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NYT spent $20 million for its 1 lawsuit v. OpenAI. How much has OpenAI spent defending v. 22 suits in U.S. plus 8 foreign suits?
Read more: NYT spent $20 million for its 1 lawsuit v. OpenAI. How much has OpenAI spent defending v. 22 suits in U.S. plus 8 foreign suits?A.G. Sulzberger said the New York Times has spent $20 million on its 1 copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, a case nearing the summary judgment stage. (Unclear the exact breakdown on costs for that $20 million.) How much has OpenAI spent to defend v. 22 suits in US and 8 foreign suits around world? For this…
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OpenAI faces discovery sanctions motion by New York Times
Read more: OpenAI faces discovery sanctions motion by New York TimesNew York Times and other news plaintiffs filed a motion for discovery sanctions against OpenAI for its alleged concealment of the ability to conduct relevant searches that the plaintiffs had requested, which they news plaintiffs say they discovered from the 2d deposition of Vincent Monaco: “Instead, its two-year effo1t to hide its ability to search its training data and output logs for News Plaintiffs’ copyrighted…
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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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CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.
Read more: CNN sues Perplexity AI. Copyright suits hit 114.Cable News Network (CNN) has joined the copyright litigation against AI companies. CNN filed a copyright suit against Perplexity AI in the Southern District of New York. CNN is represented by ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. The same firm is representing plaintiffs in the following cases: The filing of parallel litigation raising similar claims…
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Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?
Read more: Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?It’s been widely reported that Sam Altman convened the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other news media to a lunch at Rosemary’s Midtown. Quite remarkable given that the New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement and is seeking damages award that could be in the billions. But the lunch…
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OpenAI files amended Answers to Complaints in News MDL case
Read more: OpenAI files amended Answers to Complaints in News MDL caseOpenAI filed its Amended Answers in three related News cases. Below is the Amended Answer in the New York Times case to the Second Amended Complaint: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S AMENDED ANSWER DOWNLOAD NEW YORK TIMES SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
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Judge Stein grants OpenAI chance to file amended answer in New York Times case
Read more: Judge Stein grants OpenAI chance to file amended answer in New York Times caseJudge Stein has allowed OpenAI the opportunity to file an amended answer in the Newspaper cases.
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Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.
Read more: Status of all 57 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 26, 2025): Apple hit with 3 lawsuits.The U.S. copyright lawsuits against AI companies continue unabated. Here are the Top 5 news items: 1. Apple joins the copyright party. Although Apple has been roundly criticized for its slow development of Apple Intelligence, that hasn’t stopped book authors from suing Apple for copyright infringement in proposed class actions. In addition to the earlier…
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Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.
Read more: Status of all 51 copyright lawsuits v. AI (Oct. 8, 2025): no more decisions on fair use in 2025.It’s been a hot minute since our last status report. Right now, we are in the doldrums of discovery. We do not expect any other summary judgment decisions on fair use in AI training until summer 2026 at the earliest. So far, 3 judges ruled on fair use, 2 for and 1 against. But their…