Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corporation
Summary
Daily News LP sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of news content.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 11P · 4D · 19N (48 articles)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
17 plaintiff-favorable · 4 defendant-favorable · 27 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 11 plaintiff · 4 defendant · 19 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- OpenAI, Microsoft executives’ quotes on AI training threaten copyright defence, news outlets argueThe Straits Times · 2026-09-18
- OpenAI, Microsoft executives’ quotes on AI training threaten copyright defense, news outlets argue93.3 The Drive · 2026-09-17
- New docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over 'astonishing theft'New York Daily News · 2026-09-17
- News organizations want ‘fair use’ claim tossed in copyright case against OpenAI, MicrosoftLos Angeles Daily News · 2026-09-04
- Microsoft Says Feeding Books And News To AI Is Fair UseLaw360 · 2026-09-04
- OpenAI Says High Court Curbed Some News Org IP ClaimsLaw360 · 2026-06-12
- Microsoft tries to keep its consumer Copilot out of New York Times AI copyright caseGeekWire · 2025-08-01
- OpenAI, Microsoft defeat US consumer-privacy lawsuit for nowReuters · 2024-05-24
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Rothwell Figg Ernst Y Manbeck, PCMary Mullins
- Susman Godfrey LLPDavida Brook
- Independent counselAlexandra Hughes
- Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPDaniel T Nguyen, Emily Lu Wang, Kelly Hernandez +7 more
- Morrison & Foerster LLPCaitlin Sinclaire Blythe, Vishakha Joshi
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPVanessa Sorrentino
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (San Francisco)Robert Scott Shwarts
- Orrick, Herrington, & SutcliffeHilda Obeng
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPShelby Pickar-Dennis
- Orrick Herrington & SutcliffeAna M. Mendez-Villamil
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:24-cv-03285
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Sidney H. Stein
- Filed
- 2024-04-30
- Last filing
- 2026-10-16
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
DP Media Network, LLC (plaintiff) San Jose Mercury-News, LLC (plaintiff) Sun-sentinel Company, LLC (plaintiff) Orlando Sentinel Communications Company, LLC (plaintiff) Northwest Publications, LLC (plaintiff) ORB Publishing, LLC (plaintiff) Chicago Tribune Company, LLC (plaintiff) OpenAI Group PBC (defendant) Microsoft Corporation (defendant) OpenAI Holdings, LLC (defendant) OAI Corporation, LLC (defendant) OpenAI Global, L.L.C. (defendant) OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C. (defendant) OpenAI, LLC (defendant) OpenAI GP, LLC (defendant) OpenAI LP (defendant) OpenAI, Inc. (defendant) United States of America (interested party) Jonathan Alter (interested party) Authors Guild (interested party)
Docket entries
- 2026-03-03
No description on file
- 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)
- 2026-01-15
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Discovery Hearing held on 1/15/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2026-01-06
No description on file
- 2025-12-05
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 1/5/2026. Responses due by 1/8/2026 Replies due by 1/9/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(sgz)
- 2025-11-07
Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 11/12/2025 Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(tg)
- 2025-10-30
Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 1/15/2026 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. Status Conference set for 2/11/2026 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(rro)
- 2025-10-21
No description on file
- 2025-09-25
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Status Conference held on 9/25/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2025-07-24
No description on file
- 2025-06-26
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Technolgy Tutorial Conference held on 6/26/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2025-06-09
No description on file
- 2025-06-04
No description on file
- 2025-05-27
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Status Conference held on 5/27/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2025-04-02
No description on file
- 2024-09-13
CONSOLIDATED MEMBER CASE: Create association to 1:23-cv-11195-SHS-OTW. (sgz)
- 2024-08-20
No description on file
- 2024-06-04
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 47 MOTION for Robert A. Van Nest, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-29441605. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (bc)
- 2024-05-10
No description on file
- 2024-05-09
No description on file
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.