Copyright suits against AI companies reach 150 total
Two new Meta suits push the count past a milestone, and both target physical-book scanning as infringement, not just shadow-library downloads
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One hundred fifty lawsuits is not noise, it's a weather system. If you're an author wondering whether your publisher scanned your backlist for AI training, this is the week two new suits argue that scanning itself — not just pirated copies — is the infringement. Watch Judge Chhabria's docket, because what he does with Older and Winspear could matter more to your rights than any settlement check you've already cashed.
From the Coral Wire edition of Tue, Oct 20 2026 · Coral Index 57/100 (Mixed signals)