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Judge Stein allows New York Times parties to file letter re: its motion to compel OpenAI discovery regarding its destruction of output logs

Judge Stein allowed the newspaper plaintiffs to file a supplemental letter regarding their motion to compel discovery from OpenAI regarding its destruction of output logs.
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Magistrate Judge Wang sets in-Person Discovery Status Conference for all actions v. OpenAI, Microsoft for May 27

The MDL Litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft is marching forward. Magistrate Wang set an In-Person Discovery Status Conference for May 27, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY. The parties are instructed:
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Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s request to reschedule May 22 status conference due to Robert Van Nest’s out of the country. But Judge allows Microsoft teams appearance.

Judge Sidney Stein just denied OpenAI’s request to postpone the May 22 status conference for the MDL litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft. OpenAI made the request because its lead trial counsel Robert A. Van Nest will be out of the country. The Plaintiffs opposed the motion. Judge Stein denied the motion but is allowing Mr.…
Read more: Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s request to reschedule May 22 status conference due to Robert Van Nest’s out of the country. But Judge allows Microsoft teams appearance.
Judge Stein orders OpenAI cases to magistrate judge

Last week, in the In re ChatGPT Copyright Infringement Litigation, Judge Stein ordered all the cases against OpenAI and Microsoft to a magistrate judge. Presumably, it’s Magistrate Judge Wang, who is already overseeing discovery in the newspaper and books cases in the Southern District of New York–and doing incredible work.
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Judge Stein stays all deadlines in 12 lawsuits v. OpenAI in MDL. Conference set for May 22, 10 AM in New York.

Judge Sidney Stein, presiding as the MultiDistrict Litigation court, has stayed all deadlines in the 12 transferred copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft. He has set May 22, 10 AM ET, for the Initial Case Management Conference. To prepare for the conference, he has asked the parties for a single report addressing the appointment of…
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OpenAI, Microsoft file Answer to New York Times 1st amended complaint. Times wants to file 2d amended complaint.

OpenAI and Microsoft filed their respective Answers to the New York Times’ First Amended Complaint. Meanwhile, the Times already has sought leave to file a Second Amended Complaint to fix their dismissed DMCA CMI 1202(b)(1) claim. Excerpt from OpenAI Answer: DOWNLOAD THE ANSWERS BELOW: Related Stories
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Raw Story Media and Alternet ask Judge Stein to reconsider Judge McMahon’s denial of motion for leave to file amended complaint on 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI

Failing to persuade Judge McMahon to allow them to file an amended complaint to salvage their DMCA Section 1202(b)(1) claim for OpenAI’s alleged intentional removal of CMI, Raw Story Media tries again but now with Judge Stein, who has inherited all the copyright suits against OpenAI and Microsoft by transfer through Multi-district Litigation. I’m curious…
Read more: Raw Story Media and Alternet ask Judge Stein to reconsider Judge McMahon’s denial of motion for leave to file amended complaint on 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI
New York Times seeks leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. OpenAI, Microsoft to add same allegations of CMI removal as Daily News, CIR that survived motion to dismiss

The New York Times is seeking to file a Second Amended complaint to correct the deficiency in allegations in its First Amended Complaint’s 1202(b)(1) claim for intentional removal of CMI. The NYT parrots the same allegations as the Daily News’s and Center for Investigative Reporting’s complaints, which were more specific on the alleged removal of…
Read more: New York Times seeks leave to file 2d Amended Complaint v. OpenAI, Microsoft to add same allegations of CMI removal as Daily News, CIR that survived motion to dismiss
Authors Guild seeks to amend complaint v. OpenAI, Microsoft to add vicarious liability v. Microsoft, Microsoft’s alleged copying of hundreds of thousands of works in “notorious pirated dataset Books3.”

The Authors Guild and Alter plaintiffs are seeking leave to amend their complaint against OpenAI and Microsoft to make these additions: OpenAI and Microsoft oppose the motion. I expect this motion to be granted. EXCERPTS FROM MOTION OF AUTHORS GUILD
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OpenAI gains procedural advantage with transfer of all copyright suits to MDL court. Slows litigation.

OpenAI is taking full advantage of the transfer of all copyright litigation to Judge Stein, who presides as the MDL court over all the cases. Some of the plaintiffs are eager to close discovery on July 31, but OpenAI contends that’s premature under MDL procedure. OpenAI has already scored one victory with Magistrate Judge Wang’s…
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