AI Book Lawsuit: High-Profile Authors Take On AI Giants Over Stolen Content In a bold legal move echoing across Silicon Valley and publishing houses alike, a coalition of prominent authors—including John Carreyrou, the investigative journalist behind <em style="border-color: rgb(227, 227, 227); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1d1f; font-family: system-ui, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, NotoSansHans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;"> Bad Blood</em> —has filed a new lawsuit against six major AI companies. The suit targets Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing them of training their large language models on pirated copies of copyrighted books. This latest legal action seeks to challenge not just how AI systems are built—but who profits from stolen intellectual property. Credit: Yuichiro Chino / Getty Images If you’ve heard this before, you’re not imagining things. A previous class-action lawsuit against Anthropic resulted in a $1.5 billion settlement, offering qualifying authors roughly $3,000 each. But many writers, including Carreyrou, argue that the payout doesn’t address the core issue: AI firms allegedly profiting from works they never licensed. The…
<strong data-end="366" data-start="304"> Why the Twitter Trademark Battle Matters Now</strong> The Twitter trademark is back in the spotlight after Elon Musk’s X quietly updated its Terms of Service and filed a countersuit to reaffirm ownership of the iconic brand. The move follows a surprise challenge from a U.S. startup claiming Twitter was abandoned when the platform rebranded to X. For users, advertisers, and brand watchers, the dispute raises a pressing question: can X legally walk away from the Twitter name while still keeping exclusive rights to it? As trademark law collides with one of tech’s most controversial rebrands, the outcome could shape how legacy brands survive name changes in the AI era. Credit: Bryce Durbin <strong data-end="1056" data-start="998"> X Updates Its Terms to Reinforce the Twitter Trademark</strong> X recently revised its Terms of Service to explicitly state that it continues to claim ownership of the Twitter trademark, including related branding assets. While the update may appear minor, it carries significant legal weight in trademark disputes. By reinfor…