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Summary judgment briefs in the OpenAI MDL lawsuits now up
Read more: Summary judgment briefs in the OpenAI MDL lawsuits now upWe posted all the summary judgment briefs in the OpenAI MDL litigation just filed. Still missing the Books Plaintiffs’ brief but will post as soon as we get a copy of it. Click below to go to the briefs.
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Summary judgment briefing starts in OpenAI MDL Litigation before Judge Stein
Read more: Summary judgment briefing starts in OpenAI MDL Litigation before Judge SteinToday, the parties on both sides in the MDL Litigation, In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation, will file their respective motions for summary judgment. Collectively, the plaintiffs are often grouped as the “News” Plaintiffs involving the New York Times and other news media and the “Class” Plaintiffs involving book authors and the Authors Guild. OpenAI…
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Judge Stein issues stipulated sealing order as briefing for summary judgment commences in OpenAI MDL suits
Read more: Judge Stein issues stipulated sealing order as briefing for summary judgment commences in OpenAI MDL suitsToday, summary judgment briefs are due in the MDL litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft, including lawsuits filed by news organizations such as New York Times and book authors, including Authors Guild. Judge Stein issued a stipulated sealing order regarding the filing of briefs for summary and Daubert expert challenges. The sealing order pertains to confidential…
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Judge Stein denies News Plaintiffs leave to add new contributory infringement claim v. Microsoft. News Plaintiffs, Ziff Davis already abandoned contributory infringement claim foreclosed by Cox Communications.
Read more: Judge Stein denies News Plaintiffs leave to add new contributory infringement claim v. Microsoft. News Plaintiffs, Ziff Davis already abandoned contributory infringement claim foreclosed by Cox Communications.In the In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation, Judge Stein issued two separate but similar rulings. They stem from the plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of their material-contribution theory of contributory infringement after the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, as well as their trademark dilution claim. Ruling on News Plaintiffs’ Motion for…
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Daily News plaintiffs follow New York Times’ strategy in seeking to drop contributory infringement claims v. OpenAI and trademark dilution claims as well
Read more: Daily News plaintiffs follow New York Times’ strategy in seeking to drop contributory infringement claims v. OpenAI and trademark dilution claims as wellThe legal claims are dropping like hot potatoes in In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation. The Daily News and other news plaintiffs are following the New York Times’ strategy in asking Judge Stein to allow them to abandon, with prejudice, their claims for contributory infringement against OpenAI, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in…
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New York Times abandons contributory infringement claim v. OpenAI in light of Supreme Court’s Cox decision
Read more: New York Times abandons contributory infringement claim v. OpenAI in light of Supreme Court’s Cox decisionAfter OpenAI filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings that the New York Times could not meet the intent standard for contributory infringement set forth by the Supreme Court in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, we wrote: “OpenAI’s brief seems quite strong in its explanation of the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox.“ The New…
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New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAI
Read more: New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien exudes confidence in copyright suit v. OpenAINew York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Leviet exuded confidence in the New York Times’ copyright suit against OpenAI. Should OpenAI be nervous? Take a listen:
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New York Times’ contributory infringement claims fails under Supreme Court’s standard set forth in Cox Communications, says OpenAI
Read more: New York Times’ contributory infringement claims fails under Supreme Court’s standard set forth in Cox Communications, says OpenAIThe Supreme Court’s recent clarification in Cox Communication v. Sony Music Entertainment that claims for contributory infringement under copyright law requires proof of intentional conduct by a provider of a service has now entered the picture in one of the most important set of cases, In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation. As we predicted, Cox…
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John Carreyrou’s copyright suit v. OpenAI now officially joined with MDL cases v. OpenAI
Read more: John Carreyrou’s copyright suit v. OpenAI now officially joined with MDL cases v. OpenAIJudge Stein now has the the lawsuit Carreyrou et al v. OpenAI, Inc. et al, at the new Docket No. 1:26-cv-03625. This case was once a part of the omnibus copyright lawsuit filed by Carreyrou against 8 different AI companies. The relevant parties stipulated to a severance and a transfer, which Judge Thompson had granted…
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Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.
Read more: Judge Stein grants stay, putting on shelf copyright suits filed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam’s Dictionary, Gracenote v. OpenAI.On April 21, 2026, Judge Stein granted by joint stipulation of the parties in Encyclopaedia Britannica v. OpenAI and Gracenote v. OpenAI. The cases will be put on the shelf, for now. These cases were filed very late and the rest of the MDL Litigation v. OpenAI is nearing the end of discovery. “JOINT STIPULATION…