In re OpenAI ChatGPT Litigation (Tremblay v. OpenAI) copyright case
Brought by
Paul TremblaySarah Silverman
v.
Defendants
Authors Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad, Sarah Silverman and others allege OpenAI trained ChatGPT on pirated copies of their books; the Silverman and Chabon suits were consolidated into it.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket
- 4:23-cv-03223
- Filed
- Jun 28, 2023
- Status
- ActiveMost non-copyright claims dismissed in 2024; transferred to the SDNY OpenAI MDL in 2025.
History
3 dated entriesORDER re 397 : In light of the JPML's transfer order and impending transfer of this case to the Southern District of New York, the April 17, 2025 hearing is VACATED. Signed by JudgSource
Order dismissing DMCA, vicarious infringement and negligence claimsSource
Complaint filed: Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc.Source