GitHub is co-defendant with Microsoft and OpenAI in Doe v. GitHub, the longest-running AI/code copyright matter and the most-developed test of whether LLM training on permissively-licensed code violates the open-source licenses' attribution requirements.
DMCA §1202 attribution claims and open-source license-breach claims. Most §1202 claims dismissed at the district court; plaintiffs' interlocutory appeal pending in the Ninth Circuit. Outcome will set the §1202 attribution threshold for AI code.
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Yes. GitHub is currently a defendant in 1 AI-related lawsuit tracked by AI Lawsuit Tracker. Doe v. GitHub remains the central case on Section 1202 copyright-management-information attribution requirements for LLM-generated code (GitHub Copilot).
As of the latest update, GitHub is named in 1 active or resolved AI-related case, including federal copyright class actions and publisher coalition cases. The count updates daily.
The flagship cases against GitHub are: Doe v. GitHub Copilot.
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Last updated: April 26, 2026. Counts reflect cases verified against public dockets and may lag new filings by 24–48 hours.