Is the press coverage of Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc. aligned with the court record?

Coverage leans toward the plaintiff. No classified ruling yet to compare against the court record.

Ziff Davis, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.

Get an email the moment anything new is filed on this docket.

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 realityPress: plaintiff

Prior 19P · 11D · 19N (98 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (3 articles)

Syndicated ×3

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

Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet. 3 near-identical articles ran across 3 outlets within 8h — wire syndication or a PR push.

Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter

40 plaintiff-favorable · 25 defendant-favorable · 36 neutral articles

The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 20 plaintiff · 11 defendant · 19 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.

Plaintiff-favorable

USA Today’s OpenAI lawsuit puts AI rights in focusContentGrip · 2026-10-09
USA Today sues OpenAI, seeking more than $250 millionCrypto Briefing · 2026-10-08
USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAIThe Verge · 2026-10-08
Court filing accuses OpenAI of mass news scraping, sparks fair-use battle - CHOSUNBIZChosunbiz · 2026-09-18

Defendant-favorable

U.S. Department of Justice Files Brief Supporting OpenAI in NYT Copyright Lawsuit, Arguing "AI Training Is Fair Use"finance.biggo.com · 2026-09-03
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

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: 2026-10-16

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

OpenAI33 Ziff Davis2

Parties

CNET MEDIA, INC. (plaintiff) Mashable, Inc. (plaintiff) Everyday Health Media LLC (plaintiff) IGN Entertainment Inc. (plaintiff) Ziff Davis, LLC (plaintiff) Ziff Davis Inc. (plaintiff) OpenAI Group PBC (defendant) OpenAI Holdings LLC (defendant) OAI Corporation (defendant) OpenAI Global LLC (defendant) OpenAI OpCo LLC (defendant) OpenAI LLC (defendant) OpenAI GP LLC (defendant) OpenAI Inc. (defendant)

Docket entries

2026-05-13
No description on file
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
No description on file
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
No description on file
2026-01-20
No description on file
2026-01-20
No description on file
2026-01-16
No description on file
2026-01-07
No description on file
2026-01-06
No description on file
2025-12-15
No description on file
2025-10-01
No description on file
2025-10-01
No description on file
2025-07-24
No description on file
2025-06-13
No description on file
2025-06-04
No description on file
2025-05-22
No description on file
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)

Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.

From the blog

USA Today v. OpenAI: Inside the Newspaper Chain's $250 Million AI Copyright LawsuitOctober 12, 2026

ShareShare on X LinkedIn

View on CourtListener →Open in feed →Last updated 2026-10-17

Summary

Coverage vs reality meter