Key holding or allegation
Plaintiff allegations only; no merits decision identified by the cutoff.
Why it matters
Extends German model-memorisation/output litigation beyond collecting-society lyric claims into books and character imagery.
Facts
Publisher alleges ChatGPT can reproduce recognisable text and generate closely resembling character illustrations from the Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss books, relied on as evidence of unauthorised training/memorisation.
Issues before the court
Training, model memorisation and output infringement.
What the court did not decide
All merits questions.
Procedural timeline
LG Munchen I
Complaint filed: Penguin Random House alleges ChatGPT reproduced recognisable text and character imagery from Der kleine Drache Kokosnuss, supporting training/memorisation/output claims.