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TEXXR / Topics / Tech Legal Battles / 2025

Tech Legal Battles (2025)

The legal landscape in 2025 shifted from filing to deciding. Courts began issuing rulings on AI copyright, training data, and fair use that will shape the industry for years. The Google remedy phase — potentially requiring divestiture of Chrome or Android — became the most consequential antitrust proceeding since the Microsoft case.

1169 events in 2025 20 key entities
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The UK High Court rules against Getty Images in its lawsuit against Stability AI over its image generator; the judge describes the ruling as "extremely limited in scope".
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-04
UK High Court Getty Images Stability AI
The UK's High Court rules against Getty in its lawsuit against Stability AI over its image generator; the judge calls the ruling “extremely limited in scope”
Reuters · 2025-11-04 · #1
France refers Shein to the Paris prosecutor after an investigation found childlike sex dolls for sale on its site.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-04
France Shein Paris prosecutor
France threatens to ban Shein and refers it to the Paris prosecutor after an investigation found that the site sold lifelike sex dolls “resembling children”
New York Times · 2025-11-04 · #37
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-04
Changpeng Zhao anti-money laundering laws
When asked on 60 Minutes about his pardon of Binance's Changpeng Zhao, President Trump said “I don't know who he is” and “I heard it was a Biden witch hunt”
Decrypt · 2025-11-04 · #39
US federal prosecutors allege three cybersecurity professionals carried out ALPHV ransomware attacks on at least five U.S. companies in 2023 while working for their employers.
rumored 1 article 2025-11-04
three cybersecurity professionals at least five U.S. companies ALPHV ransomware 2023
US federal prosecutors allege that three cybersecurity professionals carried out ransomware attacks on at least five US companies in 2023 using ALPHV ransomware
CyberScoop · 2025-11-04 · #14
President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-04
Donald Trump Changpeng Zhao
When asked on 60 Minutes about his pardon of Binance's Changpeng Zhao, President Trump said “I don't know who he is” and “I heard it was a Biden witch hunt”
Decrypt · 2025-11-04 · #39
Court documents indicate Ilya Sutskever told in a deposition that he sent information about internal conflicts at OpenAI to board members prior to the board's firing of Sam Altman.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-03
Ilya Sutskever OpenAI board
Court docs: in a deposition, Ilya Sutskever discussed conflicts at OpenAI that he sent to board members before Sam Altman's firing, his OpenAI exit, and more
The Information · 2025-11-03 · #8
LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick states that AI will do legal work.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-03
Sean Fitzpatrick LexisNexis AI doing legal work
Q&A with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick on AI doing legal work, document drafting, attorneys inevitably losing their licenses over “sloppy use of AI”, and more
The Verge · 2025-11-03 · #31
Ilya Sutskever discussed conflicts at OpenAI and other matters in a court deposition, as reported in court documents.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-03
Ilya Sutskever OpenAI
Court docs: in a deposition, Ilya Sutskever discussed conflicts at OpenAI that he sent to board members before Sam Altman's firing, his OpenAI exit, and more
The Information · 2025-11-03 · #8
Sean Fitzpatrick discusses AI performing document drafting tasks for legal work.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-03
Sean Fitzpatrick LexisNexis document drafting by AI
Q&A with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick on AI doing legal work, document drafting, attorneys inevitably losing their licenses over “sloppy use of AI”, and more
The Verge · 2025-11-03 · #31
Big Tech's dominance of the S&P 500 is becoming more extreme, increasing concentration risk within the index.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-02
Big Tech S&P 500
Big Tech's dominance on the S&P 500 is becoming more extreme; the eight biggest tech stocks account for 60% of the gains since the market bottomed in April 2025
Financial Times · 2025-11-02 · #9
Lawsuits are threatening Kalshi's operations.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-02
Kalshi lawsuits
Analysis: sports volumes on Kalshi approach $1B a week, with open interest in sports contracts regularly above $100M, significantly higher than other categories
Financial Times · 2025-11-02 · #13
The US and UK accuse the Prince Group of stealing billions of dollars via online scam centers.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-01
United States United Kingdom Prince Group
Singapore seizes more than $115M in assets linked to Cambodia's Prince Group, which the US and UK accuse of stealing billions of dollars via online scam centers
Bloomberg · 2025-11-01 · #6
Palantir files a lawsuit against two former employees who now work at Percepta.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
Palantir two ex-employees Percepta
Palantir sues two ex-employees now working at Percepta, an “AI transformation company” launched by General Catalyst, and alleges deception and stolen documents
Axios · 2025-10-30 · #39
Disney and YouTube settle their legal dispute over YouTube's May hiring of former Disney executive Justin Connolly as global head of media and sports.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
Disney YouTube Justin Connolly global head of media and sports (hiring)
Disney and YouTube settle their legal dispute over YouTube's hiring in May of former Disney executive Justin Connolly to be global head of media and sports
Deadline · 2025-10-30 · #49
Peter Williams, a former L3Harris executive, pleaded guilty in U.S. district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
Peter Williams selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
A former L3Harris executive pleads guilty in a US district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars
CyberScoop · 2025-10-30 · #54
