Annelise Levy
"Lawsuits against AI giants OpenAI , Anthropic, and Perplexity are set to continue headlining intellectual property developments in California federal courts in 2026.
In the coming months, we’ll see decisions in two key cases: whether Anthropic PBC’s historic $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors will receive final approval and if music publishers’ separate copyright lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company will head to trial in September.
Here’s a closer look at the California legal battles that could redefine the landscape of IP law next year."
