The Intercept Media, Inc. v. OpenAI, Inc.
Summary
The Intercept sues OpenAI for copyright infringement under the DMCA, claiming unauthorized use of protected content.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 13P · 8D · 10N (62 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (3 articles)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
29 plaintiff-favorable · 10 defendant-favorable · 26 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 14 plaintiff · 8 defendant · 10 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- USA Today’s OpenAI lawsuit puts AI rights in focusContentGrip · 2026-10-09
- USA Today sues OpenAI, seeking more than $250 million — The VergeUA.NEWS · 2026-10-08
- USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAIThe Verge · 2026-10-08
- OpenAI, Microsoft executives’ quotes on AI training threaten copyright defence, news outlets argueThe Straits Times · 2026-09-17
- Judge lifts order requiring OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logsMSN · 2026-05-12
- Judge lifts order requiring OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logsMSN · 2026-05-12
- Judge lifts order requiring OpenAI to preserve ChatGPT logsMashable · 2025-10-12
- OpenAI promises more ‘granular control’ to copyright owners after Sora 2 generates videos of popular charactersThe Guardian · 2025-10-06
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPDaniel T Nguyen, Emily Lu Wang, Kelly Hernandez +5 more
- Morrison & Foerster LLPBrian M Kramer, Caitlin Sinclaire Blythe, Sarah Jane Vandervalk +3 more
- Morrison FoersterSara Talebian
- Morrison Foerster LLPDaniel Mello
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPJohnathan Vaknin
- Paul Weiss (NY)Gerardo Gomez Galvis
- San Diego Gas & Electric CompanyDrew Alan Hillier
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiEric K Nikolaides
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:24-cv-01515
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Sidney H. Stein
- Filed
- 2024-02-28
- Last filing
- 2026-10-16
Cause
17:1201 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Entities in this case
Parties
The Intercept Media, Inc. (plaintiff) OpenAI Group PBC (defendant) Microsoft Corporation (defendant) OpenAI Holdings, LLC (defendant) OAI Corporation, LLC (defendant) OpenAI Global LLC (defendant) OpenAI OpCo LLC (defendant) OpenAI, LLC (defendant) OpenAI GP, LLC (defendant) OpenAI, Inc. (defendant)
Docket entries
- 2026-03-03
No description on file
- 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
- 2025-12-04
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Status Conference held on 12/4/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2025-10-21
No description on file
- 2025-08-15
Set/Reset Deadlines: ( Brief due by 8/22/2025., Deposition due by 9/30/2025., Motions due by 11/21/2025.), Set/Reset Hearings:( Discovery Hearing set for 10/29/2025 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang., Status Conference set for 9/25/2025 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang., Discovery Hearing set for 12/4/2025 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.(tg)
- 2025-07-24
No description on file
- 2025-06-26
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Settlement Conference held on 6/26/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 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)
- 2025-06-13
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- 2025-06-09
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- 2025-06-04
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- 2025-05-22
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sidney H. Stein and Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Case Management Conference held on 5/22/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al. (lab)
- 2025-04-03
CONSOLIDATED MDL CASE: Create association to 1:25-md-03143-SHS. (vba)
- 2025-03-11
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- 2025-03-10
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- 2024-10-24
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- 2024-10-21
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- 2024-08-20
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- 2024-04-23
No description on file
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.