Sullivan v. OpenAI Foundation
Summary
Michael Sullivan is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming they used his work without permission to train AI models. The lawsuit names multiple OpenAI entities and executives alongside Microsoft, alleging the companies violated copyright law by incorporating protected content into their large language models.
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- NYT Lawsuit Against OpenAI: Full 2026 Update GuideLawFold.com · 2026-08-18
- Textbook authors file class action suit alleging OpenAI stole hundreds of academic volumesamNewYork · 2026-08-17
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Counsel of record
- Slarskey LLCAdam David Hollander, David Neal Slarskey, Phillip Gasperetti
- Independent counselDeepa Devanathan
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:26-cv-06966
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Sidney H. Stein
- Filed
- 2026-08-14
- Last filing
- 2026-09-01
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Microsoft Corporation OpenAI Startup Fund Management LLC OpenAI Startup Fund GP I LLC OpenAI Startup Fund I LP OAI Corporation OpenAI Global, LLC OpenAI OpCo, LLC OpenAI GP, LLC OpenAI Group PBC OpenAI Foundation (f/k/a OpenAI Inc.) Dana Loewy Lion Den, Inc. Kevin T. Patton Alan J. Marcus Zvi Bodie Kenneth S. Saladin Michael Sullivan