Ah, I see you added an edit of "I think there's also a legal perception that since AI is a new area, anything related to liability, IP, etc might be "up for grabs"."

I thought perhaps that's what you meant. A bit mercenary of a take, and maybe not applicable to this case. On the other hand, given the legal topic is up for grabs, as you note, I'm sure there will be instances of this tactical approach when it comes to lawsuits happening in the future.