Carreyrou v. Anthropic PBC
Summary
Journalists and authors including John Carreyrou are suing AI companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others for copyright infringement, alleging their published works were used to train large language models without permission or compensation. The case targets the unauthorized use of copyrighted articles, books, and journalism to build commercial AI systems.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 2P · 4D · 6N (27 articles)
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-09-03)
Press coverage leans defendant-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
4 plaintiff-favorable · 8 defendant-favorable · 15 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 4 defendant · 6 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Music Publishers Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement Over 20,000 Worksmezha.net · 2026-01-29
- Theranos whistleblower John Carreyrou sues OpenAI, Google, and Meta in high-stakes AI copyright caseTechloy · 2025-12-23
- Theranos Exposer John Carreyrou Leads Authors In Major AI Copyright LawsuitThe Tech Buzz · 2025-12-23
- John Carreyrou Exposes a New Fraud: The Theft Behind Your ChatbotModern Diplomacy · 2025-12-23
- Anthropic Says Authors' New AI Copyright Claims Fall FlatLaw360 · 2026-07-31
- Judges Sever Copyright Claims Naming Top AI CompaniesMealey's · 2026-06-30
- Anthropic, Other Tech Giants Get Authors' Copyright Suit SplitLaw360 · 2026-06-10
- Anthropic, Other Tech Giants Get Authors' Copyright Suit SplitLaw360 · 2026-06-10
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Stris & Maher LLPChristopher M Rigali
- Cooley LLPBobby A. Ghajar, Elizabeth Lee Stameshkin, Mark R. Weinstein +1 more
- Latham & Watkins LLPAndrew Michael Gass, Melanie Marilyn Blunschi, Nicole Charlene Valco
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiEric Preston Tuttle, Maura Lea Rees, Qifan Huang
- Mayer Brown LLPGraham White, Michael A. Calvanico
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPShon Morgan
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, LLPValerie Suzanne Roddy
- White & Case LLPMark S Davies
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAngela Dunning
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPYaira Dubin
- Latham and Watkins LLPJoseph Richard Wetzel
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLPAndrew Michael Holmes
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:25-cv-10897
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- P. Casey Pitts
- Filed
- 2025-12-22
- Last filing
- 2026-10-19
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Cambronne Inc. (plaintiff) Michael Kochin (plaintiff) Matthew Sacks (plaintiff) Jane Adams (plaintiff) Philip Shishkin (plaintiff) Lisa Barretta (plaintiff) NVIDIA Corporation (defendant) Apple, Inc. (defendant) OpenAI Holdings, LLC (defendant) Perplexity AI, Inc. (defendant) xAI Corporation (defendant) Meta Platforms, Inc. (defendant) OAI Corporation, LLC (defendant) OpenAI Global, LLC (defendant) OpenAI GP LLC (defendant) OpenAI OpCo, LLC (defendant) OpenAI, Inc. (defendant) Google LLC (defendant) Anthropic PBC (defendant) Cognella, Inc. (miscellaneous)
Docket entries
- 2026-09-17
Case Referred to Magistrate Judge for Discovery
- 2026-09-03
1 - Terminate Hearings AND Case Management Conference - Initial
- 2026-09-01
Set/Reset Hearings
- 2026-09-01
Set/Reset Hearing: Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/3/2026 01:00 PM - Videoconference Only. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2026)
- 2026-08-28
Order
- 2026-04-29
Case for severed defendant opened as 5:26-cv-03725-PCP Carreyrou et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2026)
- 2026-04-13
Order
- 2026-04-07
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-04-06
1 - Terminate Hearings AND Clerk's Notice
- 2026-04-03
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-03-31
Order
- 2026-03-27
Case for severed OpenAI defendants opened as 5:26-cv-2730-PCP. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/27/2026)
- 2026-03-24
1 - Terminate Hearings AND Status Conference
- 2026-03-16
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-03-11
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-03-04
Order
- 2026-03-04
Set Deadlines/Hearings AND Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings No NEF AND Terminate Motions
- 2026-03-04
Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 3/24/2026 at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/4/2026)
- 2026-02-10
No description on file
- 2026-01-27
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-01-27
Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing
- 2026-01-26
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-01-26
Case Assigned/Reassigned
- 2026-01-26
Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
- 2026-01-12
No description on file
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.