DMCA, UCL Claims Against Microsoft, GitHub Over AI Tools Largely Dismissed

Mealey's (May 16, 2023, 11:31 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed most of the claims brought by two John Doe plaintiffs against Microsoft Corp., GitHub Inc. and OpenAI LP over the purported misuse of open-source code in artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including alleged violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and California’s unfair competition law (UCL), with the judge finding failures to establish standing and plead injuries, among other things....