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Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corporation

Eight newspaper publishers, including Daily News LP and owned by Alden Global Capital, sued Microsoft Corporation and OpenAI entities alleging they used the publishers' copyrighted articles without permission to train generative AI models that also output copies and derivatives of the content.[1][2][3][5] The claims include direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement, DMCA violations, common law unfair competition by misappropriation, and state law trademark dilution under the Copyright Act and related statutes in SDNY case No. 1:24-cv-03285, filed April 30, 2024; the court dismissed DMCA claims without prejudice but denied dismissal of direct and contributory copyright infringement claims.[1][3] The case parallels The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., No. 1:23-c

🏛️ SDNY· Case No. 1:24-cv-03285· Filed Apr 30, 2024

Summary

Eight newspaper publishers, including Daily News LP and owned by Alden Global Capital, sued Microsoft Corporation and OpenAI entities alleging they used the publishers' copyrighted articles without permission to train generative AI models that also output copies and derivatives of the content.[1][2][3][5] The claims include direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement, DMCA violations, common law unfair competition by misappropriation, and state law trademark dilution under the Copyright Act and related statutes in SDNY case No. 1:24-cv-03285, filed April 30, 2024; the court dismissed DMCA claims without prejudice but denied dismissal of direct and contributory copyright infringement claims.[1][3] The case parallels The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp. et al., No. 1:23-c

Case details

Court
SDNY
Docket number
1:24-cv-03285
Filed
Apr 30, 2024
Status
Active

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