Case tracker

Copyright & training data lawsuits & cases

Claims that generative-AI models were trained on copyrighted works — articles, books, images — without permission or compensation.

4 tracked cases

• Ruling issued

  UK ruling Nov 4, 2025

  Getty Images v. Stability AI Ltd.

  Stability AI "Stable Diffusion" image generator · United Kingdom (and United States)

  Getty Images sued Stability AI alleging its images were scraped to train Stable Diffusion, asserting copyright, database-right, trademark and passing-off claims. In November 2025 the English High Court largely rejected the copyright claims, holding the model contains no reproductions of the works, but found limited trademark infringement where outputs reproduced the Getty watermark. A parallel U.S. case is ongoing.

• Ongoing

  Filed Dec 27, 2023

  The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corp. & OpenAI

  OpenAI ChatGPT / Microsoft Copilot · United States (New York)

  The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft alleging unauthorized copying of millions of its articles to train GPT models, seeking damages and destruction of infringing datasets. In a 2025 ruling the court allowed core copyright claims to proceed past a motion to dismiss; the case is consolidated with related publisher suits and remains pending.

• Ongoing

  Filed Sep 20, 2023

  Authors Guild v. OpenAI, Inc.

  OpenAI GPT models / ChatGPT · United States (New York)

  The Authors Guild and 17 authors including George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, and Jodi Picoult filed a class action alleging their books were copied from pirate repositories to train GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 without permission. The suit claims this infringes copyright and harms authors’ livelihoods; the case is proceeding in the Southern District of New York.

• Ongoing

  Filed Jan 13, 2023; trial set Sep 2026

  Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd.

  Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, Runway (image generators) · United States (California)

  Artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz brought a class action alleging AI image generators were trained on their copyrighted works without consent. In an August 2024 ruling the court dismissed some claims but allowed direct copyright infringement, inducement, and trademark claims to proceed; trial has been set for September 2026.

Informational summaries compiled from public sources cited on each case page. Not legal advice. Verify current status with primary sources.