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OpenAI files reply in support of staying Ziff Davis suit in MDL litigaiton
Read more: OpenAI files reply in support of staying Ziff Davis suit in MDL litigaitonOpenAI filed in reply in support of its motion to stay the Ziff Davis suit in the MDL Litigation. For more: Excerpts: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S REPLY
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OpenAI seeks to stay Ziff Davis suit from rest of MDL Litigation
Read more: OpenAI seeks to stay Ziff Davis suit from rest of MDL LitigationAs promised, OpenAI is seeking a stay of the Ziff Davis lawsuit from the rest of the MDL Litigation due to alleged delays by Ziff Davis in discovery. Ziff Davis owns Mashable and other online media. Excerpt: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S MOTION TO STAY
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With fact discovery ending Feb. 27, 2026, OpenAI seeks stay of Ziff Davis lawsuit due to alleged delay
Read more: With fact discovery ending Feb. 27, 2026, OpenAI seeks stay of Ziff Davis lawsuit due to alleged delayOpenAI is seeking a stay of the Ziff Davis lawsuit in the MDL Litigation. OpenAI alleges that Ziff Davis has fallen behind in discovery compared to the rest of the litigants. With fact discovery to close on Feb. 27, 2026, OpenAI thinks a stay is warranted. Excerpt from OpenAI’s brief: DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S MOTION TO STAY…
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Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis motion to amend to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Robots.txt does not qualify as access-control TPM
Read more: Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis motion to amend to add DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Robots.txt does not qualify as access-control TPMJudge Sidney Stein, who oversees the MDL Litigation against OpenAI and Microsoft, denied Ziff Davis’s (owner of Mashable and other web media) motion to add a DMCA anti-circumvention claim. Similar to Judge Stein’s earlier grant of OpenAI’s motion to dismiss, Judge Stein ruled that the alleged scraping of content without recognizing a websites robot.txt file…
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Irked by potentially separate track discovery for Ziff Davis, OpenAI tells court it will seek stay of Ziff Davis suit
Read more: Irked by potentially separate track discovery for Ziff Davis, OpenAI tells court it will seek stay of Ziff Davis suitIn a letter brimming with irritation, lawyers from OpenAI have informed Judge Stein they will seek to stay the Ziff Davis lawsuit in the MDL Litigation due to alleged delays by Ziff Davis in discovery and Ziff Davis’s seeking a separate discovery track.
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Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis DMCA claim based on OpenAI’s alleged circumvention of robots.txt. Judge shuts down novel theory b/c robots.txt does not control access.
Read more: Judge Stein rejects Ziff Davis DMCA claim based on OpenAI’s alleged circumvention of robots.txt. Judge shuts down novel theory b/c robots.txt does not control access.Judge Stein issued his ruling on OpenAI’s motion to dismiss some of the claims of Ziff Davis, the owner of Mashable and other online media. The biggest part of the ruling: Judge Stein dismissed Ziff Davis’s DMCA 1201 anti-circumvention claim. This is a novel theory being advanced in several cases. Judge Stein ruled that the…
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OpenAI opposes Ziff Davis’s attempt to filed 2d amended complaint for DMCA anti-circumvention claim
Read more: OpenAI opposes Ziff Davis’s attempt to filed 2d amended complaint for DMCA anti-circumvention claimOpenAI opposes Ziff Davis’s attempt to amend its complaint to state a claim for DMCA anti-circumvention violation. Excerpts DOWNLOAD OPENAI’S OPPOSITION
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Judge Stein wants another oral argument on OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Ziff Davis’s First Amended Complaint on Nov. 13, 2025, 11:30AM
Read more: Judge Stein wants another oral argument on OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Ziff Davis’s First Amended Complaint on Nov. 13, 2025, 11:30AMJudge Stein wants further oral argument on OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Ziff Davis’s First Amended Complaint. He scheduled one for Nov. 13, 2025, 11:30 AM. Apparently, there were too many different issues to cover from the various MDL cases at the marathon, 4-hour oral argument last week. ORDER: The Court shall hear further oral argument…
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Ziff Davis filed 1st Amended Complaint v. OpenAI, in MDL case
Read more: Ziff Davis filed 1st Amended Complaint v. OpenAI, in MDL caseOn July 7, 2025, Ziff Davis filed a First Amended Complaint against OpenAI, now in the MDL case, In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation before Judge Stein. Ziff Davis is the media company that owns CNET, Mashable, ZDNet, IGN, PC Mag, MedPage Today, and a host of other online publications. It alleges copyright infringement in…
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Ziff Davis sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in Delaware. Total copyright suits in US v. AI companies hits 41.
Read more: Ziff Davis sues OpenAI for copyright infringement in Delaware. Total copyright suits in US v. AI companies hits 41.Ziff Davis, the company that owns CNET, Mashable, ZDNet, IGN, PC Mag, MedPage Today, and a host of other online publications, sued OpenAI in Delaware for a host of claims including copyright infringement, DMCA 1202(b)(1), (b)(3), removal of CMI claims, and trademark dilution. The case has not been assigned to a judge yet, but we…