On July 8, 2025, Marcella Ballard was quoted by Law360 on the biggest copyright rulings of 2025 so far. According to the article, while rulings regarding artificial intelligence (AI) models stand out, there have been plenty of other notable developments.
In one recent case regarding a prominent technology firm, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria issued an opinion that the firm’s large language model was indeed transformative. Ballard explained that “Judge Chhabria's opinion underscored the difficulties plaintiffs face in pursuing legal action against AI companies for using their works to develop new technologies.”
"The plaintiffs have to go back to the drawing board in the next case or in the current cases that don't have decisions yet and beef up their theories about how there is a market out there for AI developers to obtain their materials lawfully," she added.
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