Tremblay et al v. OpenAI, Inc. et al

  1. October 21, 2024

    In OpenAI Copyright Case, Court Told, 'Too Many Cooks'

    Lawyers for some of the media companies and groups hitting up OpenAI and Microsoft with copyright cases say they have major reservations about marrying their cases, warning about rushed discovery and "forcing too many cooks into the same kitchen."

  2. September 25, 2024

    In-House Counsel To Play Central Role At AI Cos., VCs Say

    Venture capital firms expect in-house counsel at artificial intelligence companies to play a bigger role in their businesses due to regulatory uncertainties around AI, while a professor who helped pioneer the technology warned that transparency of commercial AI businesses should be "top of mind," attorneys heard at the seventh annual Berkeley Law AI Institute Wednesday.

  3. July 31, 2024

    Authors' Suit Against OpenAI Trimmed To Copyright Act Claim

    A California federal judge on Wednesday cut an unfair competition claim from a proposed class action filed by a group of notable authors alleging that ChatGPT creator OpenAI Inc. is wrongly copying their protected works, a decision that leaves only the lawsuit's claim for direct copyright infringement.

  4. June 26, 2024

    Authors Suing OpenAI Must Hand Over Pre-Suit Test Data

    A California federal magistrate judge ordered a group of authors accusing OpenAI of copyright infringement to hand over information related to their pre-suit testing of the company's artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, saying they waived their ability to say it's protected work product by including some test results in their lawsuit.

  5. April 29, 2024

    OpenAI Case Not Ready For Lead Counsel Pick, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has rejected authors' pick for interim lead counsel in a case accusing OpenAI of copyright infringement, ruling that the request was made too early and must wait until class certification has been decided.

  6. March 04, 2024

    OpenAI Judge Denies Writers' Calif. IP Case 'First-To-File' Bid

    A California federal judge ruled Friday that a group of authors suing OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement cannot bar the Microsoft-backed company from defending itself against a similar suit in New York federal court, saying the plaintiffs' argument that the artificial intelligence startup engaged in forum shopping "holds no sway."

  7. February 13, 2024

    OpenAI Gets Author Copyright Claims Trimmed — For Now

    A California federal judge dismissed the bulk of two proposed copyright class actions against ChatGPT creator OpenAI Inc. while giving two putative classes led by comedian Sarah Sliverman and author Paul G. Tremblay a chance to cure deficiencies in their pleadings in some instances.

  8. February 09, 2024

    Authors Say OpenAI Is Playing 2 Courts Against Each Other

    A group of writers suing OpenAI over copyright infringement allegations is accusing the Microsoft-backed startup of "forum shopping for the most favorable schedule," and is asking a federal judge in California to stop the company from trying to litigate a similar suit in New York federal court just because its lawyers made some deals to get a better timetable there. 

  9. January 01, 2024

    California Cases To Watch In 2024

    Legal experts following Golden State courts in 2024 are tracking groundbreaking lawsuits against artificial-intelligence developers brought by content creators, high-stakes antitrust cases against BigTech companies, and a wave of fresh litigation over the scope of California's Private Attorneys General Act.

  10. January 01, 2024

    These Are The High-Stakes AI Legal Battles To Watch In 2024

    Love it or hate it, the growing adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools has given society no choice but to grapple with their novel challenges, and in 2024, trailblazing litigation over AI's impact on intellectual property, civil liberties and privacy will be hashed out in courtrooms across the country.