June 18, 2025

Santora v. Hachette Book Group, Inc

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Case Number:

7:25-cv-05114

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Nelson Stephen Roman

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
Additional or older documents may be available in Pacer.


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  1. July 08, 2026

    Hachette Gets AI Book Cover IP Claims Tossed, For Now

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed a freelance artist's claims that Hachette Book Group used artificial intelligence to create derivative book covers of copyrighted artwork for books authored by romance and thriller novelist Sandra Brown, saying he has not shown substantial similarity between his art and the accused covers.

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