Key points
- Visual artists' core copyright claims against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway survived dismissal.
- Court held that unlicensed training on artists' images is a legally cognisable infringement theory.
- The LAION five-billion image dataset is the identified training source at issue.
Summary
Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California issued an order on 12 August 2024 (Case 3:23-cv-00201, Document 223) allowing the visual artists' core copyright claims against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway to proceed. The court accepted that unlicensed training on artists' images constitutes a legally cognisable copyright infringement theory, and identified the LAION five-billion image dataset as the training source at issue. Trial is listed for 8 September 2026.
Related items
- Getty Images (US) Inc v. Stability AI Ltd: UK High Court Judgment
- Disney Enterprises Inc et al. v. Midjourney Inc: Complaint
Source
Source: United States District Court, N.D. California (CourtListener) ↗ (Court Ruling)
Cite this item
United States District Court, N.D. California (CourtListener) (2024). ‘Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd: Order Allowing Artists' Core Claims (12 August 2024)’, United States District Court, N.D. California (CourtListener). Available at: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66732129/andersen-v-stability-ai-ltd/
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