
Updates on Key Media and Entertainment Generative AI Infringement Cases
Welcome to McKool Smith’s AI Litigation Tracker, which provides regular updates on key generative AI-focused copyright infringement-related litigations impacting the media and entertainment industries.
The AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith principal Avery Williams in collaboration with AI and media expert Peter Csathy of Creative Media, a leading consulting firm specializing in AI, media, entertainment, and technology. The Tracker is also featured in Peter's weekly newsletter the brAIn.
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- 12.01.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
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- 11.24.2025
1. UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (d/b/a Udio)
Background: This case was brought on June 24, 2024, in the Southern District of New York, by a group of major record ...
- 11.17.2025
1. UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (d/b/a Udio)
Background: This case was brought on June 24, 2024, in the Southern District of New York, by a group of major record ...
- 11.10.2025
1. UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (d/b/a Udio)
Background: This case was brought on June 24, 2024, in the Southern District of New York, by a group of major record ...
- 11.03.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 10.27.2025
1. SDNY Multi-District Litigation
Background: Federal Judge Stein (Southern District of New York) is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile ...
- 10.20.2025
1. Hendrix v. Apple
Background: This recently-filed case targets Apple for work it has done training its family of OpenELM models, which are hosted on HuggingFace and ...
- 10.13.2025
1. Disney, et al. v. Minimax and Hailuo AI
Background: Disney, Universal Studios, and Warner Brothers recently filed suit against AI companies offering video generation ...
- 10.06.2025
1. Disney, et al. v. Minimax and Hailuo AI
Background: Disney, Universal Studios, and Warner Brothers recently filed suit against AI companies offering video generation ...
- 09.29.2025
1. Disney, et al. v. Minimax and Hailuo AI - NEW CASE ALERT!
Current Status: Newly filed. Disney, Universal Studios, and Warner Brothers filed suit against AI companies ...
- 09.22.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 09.15.2025
1. Hendrix v. Apple - MAJOR NEW CASE ALERT!
Current Status: Another group of authors take a bite at Apple — the first AI copyright infringement case against Tim Cook and his ...
- 09.07.2025
1. Bartz v. Anthropic
Current Status: Anthropic pays the largest known copyright settlement in history! 2 weeks ago, we saw that the Bartz plaintiffs (book authors and ...
- 08.04.2025
1. SDNY Multi-District Litigation
Background: Federal Judge Stein (Southern District of New York) is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile ...
- 07.28.2025
1. Bartz v. Anthropic: Major Victory for Plaintiffs
Current Status: Judge William Alsup recently granted class certification for pirated books. Alsup ruled that ...
- 07.21.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 07.14.2025
1. Denial v. OpenAI and Microsoft
Background: NEW CASE JUST FILED. Last Monday, authors Catherine Denial, Ian McDowell, and Steven Schwartz filed a class action suit in ...
- 07.07.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta: A Bombshell “Fair Use” Decision!
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7 ...
- 06.30.2025
AI Infringement Case Updates: June 23, 20251. Kadrey et al. v. Meta: A Bombshell “Fair Use” Decision!
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and ...
- 06.23.2025
1. Disney & Universal v. Midjourney
Background: A couple weeks ago, Disney and Universal filed suit for copyright infringement against Midjourney, an AI image ...
- 06.16.2025
1. NEW CASE: Reddit v. Anthropic
Background: Another big case joins the Tracker! Reddit, which has an ongoing generative AI licensing program, files state court claims ...
- 06.09.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 06.02.2025
1. MDL Consolidation order
Background: Federal Judge Stein in the S.D.N.Y is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile generative AI cases. On ...
- 05.27.2025
1. MDL Consolidation order
Background: Federal Judge Stein in the S.D.N.Y is the multi-district litigation (MDL) judge for twelve high-profile generative AI cases. On ...
- 05.19.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 05.12.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 05.05.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 04.28.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 04.21.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 04.14.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 04.07.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 03.31.2025
AI Infringement Case Updates: March 31, 2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on ...
- 03.24.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 03.17.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 03.10.2025
AI Infringement Case Updates: March 3, 20251. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July ...
- 03.03.2025
1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World
On February 11th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...
- 02.24.2025
1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World
On February 11th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...
- 02.18.2025
1. Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: The “Fair Use” Shot Heard Around The Litigation World
On February 11th, in a case that comes tantalizingly close to deciding ...
- 02.10.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: Author Richard Kadrey, comedian Silverman, and others sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on July 7, 2023 in the U.S. District Court (Northern ...
- 02.03.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...
- 01.27.2025
Here is our latest review and assessment of major AI-related disputes in the media and entertainment sectors.
Our AI Litigation Tracker is prepared by McKool Smith ...
- 01.20.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...
- 01.13.2025
1. Kadrey et al. v. Meta
Background: This case is similar to the “In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation” class action below against OpenAI. In this case, Kadrey, comedian ...
- 12.16.2024
1. In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation (the cases, Paul Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., and Chabon v. OpenAI were consolidated and recaptioned to ...
- 12.09.2024
1. In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation (the cases, Paul Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., Sarah Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., and Chabon v. OpenAI were consolidated and recaptioned to ...