OpenAI Can’t Strike Authors’ Pirated Book Download Claims

By Editorial Team

A Manhattan federal judge has ruled against OpenAI in a copyright infringement case involving allegations of downloading books from illegal online sources. The judge rejected OpenAI’s argument that the claims violated a court order prohibiting new claims.

The lawsuit, brought by prominent authors and journalists, accuses OpenAI of downloading books from unauthorized sources. Despite OpenAI’s attempts to dismiss these claims, the judge upheld the allegations and allowed the case to proceed.

Several law firms are involved in the case, including Boies Schiller, Cowan DeBaets, Faegre Drinker, Keker Van Nest & Peters, Latham & Watkins, Lieff Cabraser, Morrison & Foerster, Orrick Herrington, and Susman Godfrey.

Companies like Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI OpCo LLC are also named in the lawsuit, which is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York before Judge Sidney H. Stein.

This ruling signifies a significant development in the legal battle between OpenAI and the authors and journalists, shedding light on the complexities of copyright infringement in the digital age.