Anthropic destroyed millions of physical books to train its AI, court documents reveal
Destroying the books is partially why the company won the "fair use" defense
Federal court says AI training on books is fair use, but sends Anthropic to trial over pirated copies
Landmark decision draws line between lawful AI training and pirated content use
What just happened? A federal court has delivered a split decision in a high-stakes copyright case that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence development. US District Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI system qualifies as lawful "fair use" under copyright law, marking a significant victory for the AI industry.
Sony faces another class-action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices and monopolistic practices
Meet the "Sony tax": Dutch gamers claim they've overpaid millions for digital PlayStation content
Epic Games sues Fortnite cheat developer for selling wallhack and auto-aim tools
Cutting cheats off at the source
Meta sues maker of Crush AI nudify app over Facebook and Instagram ads
Over 8,000 ads appeared in two weeks on Meta platforms
Shaquille O'Neal settles long-running FTX investor lawsuit for $1.8 million
O'Neal paid $11 million to settle a separate NFT lawsuit in April
OpenAI warns ChatGPT logs will be retained "indefinitely," blames court order
The Internet is forever
Reddit sues Anthropic for scraping website content without consent
Another day, another lawsuit against an AI company
Getty Images CEO warns it can't afford to fight every AI copyright case
AI companies "move fast and break things," but artists pay the price
Court lets mother sue Google, Character.ai over Daenerys Targaryen chatbot's role in son's death
What just happened? A judge has ruled that the lawsuit against Google and Character.ai over claims the latter's chatbot caused a 14-year-old's suicide can go ahead. The boy's mother, who brought the suit, says her son became addicted to the service and emotionally attached to a chatbot based on the personality of Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.
Kansas woman sues porn sites after teenage son accessed adult content on old laptop
The sites are accused of violating a Kansas age-verification law
Google faces $13 billion in European lawsuits over price comparison abuses
Shopping sites accuse tech giant of stifling competition across Europe
Broadcom pressures VMware customers with cease-and-desist letters over perpetual licenses
Reaching a new low in the never-ending quest for converting everyone to a subscription
Apple's Eddy Cue: AI search is coming to Safari, Google queries are falling, and the iPhone may be obsolete in 10 years
Google denies its search query volume is declining
What just happened? Apple's Eddy Cue testified in court yesterday in the remedies phase of the DoJ's lawsuit against Google parent Alphabet, and he had a lot to say. Cupertino's SVP of services said people "may not need an iPhone 10 years from now," AI could replace traditional search engines, and Apple expects to introduce AI services to Safari in the future. He also said search query volumes on Safari, which uses Google as the default search engine, declined last month, a claim that Google has denied.
Nintendo sues Genki for showing Switch 2 mockups before official reveal
Nintendo sure does love lawyers (in a non-defamatory way)
Nike faces $5M lawsuit after CloneX NFTs go dark due to hosting error
Cloud error or corporate neglect?
Uber faces FTC lawsuit for 'impossible to cancel' subscriptions
Cancelling an Uber subscription reportedly required 23 screens and 32 actions
Tesla sued for allegedly faking odometer readings to avoid warranty repairs
It's not the first time someone has made this claim
A hot potato: Tesla is being sued over allegations it alters the odometers of customers' cars. According to the lawsuit, the automaker does this to increase the money it makes on repairs, avoid warranty obligations, and force customers to purchase warranty extensions early.
Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit
Company shut down servers and removed the game from customers' libraries last year
A hot potato: Many users already understand that buying a digital game typically grants a license to access the software – not true ownership. However, it's rare for publishers to revoke access to titles that customers have paid for, even after those games are delisted. Ubisoft's The Crew stands out as a particularly egregious case, sparking a legal battle over what it truly means to "buy" a game.
OpenAI files countersuit against Elon Musk to stop his disruptive actions and "sham" takeover bid
"Musk's actions have taken a toll"
YouTuber ordered to pay "King of Kong" Billy Mitchell $230,000 over defamation claims
It wasn't over cheating allegations
In a nutshell: Billy Mitchell, the arcade gaming legend who has been embroiled in controversy for almost a decade now, has been awarded $230,000 in a defamation lawsuit against a YouTuber. Karl Jobst implied in a video that Mitchell's legal battle against a different YouTuber led to that person's suicide after it left him "deeply in debt." But a judge said Jobst had shown a "reckless disregard for the truth."
Broadcom is suing Siemens for allegedly using thousands of unlicensed VMware products
Post-acquisition lawsuits are piling up at VMware
Judge rejects bid to block Anthropic from using song lyrics for AI training
The music publishers say they still intend to pursue damages
HP settles lawsuit over ink-blocking printer update, with no payout or admission of wrongdoing
You can now stop HP's ink-blocking updates -- if you have the right printer
Apple hit with false advertising lawsuit over Apple Intelligence delays
The Last of Trust?