Third Circuit affirms Judge Bibas’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters for copyright infringement, rejecting ROSS Intelligence’s fair use defense. ROSS had used Westlaw headnotes in memos to train its AI legal research model. Opinion authored by Judge Montgomery-Reeves; unsealed September 30. Read opinion (PDF)

OpenAI and Microsoft move to strike a paper titled “Generative AI floods and dilutes the market for books,” allegedly funded without disclosure by Plaintiffs’ law firm, along with expert testimony based on it. Motion (PDF)

UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and Capitol CMG file copyright complaint in D. Del. against DistroKid, Kid Distro Holdings, and DK Holdco. Suit alleges DistroKid facilitates mass distribution of AI-generated “slop,” ISRC-code theft, and infringing remixes/speed-edits of UMG recordings across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and TikTok. Claims: direct infringement, vicarious infringement, and deceptive trade practices (6 Del. C. § 2532). Case No. 1:26-cv-01156.

Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of DMCA § 1202(b) CMI removal claim. Court holds that an AI model’s output does not constitute a “removal” of copyright management information from a copy — agreeing with the district court that a new output is not a pre-existing copy from which CMI was removed. Opinion (PDF)

Times Publishing files copyright complaint in SDNY against Microsoft and OpenAI over AI training on news articles. Case No. 1:26-cv-08082.

Case transferred from N.D. Ill. (Judge Ellis) to SDNY and reassigned to Judge Loretta A. Preska. New docket: 1:26-cv-07968.

Shareholder derivative complaint filed in W.D. Wash. alleging Microsoft's board and officers (including CEO Satya Nadella) failed to manage copyright risks from AI activities including GitHub Copilot and the $13B OpenAI partnership. Third Microsoft copyright-derivative suit; related to Anderson v. Nadella and Gusinsky v. Nadella (now consolidated as In re Microsoft Shareholder Derivative Litigation). Plaintiff represented by Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP.

News publishers file copyright complaint in SDNY over AI training data. Case No. 1:26-cv-07644.

United States files Statement of Interest taking position that AI training on copyrighted works is “extraordinarily transformative” fair use, and that “dilution” is a “deeply flawed” theory of market harm based merely on non-infringing works.

Independent Latin/Regional Mexican music label sues Suno and Bright Data for copyright infringement — copying musical compositions to train Suno's AI music generator.

Ann Druyan's production company sues Luma AI for using a clip from Carl Sagan's Cosmos television series in a Luma AI video advertisement without authorization. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. §501). Case No. 2:26-cv-09474; docket 74694928.

World's largest music publisher sues Anthropic for training Claude on copyrighted musical compositions without authorization. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.). Case No. 5:26-cv-09217; docket 74720572.

wikiHow sues OpenAI and Microsoft in SDNY over alleged training and RAG retrieval of 500,000+ how-to articles. Claims: copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501) and DMCA §1202 CMI removal. Case No. 1:26-cv-07171; docket 74687027.

Music publisher Round Hill Music LP and affiliated entities file copyright complaint against Suno Inc., filed the same day as a companion suit against Anthropic PBC (5:26-cv-08505). Case No. 5:26-cv-08507; docket 74658569.

Music publisher Round Hill Music LP and affiliated entities file complaint against Anthropic PBC for direct copyright infringement, circumvention of protection measures, and removal or alteration of CMI (17 U.S.C. §1202). Plaintiffs allege Anthropic trained Claude on copyrighted musical works without authorization. Attorney Richard Busch. Case No. 5:26-cv-08505; docket 74658311.

Verified stockholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of Apple Inc. against CEO Tim Cook, General Counsel Kate Adams, and 12 other officers/directors, alleging Apple's board failed to manage copyright risks from AI. Case No. 5:26-cv-08463; docket 74653939.

Textbook authors file copyright suit against OpenAI Foundation (f/k/a OpenAI Inc.), alleging AI training on copyrighted educational materials. Related to Sullivan v. Meta filed in N.D. California. AO 121 Copyright form and Statement of Relatedness filed same day, pointing toward the OpenAI MDL cluster. Case No. 1:26-cv-06966; docket 74652896.

Shareholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of Microsoft Corporation against CEO Satya Nadella, CFO Amy Hood, and 12 other officers and directors, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and violation of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Shareholder alleges the board caused Microsoft to infringe copyrights through its $13 billion OpenAI partnership. Attorney Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP. Case No. 2:26-cv-02837; docket 73744515.

Music licensing platform S.A. Jamendo files notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice. [notice]

Stockholder derivative complaint filed on behalf of NVIDIA Corporation against CEO Jensen Huang and 13 officers/directors, alleging NVIDIA adopted an unlawful AI training strategy using Books3/The Pile, shadow libraries (LibGen, Anna's Archive, Z-Library, Sci-Hub), YouTube video datasets (circumventing TPMs), and voice recordings

Automotive image library (1M+ registered works) sues Midjourney for direct + contributory copyright infringement and CMI removal (§1202(b)) — alleges Midjourney stripped watermarks from EVOX's car photos to hide training data sourcing

Plaintiff Poseidon Wave Media LLC filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Each party bears its own attorneys' fees and costs. Case terminated. (Counsel: Garbarini Fitzgerald P.C.)

Judge P. Casey Pitts grants plaintiffs' Admin Motion and sets a modified consolidated briefing schedule for five related Anthropic book-publisher cases (Cambronne, Cognella, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cruz, Kwon). Anthropic's consolidated MTD due Sep. 24, 2026; plaintiffs' opposition due Nov. 16; reply due Nov. 30; hearing Dec. 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM in San Jose. All briefing must be supported by single consolidated memoranda.

Plaintiffs in five related Anthropic book-publisher cases (Cambronne, Cognella, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cruz, Kwon) filed coordinated Admin Motions seeking a single consolidated MTD briefing schedule before Judge P. Casey Pitts (N.D. Cal.). Anthropic (White & Case) opposes, insisting on separate motions to dismiss in each case. Cambronne MTD due July 30; proposed consolidated hearing December 10, 2026.

Sony Music's new copyright suit against Udio (Uncharted Labs) accepted as related to the existing UMG v. Udio case and reassigned to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.). Two plaintiffs' counsel admitted pro hac vice July 27. Sony is pursuing its claims independently despite UMG and Warner settling with Udio in late-2025.

Judge P. Kevin Castel (S.D.N.Y.) grants conference request and sets hearing for September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM, including argument on a motion to transfer. Publisher coalition (Elsevier, Hachette, Cengage, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster) is fighting venue early in this major book-publisher v. Meta case.

Judge Charles R. Breyer (N.D. Cal.) grants motion to remand in 7-page opinion. David Greene (NPR host / voice actor) sued Google alleging NotebookLM cloned his voice without permission. The court rejected Google's federal copyright preemption argument, finding the state right of publicity claim is qualitatively different from copyright. Case terminated in federal court and remanded to California Superior Court — a rare plaintiff win at the threshold stage in an AI voice case.

AFM files 16-page First Amended Complaint on the deadline set by Judge Ramos. Confirms Warner settled AI training claims with both Suno and Udio; Universal settled with Udio — but neither label compensated session musicians whose performances appear on those recordings. Suit targets the SRLA "new use" provision, arguing the AI licensing deals trigger residual compensation obligations that were never paid. MTD moving papers due Aug. 14; opposition Sep. 4; reply Sep. 11.

Hearing on Midjourney's Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings moved from September 28 to October 5, 2026 (8:30 AM) before Judge Kronstadt. New briefing schedule: Disney's opposition due Aug. 11; Midjourney's reply due Aug. 25. PHV for new Midjourney counsel Kayla Blaker granted July 22.

Status conference held July 24 before Judge Orrick. Multiple sealing orders issued. Plaintiffs separately filed a motion for relief from a discovery order on July 22 — indicating a live dispute over document production obligations heading into trial-stage discovery.

Music publisher coalition (Concord, ABKCO, Big Machine, Downtown, Hipgnosis, peermusic, Round Hill, Spirit, Universal Music, Warner Chappell) files Amended Complaint in N.D. Cal. CMC set Sep. 2, 2026 (Zoom, 3:00 PM) before Judge Lee, coordinated with Concord v. Anthropic II and BMG Rights v. Anthropic.

