In re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation  

Summary

In April, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated twelve cases originally brought in the Southern District of New York and Northern District of California against OpenAI and Microsoft. The MDL litigation is in S.D.N.Y. 

For case activity before April 2025, visit:  

• Authors Guild v. OpenAI; Alter v. OpenAI; and Basbanes v. Microsoft 

• Chabon v. OpenAI; Silverman v. OpenAI; and Tremblay v. OpenAI 

• The Intercept Media v. OpenAI and Raw Story Media v. OpenAI 

• New York Times v. Microsoft; Daily News v. Microsoft; and The Center for Investigative Reporting v. OpenAI 

What We're Watching

Discovery is ongoing.