Authors file first amended consolidated complaint accusing Apple of willfully infringing millions of works to train Apple Intelligence

What happened

On 3 November 2026, authors filed their first amended consolidated class action complaint in the United States accusing Apple of willfully infringing millions of registered copyrighted works to build and train its commercial AI product, Apple Intelligence, according to MLex's summary of the filing. The complaint alleges Apple neither sought permission nor paid for the copyrighted works it uses, but instead willfully exploited them without authorization to build and train Apple Intelligence.

Status and context

This is a new consolidated pleading in the authors' copyright case against Apple, distinct from the original neuroscientists' suit over Apple Intelligence training that is already covered on this site. It is also a different case from the $250 million Siri-marketing settlement (Landsheft v. Apple), which concerns advertising claims about delayed Siri features, not the alleged use of copyrighted works for training.

All claims in the amended complaint are allegations, not findings: no court has ruled on whether Apple's alleged training use infringes, and Apple has not yet had its response to this amended pleading reported.