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Basbanes v. Microsoft Corporation

Nicholas A. Basbanes and Nicholas Ngagoyeanes (Nicholas Gage) sued Microsoft Corporation and multiple OpenAI entities, alleging their copyrighted books were used without permission to train AI models, destroying the market for writers' works.[2][3] The case invokes copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act and is a proposed class action in SDNY (No. 1:24-cv-00084), with partial consolidation granted in February 2024 alongside Authors Guild v. OpenAI and Alter v. OpenAI.[2][4] It forms part of a multidistrict OpenAI copyright litigation involving over a dozen similar author and publisher suits in SDNY.[4][6]

🏛️ SDNY· Case No. 1:24-cv-00084· Filed Jan 5, 2024

Summary

Nicholas A. Basbanes and Nicholas Ngagoyeanes (Nicholas Gage) sued Microsoft Corporation and multiple OpenAI entities, alleging their copyrighted books were used without permission to train AI models, destroying the market for writers' works.[2][3] The case invokes copyright infringement claims under the Copyright Act and is a proposed class action in SDNY (No. 1:24-cv-00084), with partial consolidation granted in February 2024 alongside Authors Guild v. OpenAI and Alter v. OpenAI.[2][4] It forms part of a multidistrict OpenAI copyright litigation involving over a dozen similar author and publisher suits in SDNY.[4][6]

Case details

Court
SDNY
Docket number
1:24-cv-00084
Filed
Jan 5, 2024
Status
Active

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