Case tracker · Copyright & training data
The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corp. & OpenAI
- AI system / company
- OpenAI ChatGPT / Microsoft Copilot
- Jurisdiction
- United States (New York)
- Court / regulator
- U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
- Status
- Ongoing
What happened
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.
About copyright & training data cases
Claims that generative-AI models were trained on copyrighted works — articles, books, images — without permission or compensation.
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