Basbanes v. Microsoft Corporation
Summary
Nicholas Basbanes sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging their AI models were trained on his copyrighted works without permission. Multiple bestselling authors—including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Chabon—joined as third parties. The case challenges whether AI training on published books violates author copyrights.
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Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 3P · 0D · 9N (17 articles)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
3 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 14 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 3 plaintiff · 0 defendant · 9 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- A bibliophile takes on Big AIColumbia Journalism Review · 2024-08-15
- Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the ‘written word’AP News · 2024-07-11
- Microsoft, OpenAI, Google facing data scraping and copyright violation lawsuits for AI trainingBusiness Today · 2024-01-06
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Counsel of record
- Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPAndrew S. Bruns, Christopher S. Sun, Edward A. Bayley +6 more
- Morrison & Foerster LLPEmily Claire Wood, Joseph C. Gratz, Rose Lee +1 more
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPBrianna Silverstein, Kirstin Stoll-DeBell
- Kwun Bhansali Lazarus LLPMichael S. Kwun
- Faegre DrinkerTimothy Scull
- Morrison FoersterCarolyn M Homer
- Keker Van Nest & PetersSpencer McManus
- Keker, Van Nest & PetersAndrew Dawson
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:24-cv-00084
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Sidney H. Stein
- Filed
- 2024-01-05
- Last filing
- 2026-09-14
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Nicholas A. Basbanes (plaintiff) OpenAI Group PBC (defendant) Microsoft Corporation (defendant) OpenAI OpCo LLC (defendant) DAVID HENRY HWANG (third party defendant) Richard Kadrey (third party plaintiff) Christopher Golden (third party plaintiff) Sarah Silverman (third party plaintiff) JACQUELINE WOODSON (third party plaintiff) AYELET WALDMAN (third party plaintiff) RACHEL LOUISE SNYDER (third party plaintiff) LIPPMAN LAURA (third party plaintiff) MATTHEW KLAM (third party plaintiff) ANDREW SEAN GREER (third party plaintiff) JUNOT DAZ (third party plaintiff) TA-NEHISI COATES (third party plaintiff) MICHAEL CHABON (third party plaintiff) Paul Tremblay (third party plaintiff) Authors Guild (interested party) Jonathan Alter (interested party)
Docket entries
- 2026-03-11
Set/Reset Hearings: Settlement Conference set for 3/13/2026 at 12:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(rro)
- 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)
- 2026-01-15
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)
- 2025-09-26
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang: Settlement Conference held on 9/26/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW et al.(Quinn, Diane)
- 2025-07-24
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