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Sunday 8 November

Wednesday 4 November

Suno asks court to dismiss Jason Isbell’s right-of-publicity class action. It claims artist names are ‘shorthand’ for musical genres.

AI-generated summary Suno filed a legal motion available in federal court to dismiss the proposed class action lawsuit brought against it by Jason Isbell and other musicians. Suno argues in the filing that right-of-publicity claims fail because artist names are used merely as shorthand for musical genres rather than as direct prompts.

Monday 2 November

Alphabet shareholder sues Sundar Pichai and 12 others over training Google’s AI, including Lyria, on copyrighted works

AI-generated summary Alphabet shareholder Phil Rosen has made available a derivative lawsuit against Sundar Pichai and 12 other executives and directors over how Google trained its AI models, including Lyria. The complaint alleges that Alphabet leaders implemented an unlawful business strategy to build AI services on copyrighted works without obtaining proper licenses or permissions.