Summary
Doe programmers sued GitHub, OpenAI, and related entities, claiming defendants removed or altered copyright management information from plaintiffs' open-source code uploaded to GitHub repositories when training AI models like Copilot.[1][2][3][4] The case involves Section 1202 of the DMCA and is at the interlocutory appeal stage in the Ninth Circuit (No. 24-7700), filed December 23, 2024, following district court proceedings in Doe v. GitHub, No. 4:22-cv-06823-JST, where some DMCA claims survived dismissal.[1][2][3][6] Plaintiffs seek class-action status and $9 billion in statutory damages, with briefing ongoing including an amicus brief from IP professors supporting defendants' view that Section 1202 applies only to identical copies.[2][3]
Case details
- Court
- 9th Cir.
- Docket number
- 24-7700
- Filed
- Dec 23, 2024
- Status
- Active
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