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
Prior 15P · 17D · 57N (112 articles)→Recent 30d 1P · 0D · 0N (1 article)
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
20 plaintiff-favorable · 20 defendant-favorable · 73 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 16 plaintiff · 17 defendant · 57 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- OpenAI-Microsoft Copyright Lawsuit: What ChangedNeoTeo · 2026-09-23
- OpenAI And Microsoft Knew Their Sh*t Would Kill Newspapers Like Big Tobacco Knew About Lung Cancer And Big Oil Knew About Climate ChangeWonkette · 2026-09-18
- 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
- Trump administration supports OpenAI in NYT copyright lawsuit, citing national interestCrypto Briefing · 2026-09-02
- 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
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
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
- 2026-10-14
Cause
17:501 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
OpenAI Holdings LLC (defendant) OAI Corporation (defendant) OpenAI Global, L.L.C. (defendant) OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C. (defendant) Andrea Bartz (interested party) Dario Amodei (interested party) Benjamin J. Mann (interested party) Simon & Schuster LLC (miscellaneous) Andrew Greer (third party defendant) ANDREW SEAN GREER (third party plaintiff) Rachel Louise Synder (third party plaintiff) Richard Kadrey (third party plaintiff) Christopher Golden (third party plaintiff) Sarah Silverman (third party plaintiff) Paul Tremblay (third party plaintiff) Lippman Laura (consolidated third party plaintiff) Junot Daz (consolidated third party plaintiff) Ta-Nehisi Coates (consolidated third party plaintiff) Reuters News & Media Inc (respondent) Thomas C. Rubin Microsoft Corporation (consolidated defendant)
Docket entries
- 2026-03-03
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- 2023-11-30
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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)
- 2023-11-27
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- 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)
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.