AI Coverage tracked 37 AI lawsuits and copyright stories in the last seven days, drawn from 218 outlet reports. The most covered was “EU Court Adviser States Google's AI Chatbot May Infringe Press Copyright Rules”, reported by 34 outlets. 31 of the 37 trace back to a company press release rather than independent reporting.
All 272 stories we have grouped under ai lawsuits and copyright, most covered first. Each one shows how many outlets reported it and whether the claim traces to a press release.
OpenAI is confronting a growing wave of legal challenges, primarily from a coalition of US states and a separate trademark infringement lawsuit. Initially, eight US states filed coordinated lawsuits, later joined by Texas, alleging that OpenAI's ChatGPT…
AI company Anthropic is facing multiple copyright infringement lawsuits from major music rightsholders. Authentic Brands Group, owners of the Elvis Presley catalog, and music publisher Reservoir Media have filed separate legal actions. The plaintiffs allege…
McDonald's is facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States, alleging that its AI-powered menu pricing system constitutes antitrust violations and price-fixing. The lawsuit claims the AI tool, which recommends prices to franchisees, has led to…
A US appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to label AI firm Anthropic a "supply chain risk," effectively blacklisting it from military contracts. This ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Pentagon's authority to exclude the…
A federal antitrust lawsuit has been filed against leading artificial intelligence companies Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and SpaceXAI (also referred to as xAI). The lawsuit, brought by several paid subscribers, alleges that these companies engaged in an…
Meta launched its Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, which quickly faced user reports of recording audio without the "Hey Meta" wake phrase. Meta acknowledged this bug, stating it was a brief issue, and subsequently released a software update to address the problem,…
A legal battle has unfolded between Apple and OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft. Initially, Apple filed a lawsuit accusing a former OpenAI employee, who later joined Apple, of stealing trade secrets. A judge subsequently granted Apple expedited…
The government of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, in a U.S. court. This legal action stems from a mass shooting incident in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, and alleges that OpenAI failed to warn authorities about…
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