Links for Week of September 12, 2025

This week, the judge in the Anthropic copyright case expressed skepticism over the $1.5 Billion settlement offer, especially considering the damages are estimated to be over $1 Trillion. I liked Cathy Gellis’ article about her amicus brief in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, addressing platform liability for copyright infringement. Finally, Warner Bros. sued Midjourney to stop the infringement of its properties by the AI powered image generator.

Proposed Anthropic AI Settlement

• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/judge-anthropics-1-5b-settlement-is-being-shoved-down-the-throat-of-authors/
• https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/anthropics-15-billion-copyright-settlement-faces-judges-scrutiny-2025-09-09/

Amicus Brief in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment

• https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/something-good-the-supreme-court-could-do-finally-fix-the-first-amendment-problems-with-platform-liability-for-copyright-infringement/

Warner Bros. Sues Midjourney

• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/warner-bros-sues-midjourney-to-stop-ai-knockoffs-of-batman-scooby-doo/
• https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-midjourney-ai-copyright-lawsuit-dc-studios-b87d80d7b4a4dfdcf0ee149d30830551