October 30, 2023
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed all but one claim from a proposed class action by artists accusing companies behind artificial intelligence art software Stable Diffusion of using their works to train the program, saying the complaint "is defective in numerous respects" yet giving the plaintiffs a chance to amend their suit.
July 31, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to hear whether a lawyer can land a trademark on the phrase "Trump Too Small," and federal courts are beginning to grapple with copyright litigation targeting the commercial use of generative artificial intelligence. Here are the top copyright and trademark cases to keep an eye on in the second half of 2023.
July 19, 2023
A California federal judge on Wednesday said he was inclined to toss "almost everything" in a proposed copyright class action from artists claiming that artificial intelligence art platforms from Stability AI and others massively misappropriate protected imagery, but they could "take comfort" that he'd allow them to submit a revised complaint.
June 05, 2023
A putative class of artists has urged a California federal judge to not let artificial intelligence art platforms like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney escape a copyright suit over their use of a "21st century collage tool," arguing that the accused image generators are massively misappropriating protected imagery.
April 19, 2023
The creators of popular artificial intelligence art platforms, including Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, are seeking to escape a proposed copyright class action over claims that their platforms are a "21st century collage tool" that infringe the rights of millions of artists.
January 17, 2023
Three artists have filed a proposed class action against the creators of popular artificial intelligence art platforms, including Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, and art-sharing website DeviantArt over claims that they are violating the rights of millions of artists.