Alter v. OpenAI Inc.
Summary
Alter sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used copyrighted works without permission to train its models.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 18P · 19D · 72N
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
18 plaintiff-favorable · 19 defendant-favorable · 72 neutral
- Dallas Influencer Says Lingerie Brand's AI Edit Left Her ExposedHoodline · 2026-06-12
- OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI LawsuitsThe Hollywood Reporter · 2025-11-26
- George RR Martin's ChatGPT Lawsuit Could Change The Rules For AI ForeverSlashGear · 2025-11-05
- Germany delivers landmark copyright ruling against OpenAI: What it means for AI and IPNorton Rose Fulbright · 2025-11-04
- When The Lawsuit Fails, You License: Getty’s Forced Pivot To OpenAITV News Check · 2026-06-26
- Getty Images shares soar more than 120% after it announces deal with OpenAIForbes Australia · 2026-06-23
- Writers sued AI giant Anthropic. Their payout? Pocket change.The Boston Globe · 2026-06-05
- Elon Musk Loses $150 Billion Suit Against OpenAI and Sam AltmanThe New York Times · 2026-05-19
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Counsel of record
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPAssad Hussain Rajani, Douglas Andrew Winthrop, Joseph Richard Farris +2 more
- Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLPChristopher Steven Sun, Edward Andrew Bayley, Michelle Sabrina Ybarra +1 more
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPJared B Briant, Matthew Jacob Adler
- Morrison Foerster LLPJohn Robert Lanham
- One Manhattan WestHenry Walter
- PolsinelliEdward James Gorman
- Saveri & Saveri, Inc.Richard Alexander Saveri
- Sheppard Mullin Richter & HamptonKhirin Attila Bunker
- Susman Godfrey L.L.P.Rohit Dwarka Nath
- Williams & Connolly LLPNicholas Samuel Goldberg
- MILLER KORZENIK SOMMERS RAYMAN LLPDavid S. Korzenik
- Morrison & Foerster LLPJoseph Charles Gratz
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:23-cv-10211
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Sidney H. Stein
- Filed
- 2023-11-21
- Last filing
- 2026-08-12
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
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- 2023-11-27
>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 14 MOTION for Rohit Dwarka Nath to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-28609166. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (vba)
- 2023-11-22
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Craig Smyser to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the form used for the civil cover sheet is not the S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet form dated October 1, 2020;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated October 1, 2020. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated October 1, 2020 is located athttp://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (jgo)
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