The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging copyright infringement (direct and secondary infringement based on vicarious and contributory infringement), misappropriation, and trademark dilution.
The Complaint seeks the following relief:
1. Awarding The Times statutory damages, compensatory damages, restitution, disgorgement, and any other relief that may be permitted by law or equity;
2. Permanently enjoining Defendants from the unlawful, unfair, and infringing conduct alleged herein;
3. Ordering destruction under 17 U.S.C. § 503(b) of all GPT or other LLM models and training sets that incorporate Times Works;
4. An award of costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees as permitted by law.
This lawsuit brings the total number of copyright lawsuits against AI companies in the United States to 15 lawsuits.