Class Certification Granted Against Anthropic; Midjourney Seeks DismissalJune 9, 2026Legal NewsA San Francisco federal judge certified an author class against Anthropic over stored pirated books; Midjourney separately moved to dismiss Disney and Universal's infringement claims.
Publishers and Authors Sue Meta Over AI Training Data UseMay 17, 2026Law and PolicyPublishers including Elsevier and Hachette sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg in a federal class action over alleged copyright infringement in AI model training.
Elsevier, Hachette, and Macmillan Sue Meta Over Llama Training DataMay 16, 2026Law and PolicyElsevier, Hachette, and Macmillan filed a class action against Meta in SDNY on May 5, alleging Llama was trained on copyrighted books and paywalled journals.