Breaking
New York Times v. OpenAI — New York Times abandons contributory infringement claim v. OpenAI in light of Cox decision Order Richner Communications v. Microsoft & OpenAI — 35 local/regional newspaper publishers (~400 outlets) sue Microsoft & OpenAI for copyright infringement & DMCA violations; CMI stripping alleged, Case No. 1:26-cv-05320, S.D.N.Y. Filing Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC — 80+ authors & publishers sue Anthropic over BitTorrent mass-downloading of books from LibGen/PiLiMi; Dario Amodei & Benjamin Mann named individually, Case No. 3:26-cv-05931 Filing Hirschberger v. Narayen — Adobe shareholder derivative suit filed N.D. Cal.; breach of fiduciary duty & 10(b)-5 claims against CEO Narayen, Case No. 5:26-cv-05882 Filing Apress Media v. WeLib — Apress Media LLC sues WeLib for direct copyright infringement, S.D.N.Y., Case No. 1:26-cv-05064 Filing Strike 3 Holdings v. Meta Platforms — Judge Lee denies Meta’s motion to dismiss adult video producer’s copyright suit, N.D. Cal. Decision Carreyrou v. Anthropic — Judge Pitts severs 5 AI companies from Carreyrou’s omnibus suit; only claim v. Anthropic survives, N.D. Cal. Order S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA — Music streaming platform Jamendo sues NVIDIA for copyright infringement, N.D. Cal., Case No. 5:26-cv-06206 Filing Das v. Meta, Google, OpenAI & X — Book author Kalishwar Das sues Meta, Google, OpenAI & X (pro se), D.S.C., Case No. 0:26-cv-02425 Filing S.A. Jamendo v. Suno Inc. — Music platform Jamendo sues AI music generator Suno for copyright infringement; Jamendo’s second AI suit this week, D. Mass., Case No. 1:26-cv-12966 Filing 122 AI copyright & related suits now tracked in the US — S.A. Jamendo v. Suno filed June 29 New York Times v. OpenAI — New York Times abandons contributory infringement claim v. OpenAI in light of Cox decision Order Richner Communications v. Microsoft & OpenAI — 35 local/regional newspaper publishers (~400 outlets) sue Microsoft & OpenAI for copyright infringement & DMCA violations; CMI stripping alleged, Case No. 1:26-cv-05320, S.D.N.Y. Filing Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC — 80+ authors & publishers sue Anthropic over BitTorrent mass-downloading of books from LibGen/PiLiMi; Dario Amodei & Benjamin Mann named individually, Case No. 3:26-cv-05931 Filing Hirschberger v. Narayen — Adobe shareholder derivative suit filed N.D. Cal.; breach of fiduciary duty & 10(b)-5 claims against CEO Narayen, Case No. 5:26-cv-05882 Filing Apress Media v. WeLib — Apress Media LLC sues WeLib for direct copyright infringement, S.D.N.Y., Case No. 1:26-cv-05064 Filing Strike 3 Holdings v. Meta Platforms — Judge Lee denies Meta’s motion to dismiss adult video producer’s copyright suit, N.D. Cal. Decision Carreyrou v. Anthropic — Judge Pitts severs 5 AI companies from Carreyrou’s omnibus suit; only claim v. Anthropic survives, N.D. Cal. Order S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA — Music streaming platform Jamendo sues NVIDIA for copyright infringement, N.D. Cal., Case No. 5:26-cv-06206 Filing Das v. Meta, Google, OpenAI & X — Book author Kalishwar Das sues Meta, Google, OpenAI & X (pro se), D.S.C., Case No. 0:26-cv-02425 Filing S.A. Jamendo v. Suno Inc. — Music platform Jamendo sues AI music generator Suno for copyright infringement; Jamendo’s second AI suit this week, D. Mass., Case No. 1:26-cv-12966 Filing 122 AI copyright & related suits now tracked in the US — S.A. Jamendo v. Suno filed June 29
Today in AI Litigation — Curated daily · Sources: CourtListener, PACER
Total US cases
122
+12 this month
New cases filed this week
1
 
Latest docket activity
S.A. Jamendo v. Suno Inc.
Music licensing platform Jamendo sues AI music generator Suno for copyright infringement over training data — Jamendo's second AI copyright suit in one week (also filed v. NVIDIA June 22), D. Mass., Case No. 1:26-cv-12966
Jun. 29, 2026 · D. Mass.
Richner Communications v. Microsoft & OpenAI
35 local/regional newspaper publishers (~400 outlets nationwide) sue Microsoft & OpenAI for systematic scraping of copyrighted articles, DMCA violations (CMI stripping), and willful infringement. Filed by Platkin LLP, Case No. 1:26-cv-05320
Jun. 24, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA
Music streaming platform Jamendo sues NVIDIA for copyright infringement over AI training, Case No. 5:26-cv-06206
Jun. 22, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Das v. Meta, Google, OpenAI & X
Book author Kalishwar Das sues Meta, Google, OpenAI, and X in pro se filing, Case No. 0:26-cv-02425, Judge Anderson
Jun. 18, 2026 · D.S.C.
Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC
80+ authors & publishers sue Anthropic, Dario Amodei & Benjamin Mann for torrenting books from LibGen/PiLiMi shadow libraries; builds on Bartz v. Anthropic ruling, Case No. 3:26-cv-05931
Jun. 17, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Hirschberger v. Narayen
Shareholder derivative suit filed against Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen; breach of fiduciary duty & 10(b)-5 claims, Case No. 5:26-cv-05882
Jun. 16, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Apress Media v. WeLib
Complaint filed — Apress Media LLC sues WeLib for direct copyright infringement, Case No. 1:26-cv-05064
Jun. 16, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Tanzer v. Adobe
Designated related to Lyon v. Adobe; case reassigned to Judge Scott Corley, N.D. Cal.
