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Beaulier v. NVIDIA et al. refers to four coordinated class action lawsuits filed by 3D model artist Austin Beaulier in March 2026, alleging that NVIDIA, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Roblox violated DMCA Section 1202(b) by removing copyright management information (CMI) from millions of 3D models shared under Creative Commons licenses and using them to train and power generative AI systems. The cases represent a new category of AI copyright litigation targeting 3D model training data.[1][2]

Case Court Docket No. Judge AI System
Beaulier v. NVIDIA Corp. N.D. Cal. (San Francisco) 3:26-cv-02647 Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley TRELLIS-500k (Microsoft dataset)
Beaulier v. Meta Platforms, Inc. N.D. Cal. (San Francisco) 3:26-cv-02632 Judge Edward J. Davila SAM-3D
Beaulier v. Microsoft Corp. W.D. Wash. (Seattle) 2:26-cv-01031 TBD TRELLIS
Beaulier v. Roblox Corp. N.D. Cal. (San Francisco) 3:26-cv-02642 Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley Cube 3D

Plaintiff

Austin Beaulier is a 3D model artist who created and shared digital 3D models online under Creative Commons licensing terms, which require attribution and preservation of license information.[1]

Claims

All four complaints center on DMCA Section 1202(b), which prohibits:

  1. Intentionally removing or altering CMI (copyright management information)
  2. Distributing or importing copies of works knowing that CMI has been removed or altered
  3. Distributing or importing CMI knowing that it has been removed or altered without authority

Beaulier alleges that the defendants engaged in "large-scale commercial exploitation of millions" of digital 3D models from the Objaverse-XL dataset by removing CMI — including author attributions and Creative Commons license terms — before incorporating the models into AI training datasets and generative AI systems.[1][2]

Procedural Status

All four cases were filed in March 2026 and are in their early stages. No motions to dismiss or substantive rulings have been reported as of April 2026.[1]

Significance

These cases represent the first major AI copyright litigation targeting 3D model training data. Previous AI copyright lawsuits have focused on text (books, news articles), 2D images (art, photographs), music, and video. The use of DMCA 1202(b) CMI removal as the primary legal theory — rather than direct infringement or anti-circumvention — is also novel in the AI training context.[2]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mishcon de Reya, "Generative AI – IP Cases and Policy Tracker"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ChatGPT is Eating the World, Beaulier case coverage
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