Platkin LLP

Counsel of record in 2 federal IP lawsuits tracked by IP Feed.

2 for plaintiffs
  1. Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-07
    Richner Communications, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Major newspaper publishers including Wick Communications, WEHCO Newspapers, and Straus Media are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging the companies used their news articles without permission to train AI models. The publishers claim their copyrighted content was scraped and used to build ChatGPT and other generative AI systems without compensation or consent.

  2. Openfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-07
    Times Publishing Company v. Microsoft Corporation

    Major news publishers including We-Ha.com, SwimSwam, and The Jewish Link sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies illegally used their copyrighted articles to train AI language models without permission or compensation. The case centers on whether AI developers can scrape and learn from published news content protected by copyright law.

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