Jun. 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Scott Corley
Strike 3 Holdings v. Meta Platforms
Judge Lee denies Meta’s motion to dismiss adult video producer’s copyright suit
Jun. 10, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Eumi K. Lee
Kadrey v. Meta
Plaintiffs move for leave to file interlocutory appeal of Judge Chhabria’s summary judgment order re: downloading from shadow libraries
Jun. 8, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Chhabria
Carreyrou v. Anthropic
Judge Pitts severs 5 AI companies from Carreyrou’s omnibus suit — only the claim against Anthropic survives, N.D. Cal.
Jun. 7, 2026 · N.D. Cal. · Judge Pitts
Disney v. MiniMax
Defendants file Answer; Nanonoble counterclaims for breach of terms of service & indemnification
Jun. 5, 2026 · C.D. Cal. · Judge Blumenfeld, Jr.
American Fed. of Musicians v. Warner Music Group et al.
Musicians union sues Warner Music Group & Universal Music Group over AI use of recorded performances — CBA violation, 1:26-cv-04760
Jun. 5, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Cognella v. Anthropic PBC
Judge Lin stays case pending Judge Pitts' decision on severance in Carreyrou v. Anthropic
Jun. 4, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
CNN v. Perplexity AI
Complaint filed — CNN sues Perplexity for copyright infringement, 1:26-cv-04427
May 28, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Disney v. MiniMax
Court denies MiniMax's motion to dismiss Disney complaint
May 22, 2026 · C.D. Cal. · Judge Blumenfeld, Jr.
Hobbs v. Meta, Zuckerberg, Pineau & Lample
Complaint filed — new copyright suit against Meta & Zuckerberg
May 22, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Gardner v. Runway AI
Court orders transfer to S.D.N.Y. at parties' request
May 22, 2026 · C.D. Cal.
Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence
Third Circuit panel announced for June 11 oral argument
May 21, 2026 · 3d Cir.
In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation
Judge orders OpenAI to turn over depositions of Altman, Brockman & Nadella from Musk v. Altman lawsuit
May 21, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Justice v. Uncharted Labs
Court dismisses two of Tony Justice's claims
May 21, 2026 · S.D.N.Y.
Bartz v. Anthropic
Court rejects related case designation for Chicken Soup for the Soul & Cognella suits
May 20, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Tanzer v. Adobe
Complaint filed — Molly Tanzer & others sue Adobe; proposed class action
May 18, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Poseidon Wave Media v. Suno
Complaint filed — copyright infringement suit against AI music generator
May 12, 2026 · S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel
Kwon, Lee, Nazario et al. v. Anthropic
Complaint filed — R.O. Kwon, Chang-rae Lee, Sonia Nazario, Erika Sanchez, Brian Merchant & other book authors sue Anthropic for copyright infringement
May 15, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Bartz v. Anthropic
Order following final approval hearing — parties asked to file additional submissions by May 21
May 14, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Cruz v. Anthropic
Complaint filed — Angie Cruz, Dave Eggers & others
May 13, 2026 · N.D. Cal.
Calendar of notable items
Jun
29
Deadline
In re Mosaic LLM Litigation — Motions for summary judgment due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Breyer
Jul
1
Hearing
Tanzer v. Adobe — Initial Case Management Conference
N.D. Cal. · Judge Corley · 2:00 PM PT · via Zoom
Jul
9
Hearing
Ted Entertainment v. NVIDIA — Motion to dismiss & Case Management Conference
N.D. Cal. · Judge Davila · 9:00 AM
Jul
13
Deadline
Elsevier v. Meta — Elsevier’s opposition to motion to transfer venue
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel
Jul
17
Hearing
Ted Entm’t v. Snap — Hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
C.D. Cal. · Judge Birotte Jr. · 10:00 AM PT
Jul
20
Deadline
Elsevier v. Meta — Meta’s reply in support of motion to transfer venue
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel
Aug
3
Hearing
Poseidon Wave Media v. Suno — Initial Pretrial Conference
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Castel · 10:00 AM · Call-In: 855-244-8681; Code: 2305 810 3970#
Aug
6
Hearing
Ted Entm't v. Meta — Hearing on Meta's Motion to Dismiss
N.D. Cal.
Aug
11
Deadline
Tanzer v. Adobe — Joint Case Management Statement due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Corley
Aug
18
Hearing
Tanzer v. Adobe — Case Management Conference
N.D. Cal. · Judge Corley · 2:00 PM PT · via Zoom
Aug
20
Hearing
James v. Cerebras Systems — Motion for leave to file First Amended Complaint
N.D. Cal. · Judge Martínez-Olguín
Sep
3
Deadline
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA — ADR Certification & Rule 26(f) meet & confer
N.D. Cal. · MJ Cisneros · Case No. 3:26-cv-06206-LJC
Sep
24
Hearing
S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA — Initial Case Management Conference
N.D. Cal. · MJ Cisneros · 1:30 PM · Zoom
Oct
16
Deadline
In re OpenAI Infringement Litigation — SJ reply briefs due
S.D.N.Y. · Judge Stein
Oct
21
Hearing
Concord Music v. Anthropic — SJ hearing
N.D. Cal. · Judge Lee
Oct
30
Hearing
In re Mosaic LLM Litigation — SJ hearing
N.D. Cal. · Judge Breyer · 10:00 AM
Dec
4
Deadline
Nazemian, Dubus v. NVIDIA — SJ reply briefs due
N.D. Cal. · Judge Tigar