AI copyright suits: Adobe class action, NYT–Microsoft, Nvidia, Reddit
Authors have filed a class action against Adobe over unlicensed use of their books, while the New York Times was not allowed to add a new claim against Microsoft to its OpenAI suit. Perplexity failed to have Reddit's data-scraping suit dismissed, and Nvidia's investors are criticizing the company over a string of copyright suits.
Who is affected and how
- corporate lawyer
- The litigation risk facing AI developers and their suppliers is also showing up in investor communications.
- lawyer
- Class actions are coming to the fore on the plaintiff side, and jurisdictional and claim-narrowing strategies on the defendant side.
Sources
- Adobe AI Training Lawsuit Escalates With Authors’ Class Actiontechresearchonline.com · Aug 4, 2026
- Major Publishers and Authors File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training - So This Is Publishing…sothisispublishing.com · Aug 7, 2026
- New York Times Fails to Add Microsoft Claim in OpenAI IP Suitnews.bloomberglaw.com · Aug 6, 2026
- The New York Times v. OpenAI and Microsoft, Explained | Copyrightablecopyrightable.app · Aug 8, 2026
- Investors blast Nvidia over avalanche of AI copyright suitscourthouse news · Aug 3, 2026
- Investors blast Nvidia over avalanche of AI copyright suits | Courthouse News Servicecourthousenews.com · Aug 3, 2026
- Perplexity AI loses bid to toss Reddit lawsuit over data scrapingreuters · Aug 3, 2026
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