In Re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation

  1. June 20, 2025

    Judge Denies Raw Story, AlterNet's Bid To Revive OpenAI Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge has denied a request from AlterNet and Raw Story to reconsider the dismissal of their lawsuit accusing OpenAI of removing author and copyright information from material to train ChatGPT, saying the plaintiffs can appeal to the Second Circuit.

  2. June 18, 2025

    News Orgs Urge Court To Stick With OpenAI Evidence Order

    A group of news organizations has asked a Manhattan federal judge to reject OpenAI's request to terminate an order for it to retain output log data for user conversations with ChatGPT, saying the order is necessary to prevent the company from deleting further evidence in a case alleging news articles were improperly used to train the generative artificial intelligence model.

  3. June 06, 2025

    OpenAI CEO Calls NYT's ChatGPT Log Demand 'Inappropriate'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his company have said they intend to appeal a Manhattan federal court order mandating the preservation of ChatGPT logs at the request of The New York Times and other news agencies in ongoing copyright infringement litigation, saying the demand goes too far.

  4. June 04, 2025

    OpenAI Says Data Retention Order Creating Privacy Concerns

    ChatGPT maker OpenAI has asked a Manhattan federal judge to lift an order for it to retain output log data for conversations users have had with the generative artificial intelligence model, saying ongoing preservation won't be useful in a case brought by news organizations that say their content was used to train the program.

  5. May 22, 2025

    Susman Godfrey Partner To Lead News Orgs In OpenAI MDL

    A Susman Godfrey LLP heavy-hitter who helped orchestrate a $787 million settlement in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News will lead news organizations in their potentially big-dollar copyright claims against Microsoft and OpenAI, a Manhattan federal judge heard Thursday.