Category: Judge Stein

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…
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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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Judge Stein issues opinion rejecting most of OpenAI’s motion to dismiss claims by newspapers, book authors. Judge now will preside over all copyright cases v. OpenAI, Microsoft.

Judge Stein his opinion rejecting many of OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the claims filed by the New York Times and other newspapers, and the Authors Guild and other book authors. Microsoft fared a tad better in getting the dismissal of all DMCA 1202(b)(1) claims against it, whereas OpenAI succeeded only in getting the New York…
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How Sidney Stein became the most important judge in the copyright lawsuits v. OpenAI, Microsoft

Bio of Judge Stein The Multi District Litigation panel granted the petition to transfer all copyright lawsuits v. OpenAI and Microsoft to Judge Sidney Stein in the Southern District of New York. Judge Stein already presides over 6 cases involving OpenAI and Microsoft. He will now preside over: from Northern District of California TREMBLAY, ET…
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Big News: OpenAI is transferring all copyright suits to Judge Sydney Stein in Multi-District Litigation. Judge McMahon rejects Raw Story Media’s proposed amended DMCA claim as lacking Art. III standing

Wow. Judge Sydney Stein of the Southern District of New York, who already oversees the New York Times newspaper cases and the Authors Guild Book cases apparently will now inherit all the other copyright lawsuits against OpenAI (and presumably Microsoft). In a footnote of an order denying Raw Story Media’s motion for leave to file…
Read more: Big News: OpenAI is transferring all copyright suits to Judge Sydney Stein in Multi-District Litigation. Judge McMahon rejects Raw Story Media’s proposed amended DMCA claim as lacking Art. III standing