California Newspapers Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation

California Newspapers Partnership sues Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of newspaper content.

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Coverage vs realityPress: plaintiff

Prior 6P · 0D · 12N (41 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (2 articles)

Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.

Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter

24 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 19 neutral articles

The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 7 plaintiff · 0 defendant · 12 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.

Plaintiff-favorable

Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringementSRN News · 2026-09-05
Taos News joins lawsuit accusing Open AI, Microsoft of copyright infringementThe Taos News · 2026-09-03
News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fightmyMotherLode.com · 2026-07-09
Nearly 400 local newspapers launch massive OpenAI, Microsoft lawsuitMSN · 2026-07-06

Defendant-favorable

None classified yet.

Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff

Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck PCSteven M Lieberman
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.Jennifer Maisel
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.Bryan Berkeley Thompson

For the defendant

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPEmily Lu Wang, Nathaniel H Brown

Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket no.: 1:25-cv-09904
Nature of suit: Copyright
Judge: Sidney H. Stein
Filed: 2025-11-26
Last filing: 2026-09-03

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Microsoft38 California Newspapers Partnership

Docket entries

2026-05-29
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2026-05-26
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2026-05-13
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2026-04-06
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2026-03-06
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2026-03-03
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2026-02-06
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 2/16/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(jjc)
2026-02-04
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2026-02-02
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2026-02-02
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. (378 in 1:25-cv-04315-SHS-OTW, 337 in 1:24-cv-00084-SHS-OTW, 406 in 1:24-cv-01515-SHS-OTW, 982 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1222 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 761 in 1:25-cv-03482-SHS-OTW, 369 in 1:24-cv-01514-SHS-OTW, 65 in 1:25-cv-09912-SHS, 312 in 1:25-cv-03297-SHS-OTW, 249 in 1:25-cv-03483-SHS-OTW, 518 in 1:24-cv-04872-SHS-OTW, 95 in 1:25-cv-06286-SHS-OTW, 204 in 1:25-cv-03291-SHS-OTW, 621 in 1:24-cv-03285-SHS-OTW, 1194 in 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW, 653 in 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 71 in 1:25-cv-09904-SHS) MOTION for Nathaniel H. Brown to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number NYSDC-32351068. 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)
2026-01-26
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2026-01-20
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2025-12-02
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. (tro)
2025-12-02
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