Artists Score Major Win in Copyright Case Against AI Art Generators

Artists win significant lawsuit against AI art generators as U.S. District Judge William Orrick advances copyright infringement and trademark claims, suggesting the AI models may have unlawfully used copyrighted works. Claims against breach of contract and DMCA violations were dismissed. The AI firms face potential ramifications as the case progresses.

• Judge allows key claims to proceed in AI copyright case
• AI tool Stable Diffusion under legal scrutiny
• Artists argue AI built on copyrighted works
• Specificity on works used for training AI not required
• AI companies' dismissal of claims rejected