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Authors Guild v. OpenAI copyright case

US District Court, Southern District of New York · 1:23-cv-08292 · filed Sep 19, 2023 · Active

The Authors Guild and 17 authors, including George R.R. Martin and John Grisham, allege OpenAI copied their books without permission to train GPT models; Microsoft was later added as a defendant.

The case

Plaintiffs
Authors Guild
Defendants
OpenAI, Microsoft
Court
US District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket
1:23-cv-08292
Filed
Sep 19, 2023
Status
ActiveCentralized in In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (SDNY MDL 1:25-md-03143); lead case of the consolidated book authors class.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Sep 19, 2023Filing: Complaint filed: Authors Guild v. OpenAI Inc.
WhenCase
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext dateKadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
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Oct 8Oral Argument in 13dnext dateHachette Book Group v. GoogleOral ArgumentActiveCopyrightS.D. N.Y.
Oct 14Telephonic status hearing in 19dnext dateWoulard v. SunoTelephonic status hearingActiveCopyrightN.D. Ill.
Oct 15Initial Case Management Conference in 20dnext dateEVOX Productions v. GoogleInitial Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.
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