Music licensing platform Jamendo files Amended Complaint against Suno in D. Mass. Jamendo operates a catalog of Creative Commons-licensed music and alleges Suno trained its AI generator on Jamendo's copyrighted recordings. Jamendo has parallel copyright suits against NVIDIA (N.D. Cal.) and Udio (D. Mass.).

News Corporation files copyright infringement counterclaims against Brave Software in N.D. Cal., alleging Brave's browser and AI features reproduced copyrighted news content without authorization. The counterclaims are a direct response to Brave's May 2026 refiled complaint. Motion to Dismiss hearing set for Nov. 5, 2026 (Videoconference, 2:00 PM) before Judge Tigar.

Sony Music Entertainment and nine subsidiary labels (Arista Records, Arista Music, Sony Music Entertainment US Latin, Volcano Entertainment III, Alamo Records, Ultra Records, Zomba Recording, LaFace Records, Records Label LLC) file a new copyright infringement suit against Uncharted Labs / Udio in S.D.N.Y. The complaint adds sound recordings that Judge Hellerstein denied leave to include in the original UMG v. Uncharted Labs I suit (1:24-cv-4777) on June 30, 2026. A statement of relatedness was filed. Direct copyright infringement, Case No. 1:26-cv-06120.

Major publisher Hachette Book Group sues Google LLC in S.D.N.Y., alleging Google's AI systems were trained on copyrighted books without authorization. Hachette is also a co-plaintiff in the ongoing Elsevier v. Meta suit (SDNY, May 2026). Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), Case No. 1:26-cv-05870.

Automotive photography company EVOX Productions sues Google LLC in N.D. Cal., alleging Google's AI systems were trained on EVOX's copyrighted automotive photography without authorization. EVOX has previously sued Stanford University (2024) and Stability AI et al. (July 2, 2026) in related cases. Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501).

Daniel Benjamin Gilbert files First Amended Complaint against Anthropic PBC with 13 exhibits (A–M). D. Mass., Case No. 3:26-cv-30081, Judge Mastroianni. Copyright infringement (17 U.S.C. § 501).

Automotive photography company EVOX Productions sues Stability AI, Runway AI, Hugging Face, and DeviantArt in CD Cal., alleging their AI image generation models were trained on EVOX's copyrighted vehicle photography without authorization. EVOX previously sued Stanford University in a related case.

Judge Pitts deems four Anthropic copyright suits related to the lead Cambronne v. Anthropic case (formerly Carreyrou; 5:25-cv-10897-PCP) and will preside over all five: Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic, Cognella v. Anthropic, Cruz v. Anthropic, and Kwon v. Anthropic. All cases allege unlicensed use of books and literary works to train Claude, N.D. Cal.

New copyright infringement suit filed against Meta over Llama AI training data, N.D. Cal., Case No. 3:26-cv-06793. Judge TBA.

Shareholder derivative suit by Microsoft investor Eric Anderson against CEO Satya Nadella and 13 other directors/officers for breach of fiduciary duty and Section 14(a) violations — alleging the board caused Microsoft to train Copilot on copyrighted works without licenses and approved false proxy statements claiming lawful AI training practices. W.D. Wash., Case No. 2:26-cv-02281

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

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

Music streaming platform Jamendo sues NVIDIA for copyright infringement over AI training, Case No. 5:26-cv-06206

Book author Kalishwar Das sues Meta, Google, OpenAI, and X in pro se filing, Case No. 0:26-cv-02425, Judge Anderson

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

Shareholder derivative suit filed against Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen; breach of fiduciary duty & 10(b)-5 claims, Case No. 5:26-cv-05882

Complaint filed — Apress Media LLC sues WeLib for direct copyright infringement, Case No. 1:26-cv-05064

Designated related to Lyon v. Adobe; case reassigned to Judge Scott Corley, N.D. Cal.

Judge Lee denies Meta’s motion to dismiss adult video producer’s copyright suit

Plaintiffs move for leave to file interlocutory appeal of Judge Chhabria’s summary judgment order re: downloading from shadow libraries

Judge Pitts severs 5 AI companies from Carreyrou’s omnibus suit — only the claim against Anthropic survives, N.D. Cal.