Case tracker · Copyright & training data
Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd.
- AI system / company
- Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, Runway (image generators)
- Jurisdiction
- United States (California)
- Court / regulator
- U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.
- Status
- Ongoing
What happened
Artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz brought a class action alleging AI image generators were trained on their copyrighted works without consent. In an August 2024 ruling the court dismissed some claims but allowed direct copyright infringement, inducement, and trademark claims to proceed; trial has been set for September 2026.
About copyright & training data cases
Claims that generative-AI models were trained on copyrighted works — articles, books, images — without permission or compensation.
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