U.S. District Judge William Orrick rebuffed arguments from AI companies StabilityAI and Midjourney that they are entitled to First Amendment defense.| ARTnews.com
A California judge has dismissed a number of the artists’ claims while allowing their core complaint of copyright infringement to endure.| ARTnews.com
Artists have filed a class action lawsuit targeted at Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt, who have released AI powered image generators.| ARTnews.com
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