Basbanes
Basbanes is named in 1 U.S. federal IP lawsuit · 1 active.
Coverage vs. reality
Across the cases naming Basbanes that IP Feed tracks, press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable in 1 and defendant-favorable in 0.
Press lean: 1 plaintiff · 0 defendant
- ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:24-cv-000842026-09-14Basbanes v. Microsoft Corporation
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.