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The New York Times Co. v. Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI

U.S. District Court, S.D. New York · Docket 1:23-cv-11195

Active Litigation

Court
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
Docket
1:23-cv-11195
Filed
December 27, 2023
Category
Copyright
Judge
Hon. Sidney H. Stein (Mag. Ona T. Wang)
Plaintiffs
The New York Times Company
Defendants
OpenAI, Inc. et al.; Microsoft Corporation
Current status
Discovery; summary judgment briefing closed April 2, 2026; consolidated into MDL 1:25-md-03143
Docket and filings
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Latest development · July 28, 2026

MOTION for Evangeline A.Z. Burbidge to Withdraw as Attorney . Document filed by OAI Corporation LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI LP, OpenAI OpCo LLC(a Delaware limited liability corporation). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Evangeline A.Z. B

Executive summary

The Times alleges OpenAI and Microsoft copied millions of its articles without license to train GPT models, and that ChatGPT can reproduce Times content nearly verbatim. Judge Stein largely denied the motion to dismiss on April 4, 2025, holding fair use could not be resolved on the pleadings.

Why it matters

The flagship news-publisher case. Its fair use ruling will set the standard for training on journalism and for RAG products that summarize paywalled reporting.

Models, datasets, and materials at issue

Target models

  • GPT-3.5
  • GPT-4
  • ChatGPT
  • Copilot

Disputed datasets

  • WebText
  • Common Crawl

Materials at issue

News articles, including paywalled reporting

Docket timeline

  • July 28, 2026

    MOTION for Daniel Jordan to Withdraw as Attorney . Document filed by OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI LP, OpenAI OpCo LLC(a Delaware limited liability corporation). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Daniel Jordan)Filed In Asso Docket #1445 →

  • July 28, 2026

    MOTION for Evangeline A.Z. Burbidge to Withdraw as Attorney . Document filed by OAI Corporation LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI LP, OpenAI OpCo LLC(a Delaware limited liability corporation). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Evangeline A.Z. B Docket #1444 →

  • July 16, 2026

    MOTION to Seal . Document filed by Daily News LP, The New York Times Company.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW.(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 07/16/2026) Docket #1437 →

  • July 16, 2026

    REPLY News Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Leave to Amend. Document filed by Daily News LP, The New York Times Company. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW.(Crosby, Ian) (Entered: 07/16/2026) Docket #1439 →

  • July 16, 2026

    ***SEALED***DECLARATION of MAILE YEATS-ROWE in Support re: (563 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 621 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 1440 in 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1642 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 756 in 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 493 in 1:24-cv-01515-SHS-OTW) LETTER MOTION to Seal ECF (1617) addressed to Magistrate J Docket #1441 →

  • July 16, 2026

    ***SEALED*** REPLY News Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Leave to Amend. Document filed by Daily News LP, The New York Times Company. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTWMotion or Order to File Under Seal: 1637 .(Crosby, Ian) Docket #1438 →

  • July 16, 2026

    ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE granting (1193) Motion for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Hac Vice in case 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW; granting (761) Motion for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Hac Vice in case 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW; granting (1431) Motion for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Hac V Docket #1436 →

  • July 16, 2026

    DECLARATION of MAILE YEATS-ROWE in Support re: (563 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 621 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 1440 in 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 1642 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 756 in 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 493 in 1:24-cv-01515-SHS-OTW) LETTER MOTION to Seal ECF (1617) addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Docket #1442 →

  • July 16, 2026

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of ECF (1643) on July 16, 2026. Document filed by OAI Corporation, OAI Corporation LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Global, L.L.C., OpenAI Group PBC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI LP, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC(a Delaw Docket #1443 →

  • July 16, 2026

    LETTER MOTION to Seal ECF 1617 addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Caitlin Sinclaire Blythe, Nicholas S. Goldberg, Herman H. Yue dated July 16, 2026. Document filed by OAI Corporation, OAI Corporation LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Glob Docket #1440 →

  • July 15, 2026

    ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR NEWS PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST OPENAI: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between undersigned counsel for News Plaintiffs and OpenAI, subject to approval of the Court, that: 1. New Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a memorandum of law t Docket #1435 →

  • July 14, 2026

    ORDER: The Court is in receipt of News Plaintiffs' motion for sanctions against Defendant OpenAI at ECF 1618. Parties are directed to meet and confer and file a proposed briefing schedule for the reply and response briefs by Friday, July 17, 2026. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 7/14/2026 Docket #1434 →

  • July 14, 2026

    ORDER in case 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW; granting (1617) Letter Motion for Leave to File Document in case 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW. Leave to file excess pages in regards to the motion for sanctions is GRANTED. (HEREBY ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang)(Text Only Order) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25 Docket #1433 →

  • July 14, 2026

    PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by Chicago Tribune Company, LLC, DP Media Network, LLC, Daily News LP, Northwest Publications, LLC, ORB Publishing, LLC, Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, LLC, San Jose Mercury-News, LLC, Sun-sentinel Company, LLC, The New York Times Company. Related Document Nu Docket #1432 →

  • July 13, 2026

    >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. (1193 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 761 in 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 1626 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 616 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 748 in 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 1431 in 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW) AMENDED MOTION for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Docket →

  • July 13, 2026

    AMENDED MOTION for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number NYSDC-33120648. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Docket #1431 →

  • July 13, 2026

    >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. (615 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 43 in 1:26-cv-02097-SHS, 440 in 1:24-cv-01514-SHS-OTW, 306 in 1:25-cv-03483-SHS-OTW, 144 in 1:25-cv-06286-SHS-OTW, 555 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 120 in 1:25-cv-09904-SHS, 489 in 1:24-cv-01515-SHS-OTW, 391 Docket →

  • July 10, 2026

    MOTION for Johnathan J. Vaknin to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number NYSDC-33120648. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: Docket #1430 →

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