UAB "Planner5D" v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al

  1. October 12, 2023

    Judge Says Some Of 3D Object IP Isn't Creative Enough

    A federal judge in San Francisco has said a "large portion" of the data generated by a Lithuanian company suing Facebook's parent company and Princeton University over a project involving teaching robots to recognize three-dimensional scenes "did not involve sufficient creativity to support a valid copyright."

  2. July 12, 2023

    Meta, Princeton Urge Tossing IP Suit Over AI Data For Good

    Meta Platforms and Princeton University urged a San Francisco federal judge Wednesday to toss for good Planner 5D's allegations they infringed its 3D models to train artificial intelligence projects, saying the home design software company doesn't have valid copyrights and didn't try to protect its purported trade secrets.

  3. July 25, 2022

    Facebook Wants A Rethink Of Privilege Ruling In AI Data Suit

    Facebook Inc. and Princeton University want a San Francisco federal judge to make a 3D-imaging company hand over communications between its employees and in-house attorneys in a lawsuit over alleged data theft, claiming those communications are not privileged under Lithuanian law.

  4. April 15, 2021

    Facebook, Princeton Must Face AI Data Theft Claims

    Facebook and Princeton University can't dodge a 3D-imaging firm's copyright claims that they stole its data for use in artificial intelligence projects, a California federal judge has ruled, rejecting the argument that the firm failed to meet the prerequisites to proceed with its infringement action.

  5. April 07, 2021

    Facebook, Princeton Judge Unlikely To Toss AI Data IP Suit

    A California federal judge said Wednesday that he's not inclined to dismiss a 3D-imaging firm's copyright suit accusing Facebook and Princeton University of illegally downloading its data to use in artificial intelligence projects, saying it's high time the case moved forward.

  6. November 24, 2020

    Facebook, Princeton Hit With Refreshed AI Data IP Claims

    A 3D-imaging firm took another crack at copyright claims accusing Facebook and Princeton University of illegally downloading its data to use in artificial intelligence projects in a new suit filed Monday in California federal court.

  7. July 27, 2020

    Princeton, Facebook Must Face Imaging Trade Secret Claims

    A California federal judge has cut copyright claims from a 3D-imaging firm's revised suit accusing Facebook and Princeton University of illegally downloading its data to use in artificial intelligence projects, but allowed the company to keep its amended trade secrets claims.

  8. November 22, 2019

    Princeton, Facebook Dodge IP Suit Over AI Data, For Now

    A 3-D imaging firm hasn't shown that it has a copyright that Facebook and Princeton University can be accused of violating, or proven that they stole trade secrets from the firm's website to use in artificial intelligence projects, a California federal judge said Thursday while dismissing the suit.

  9. August 05, 2019

    Princeton Trustees Deride Claims University Stole AI Data

    The trustees of Princeton University urged a California federal judge to toss a 3-D imaging firm's suit alleging the Ivy League school and Facebook stole its images for artificial intelligence projects, arguing Friday that the materials at issue aren't even copyrighted.

  10. June 06, 2019

    Facebook, Princeton Accused Of Stealing Data For AI Projects

    Facebook Inc. and Princeton University illegally downloaded and exploited a trove of data belonging to a Lithuanian company in order to further projects aimed at teaching robots to recognize three-dimensional scenes, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in California federal court.

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