Summary
Sarah Silverman filed Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc. in the Northern District of California on July 7, 2023 (No. 3:23-cv-03416), alleging direct and vicarious copyright infringement, DMCA violations, unfair competition, negligence, and unjust enrichment from OpenAI's use of her and other authors' copyrighted books to train ChatGPT without permission. The cases, including Silverman, Tremblay, and Chabon actions, were consolidated in the Northern District of California as In re OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL No. 24-2719), with some originating actions from the Southern District of New York transferred there. In March 2024, the court dismissed most claims except direct copyright infringement and unfair business practices, granting leave to amend.
Case details
- Court
- SDNY
- Docket number
- 1:25-cv-03483
- Filed
- Apr 27, 2025
- Status
- Active
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