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...
Why ‘Success Is Quieter’ for Younger Americans
Flashy titles and salaries are no longer the gold standard for defining achievement.
www.wsj.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Reposted by Ed Lee
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-...
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.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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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...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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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...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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).
June 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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...
June 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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...
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…
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
OpenAI has 50 lawyers defending it in the MDL litigation. Sparing no expense. chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/06/10/h...
June 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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...
It’s Not a Birkin. It’s ‘the’ Birkin.
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Was doing a podcast. Seems like a slow news day. What did I miss?
June 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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?
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Settlement anything but amicable. Litigation probably not ideal to sort out this controversy.
Wrote a recap of the beige Amazon influencer copyright lawsuit, with new details about some of what came out in the last few months. Influencer who was accused of copying says that in some cases, metadata proved she had taken her pics and vids before the plaintiff
www.theverge.com/news/676357/...
The ‘beige Amazon influencer’ lawsuit is headed for dismissal
Can you copyright a vibe? No, at least for now.
www.theverge.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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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
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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...
May 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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...
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.
www.thefashionlaw.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM