A color-coded, filterable timeline of the cases redefining authorship, fair use, and the legal status of machine-trained models — from the first U.S. AI fair-use loss in Delaware to last week's publisher coalition filing in Manhattan.
8/8 cases·20 events
Color keyFair use / AI trainingPiracy / shadow libraryAuthorship / registrabilityNews / database contentSettlement / resolvedPending / active
Section I
Chronological Timeline
20 events
May 62020
June 22022
June 282023
July 72023
July 72023
August 182023
September 82023
October 182023
December 272023
August 192024
February 112025
March 182025
April 32025
June 20252025
June 232025
June 252025
September 52025
January 20262026
March 22026
May 52026
Section II
Case Files
8 of 8 cases
Data verified against CourtListener / RECAP, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, official court orders, and reliable legal-news sources. Color coding follows the legend above: blue for fair use / AI training, red for piracy / shadow-library allegations, purple for authorship and registrability, orange for news and database content, green for settlements, and gray for pending matters. This list is not exhaustive; scope and milestones are updated as dockets advance. ← Back to The Ballard Case