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Mixed Anthropic Ruling Builds Roadmap for Generative AI Fair Use

3 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kyle Jahner |Aruni Soni |Annelise Levy

A landmark ruling that training generative AI on legitimately-acquired materials can be transformative fair use under copyright law provides a template for judges facing the same issue in dozens of pending cases. Amazon-backed Anthropic PBC convinced District Judge William Alsup to grant summary judgment that merely training its “Claude” large language model constitutes fair use, approving the practice of buying a book, training AI with it, and destroying it.
Cardi B Must Face Copyright Lawsuit Over Hit Single ‘Enough’

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Annelise Levy |Lauren Castle

June 18, 2025, 7:34 PM UTC Cardi B celebrates New Year's Eve at E11EVEN Miami on December 31, 2024, in Miami. Photographer: Jason Koerner/Getty Images for E11EVEN Rapper Cardi B failed to escape a lawsuit accusing her song “Enough (Miami)” of copying one featured in the FX series “Reservation Dogs.”Judge Ricardo Hinojosa denied the rapper’s renewed motion to dismiss musical duo Kemika1956’s lawsuit at a hearing Tuesday, according to a minute entry in the court docket.
Cardi B Must Face Copyright Lawsuit Over Hit Single ‘Enough’ (2)

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |Lauren Castle

Rapper Cardi B failed to escape a lawsuit accusing her song “Enough (Miami)” of copying one featured in the FX series “Reservation Dogs.”Judge Ricardo Hinojosa denied the rapper’s renewed motion to dismiss musical duo Kemika1956’s lawsuit at a hearing Tuesday, according to a minute entry in the court docket.
Patent Chief Nixes iRhythm Challenges Citing Decade-Old Tech (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |Aruni Soni

The US Patent and Trademark Office denied iRhythm Technologies Inc.'s challenges to four patents covering medical technology used to monitor vital signs, relying on the inventions’ inception as early as 2012. The June 6 decision by acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart cited “settled expectations” as a key factor against reviewing the patents’ validity, despite acknowledging “several arguments” favored iRhythm.
Appeals Panel Doubts Court Error Enough to Revive Peloton Suit

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |James Arkin

A Ninth Circuit panel acknowledged a lower court erred in analyzing a workout app-maker’s Bike+ trademark but questioned whether the lapse is enough to revive its lawsuit accusing Peloton Interactive Inc. of infringement. A California district court bypassed analysis of the strength of World Champ Tech LLC’s mark after finding it was descriptive, even though there’s nothing in case law that says a court can do so, Judge Lucy H.
Judge Hints Anthropic’s AI Training on Books is Fair Use (1)

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |Kartikay Mehrotra

A California federal judge is leaning toward finding Anthropic PBC violated copyright law when it made initial copies of pirated books, but that its subsequent uses to train their generative AI models qualify as fair use. “I’m inclined to say they did violate the Copyright Act but the subsequent uses were fair use,” Judge William Alsup said Thursday during a hearing in San Francisco.
Trump Loses Appeal of ‘Third Country’ Deportation Policy Pause

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |Stephanie Gleason

The First Circuit on Friday denied the Trump administration’s attempt to pause a preliminary injunction prohibiting the deportation of people to places other than their country of origin, so-called “third countries,” without giving them a chance to object. The administration’s emergency motion for a stay pending appeal was denied because it failed to show that it will be irreparably injured absent a stay, according to the order issued by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Lady Gaga Fights Bid to Block ‘Mayhem’ Merch in Trademark Suit

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Annelise Levy |James Arkin

Lady Gaga urged a federal judge to deny a surf brand’s effort to prohibit her from selling clothing bearing the word “Mayhem” while its lawsuit accusing her of trademark infringement progresses.
Meta’s AI Model Leaves Judge Twisting Over Market ‘Obliteration’

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Isaiah Poritz |Annelise Levy

Meta Platform Inc.'s generative AI model might theoretically obliterate the markets for copyrighted work, a federal judge said, but evidence is thin that the tech giant could have that effect on the works of authors including Sarah Silverman. “I’ve twisted myself into a pretzel,” Judge Vince Chhabria told a packed courtroom in downtown San Francisco during a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday.
Meta’s AI Model Leaves Judge Twisting Over Market ‘Obliteration’

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Isaiah Poritz |Annelise Levy

US Law WeekEmailMay 1, 2025, 9:46 PM UTCMeta Platform Inc.'s generative AI model might theoretically obliterate the markets for copyrighted work, a federal judge said, but evidence is thin that the tech giant could have that effect on the works of authors including Sarah Silverman. “I’ve twisted myself into a pretzel,” Judge Vince Chhabria told a packed courtroom in downtown San Francisco during a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday.