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DENIAL v. OpenAI, Inc.

Catherine Denial, Ian McDowell, and Steven Schwartz sued OpenAI Inc. and related entities along with Microsoft Corporation, alleging their works were used without permission to train AI models. The case proceeds in SDNY under Judge Sidney H. Stein with Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang amid multidistrict copyright infringement litigation against OpenAI. Ongoing discovery disputes highlight tensions between AI data preservation and privacy obligations in consolidated OpenAI copyright actions.

🏛️ SDNY· Case No. 1:25-cv-06286· Filed Jul 30, 2025

Summary

Catherine Denial, Ian McDowell, and Steven Schwartz sued OpenAI Inc. and related entities along with Microsoft Corporation, alleging their works were used without permission to train AI models. The case proceeds in SDNY under Judge Sidney H. Stein with Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang amid multidistrict copyright infringement litigation against OpenAI. Ongoing discovery disputes highlight tensions between AI data preservation and privacy obligations in consolidated OpenAI copyright actions.

Case details

Court
SDNY
Docket number
1:25-cv-06286
Filed
Jul 30, 2025
Status
Active

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