Is there coordinated media coverage of Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.?

Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.

Ziff Davis sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging AI training on published content without permission.

Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.

Coverage vs realityNo signal

Prior 15P · 10D · 18N (85 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 1D · 1N (3 articles)

Syndicated ×3

3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 8h — wire syndication or a PR push.

Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter

28 plaintiff-favorable · 24 defendant-favorable · 36 neutral articles

The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 16 plaintiff · 11 defendant · 19 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.

Plaintiff-favorable

Publishers seek court sanctions against OpenAI in copyright disputescanx.trade · 2026-08-21
Apple sues OpenAI for, get this, stealing trade secretsA.V. Club · 2026-07-10
Publishers Accuse OpenAI of Withholding Evidence in Copyright LawsuitsCNET · 2026-07-09
News outlets seek sanctions against OpenAI in copyright battleNewswav · 2026-07-09

Defendant-favorable

Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in Publishers’ Copyright LawsuitsCNET · 2026-09-02
Perplexity AI says 'you can't copyright facts' in defense against CNN copyright suitMSN · 2026-06-10
OpenAI-backed, AI-created movie 'Critterz' looks to debut at CannesMSN · 2026-05-16
Judge lifts order requiring OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logsMSN · 2026-05-12

Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff

Cuti Frisch PLLCJohn R. Cuti
Klaris LawBrendan Thomas Kehoe
Pryor Cashman LLPMaya Katalan
Ruttenberg IP Law, A Professional CorporationGuy Ruttenberg
Independent counselLucy Hoffman

For the defendant

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPAndrew S. Bruns, Daniel T Nguyen, Emily Lu Wang +4 more
Morrison & Foerster LLPMaria Fernanda Rodriguez Torres, Vishakha Joshi, Yue Li
Latham & Watkins LLPSarang Damle, Yijun Zhong
Paul Weiss (NY)Gerardo Gomez Galvis
Latham & WatkinsMargaret Graham
Morrison FoersterSara Talebian

Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket no.: 1:25-cv-04315
Nature of suit: Copyright
Judge: Sidney H. Stein
Filed: 2025-05-22
Last filing: 2026-09-04

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

OpenAI31 Ziff Davis2

Docket entries

2026-05-13
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2026-03-10
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Status Conference held on 3/10/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
2026-03-03
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2026-02-19
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. (429 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 432 in 1:24-cv-01515-SHS-OTW, 1042 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 336 in 1:25-cv-03297-SHS-OTW, 1324 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 667 in 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 393 in 1:24-cv-01514-SHS-OTW, 1246 in 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 544 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 793 in 1:25-cv-03482-SHS-OTW) MOTION for David Rosenstein to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-32432007. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(rju)
2026-02-11
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Status Conference held on 2/11/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
2026-02-06
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 2/16/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(jjc)
2026-01-21
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2026-01-20
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2026-01-20
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2026-01-16
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2026-01-07
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2026-01-06
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2025-12-15
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2025-10-01
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2025-10-01
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2025-07-24
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2025-06-13
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2025-06-04
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2025-05-22
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2025-05-22
Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vba)

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