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Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Re: Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Post by pixl97 »

2b3a51 wrote: post #9

Reached for comment by TechCrunch, Musk’s lead counsel Marc Toberoff said, “One word: Appeal.” One wonders on what grounds? In the UK, in a civil case like this, the judge I think comments on the likelihood of an appeal avenue once the verdict has been reached.

Typically if they bring up a case like this a judge again will get pissy and dismiss it with prejudice.

You can try to file it again, but that gets to the point where the judge can throw your ass directly in jail for 30 days, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars.

Re: Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Post by freejazz »

LarsDu88 wrote: post #24
mrcwinn wrote: post #2

Advice for Elon: you can actually use ChatGPT on the web or the desktop app to schedule reminders for you, like "file lawsuit against OpenAI."

Did you not read the article at all? He had to do this in 2021, well before such GPT apps existed.

That's not what the article stated. The jury had to find that the harms occurred prior to certain dates in 2021, not that Musk had to file before then.

Re: Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Post by Legend2440 »

2b3a51 wrote: post #27
Legend2440 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the grounds of "I have infinite money and lawyers to drag this thing out forever, whether I'll win or not."

Nothing like 'vexatious litigation' in the US? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vexatious-litigants

There is, but it's a pretty high bar to clear. Merely exhausting one's appeals does not qualify as vexatious. He could keep going for years as long as his lawyers make vaguely plausible arguments each time.

Re: Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Post by pixl97 »

freejazz wrote: post #37
loxodrome wrote: post #25

Ending a trial over a bureaucratic technicality is not good justice.

The jury found against Musk - what exactly are you talking about?

Like any case involving legal matters, they are talking about things they deeply do not understand.

Re: Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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Post by colechristensen »

2b3a51 wrote: post #9

Reached for comment by TechCrunch, Musk’s lead counsel Marc Toberoff said, “One word: Appeal.” One wonders on what grounds? In the UK, in a civil case like this, the judge I think comments on the likelihood of an appeal avenue once the verdict has been reached.

He lost on the grounds of a statue of limitations defense which is exactly the kind of thing which is easily appealable.
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