Elon Musk's lawyer says the California and Delaware attorneys general cannot sanitize OpenAI's unlawful conduct.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
Elon Musk's lawyer California Attorney General Delaware Attorney General OpenAI's unlawful conduct
Elon Musk's lawyer pledges to fight OpenAI's for-profit restructuring and says California's and Delaware's AGs “cannot sanitize OpenAI's unlawful conduct”
Bloomberg · 2025-10-30 · #13
The partnership and planned 2026 subscription service are partly intended to help settle a copyright lawsuit involving UMG.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
UMG Udio copyright lawsuit
UMG partners with AI music generator Udio to launch a subscription service for creating music with licensed songs in 2026, in part to settle a copyright lawsuit
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-30 · #20
Elon Musk's lawyer pledges to fight OpenAI's for-profit restructuring.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-30
Elon Musk's lawyer OpenAI for-profit restructuring
Elon Musk's lawyer pledges to fight OpenAI's for-profit restructuring and says California's and Delaware's AGs “cannot sanitize OpenAI's unlawful conduct”
Bloomberg · 2025-10-30 · #13
Changpeng Zhao reportedly received clemency/pardon, a move that surprised some in the administration.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-30
Changpeng Zhao presidential clemency
Sources detail how Binance boosted the Trump family's World Liberty Financial by facilitating a $2B purchase of USD1 and building its tech ahead of CZ's pardon
Wall Street Journal · 2025-10-30 · #23
Palantir alleges the two ex-employees engaged in deception and stole documents.
rumored 1 article 2025-10-30
Palantir deception stolen documents two ex-employees
Palantir sues two ex-employees now working at Percepta, an “AI transformation company” launched by General Catalyst, and alleges deception and stolen documents
Axios · 2025-10-30 · #39
Cameo sues OpenAI alleging that Sora's 'cameo' feature infringes Cameo's trademark and is likely to cause consumer confusion and dilute its brand.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-29
Cameo OpenAI Sora "cameo" feature
Celebrity video shoutout app Cameo sues OpenAI for trademark infringement, alleging Sora's “cameo” feature is likely to cause confusion and dilute its brand
Reuters · 2025-10-29 · #48
Ripple is described as having been freed from its SEC lawsuit, enabling expanded acquisition activity.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-29
Ripple SEC lawsuit resolved
Ripple's shares trade between $135 and $170 in private markets, up ~2x to 3x since early 2025, valuing the company at $22B-$30B after several major acquisitions
Forbes · 2025-10-29 · #45
USC files a lawsuit against Google in Texas federal court alleging that Google Earth, Maps and Street View infringe USC patents for overlaying 2D images onto 3D models.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-29
University of Southern California (USC) Google Google Earth Google Maps Google Street View
USC sues Google in Texas federal court, alleging that Google Earth, Maps, and Google Street View violate its patents for overlaying 2D images onto 3D models
Reuters · 2025-10-29 · #27
There are references to a lawsuit by Elon Musk against OpenAI related to its restructuring (characterized in coverage as the likely 'other case').
rumored 1 article 2025-10-29
Elon Musk OpenAI restructuring
Memo: California's AG says OpenAI's restructuring has “no impact” on other cases, likely referring to Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its restructuring
The Information · 2025-10-29 · #2
California AG Rob Bonta says OpenAI's restructuring has 'no impact' on other cases, likely referring to Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
denied 1 article 2025-10-29
California Attorney General Rob Bonta OpenAI restructuring Elon Musk lawsuit
Memo: California's AG says OpenAI's restructuring has “no impact” on other cases, likely referring to Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its restructuring
The Information · 2025-10-29 · #2
A U.S. judge decertifies a class action accusing Apple of monopolizing the iPhone apps market, citing errors in the plaintiffs' damages model; the February 2024 class certification is reversed and plaintiffs will review next steps.
failed 1 article 2025-10-28
US judge Apple class action alleging monopolization of iPhone apps
A US judge decertifies a class action that accused Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps, citing errors in the plaintiffs' damages model
Reuters · 2025-10-28 · #25
Australia files a lawsuit against Microsoft alleging it misled about ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans (Microsoft 365 personal plan up ~45%) while concealing a cheaper classic non-AI plan that was only revealed during cancellation.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
Australia Microsoft Microsoft 365 users Copilot plans classic (non-AI) plan
Australia sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans while hiding cheaper non-AI options
Reuters · 2025-10-27 · #2
US DOJ indictment alleges defendants hacked DeckMate, a casino-standard suitcase-sized card shuffling machine, to reveal poker players' hands.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
US DOJ DeckMate players' hands
The US DOJ's rigged-poker-game indictment involved hacking DeckMate, a casino-standard, suitcase-sized, $10K+ card shuffling machine, to reveal players' hands
Bloomberg · 2025-10-27 · #7
The DOJ's rigged-poker indictment involves NBA stars and well-known Mafia crime families, per the filing.
confirmed 1 article 2025-10-27
US DOJ NBA stars Mafia crime families
The US DOJ's rigged-poker-game indictment involved hacking DeckMate, a casino-standard, suitcase-sized, $10K+ card shuffling machine, to reveal players' hands
Bloomberg · 2025-10-27 · #7
President Donald Trump grants a pardon to Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao.
confirmed 2 articles 2025-10-25 — 2025-10-26
President Donald Trump Changpeng Zhao
How Changpeng Zhao's pardon frees him to refocus on reclaiming ground in the US market, where Binance.US only has a 0.75% share of bitcoin trading volume
Bloomberg · 2025-10-25 · #1
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