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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