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Doe v. GitHub copyright case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 4:22-cv-06823 · filed Nov 3, 2022 · Decided

Docket

Developers sued over Copilot suggesting their open source code without its license terms. The Ninth Circuit decided the certified appeal in September 2026.

The case

Plaintiffs
J. Doe
Defendants
GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI
Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
4:22-cv-06823
Filed
Nov 3, 2022
Status
Decided
Outcome
Ninth Circuit affirmed on 16 Sep 2026 (No. 24-7700)

History

4 dated entries
DateEntry
Sep 16Appeal: OPINION of USCA as to 286 USCA Case Number 24-7700
Dec 27, 2024Appeal: Notice of Appeal FEE PAID (Filing fee$605,receipt number ACANDC-20181530). (Saveri, Joseph)
Dec 19, 2024Appeal: ORDER of USCA as to 283 . The petition for permission to appeal is granted
Nov 3, 2022Filing: Complaint filed: Doe 1 et al. v. GitHub, Inc. et al.

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Doe 1 et al. v. GitHub, Inc. et al.

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