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Civil Procedure

Sep. 3, 2026

Artists seek sanctions against DeviantArt over AI copyright discovery

Plaintiffs say DeviantArt and Latham & Watkins forced them to spend more than $40,000 pursuing testimony from former employees in Canada.

Artists seek sanctions against DeviantArt over AI copyright discovery
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick

Artists suing several AI image generators for copyright infringement have asked U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick to sanction DeviantArt Inc. and its Latham & Watkins LLP attorneys, accusing them of discovery "gamesmanship" that forced the plaintiffs to pursue two former company employees in Canada.

The plaintiffs, represented by the Joseph Saveri Law Firm and Los Angeles attorney Matthew Butterick, say DeviantArt's conduct forced them to hire Canadian counse...

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