Faegre Drinker
Counsel of record in 1 federal IP lawsuit tracked by IP Feed.
1 for defendants
- Openfor defendantS.D.N.Y.2026-09-14Basbanes 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.
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