Judge Tigar dismisses with prejudice a pro se plaintiff’s sweeping claims that her prompts to ChatGPT created trade secrets and copyrights that OpenAI then commercialized in its Study Together, Deep Research Agent, and ChatGPT Agent features, holding that none of the claims plausibly states a basis
Judge Davila grants summary judgment for Pinterest on a putative class action by professional photographers, holding that the DMCA Section 512(c) safe harbor extends to Pinterest’s display of user-uploaded copyrighted images in email and push notifications, not just on the platform itself.
Adopting the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the court struck Smith Interface Technologies’ indirect infringement contentions against Apple without leave to amend, finding the contentions failed to provide the specific factual identification required by the Southern Distric
Judge Christina Snyder granted summary judgment for VMG Partners and other investors on a Defend Trade Secrets Act claim because plaintiff Vitamin Friends LLC could not show it owned the supplier trade secrets — its affiliate Better Nutritionals did. Repeat fraud, RICO, and breach-of-fiduciary-duty