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Ziff Davis v. OpenAI copyright case

US District Court, District of Delaware · 1:25-cv-00501 · filed Apr 24, 2025 · Active

Ziff Davis, owner of IGN, CNET, PCMag and Mashable, alleges OpenAI copied its articles to train models and ignored robots.txt opt-outs.

The case

Plaintiffs
Ziff Davis
Defendants
OpenAI
Court
US District Court, District of Delaware
Docket
1:25-cv-00501
Filed
Apr 24, 2025
Status
ActiveFiled in Delaware and transferred to the SDNY OpenAI MDL.

History

1 dated entry
DateEntry
Apr 24, 2025Filing: Complaint filed: Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.
WhenCase
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Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.

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