Daily News v. OpenAI
Daily News LP v. Microsoft / OpenAI — Newspaper Coalition Copyright Action (S.D.N.Y.)
S.D.N.Y. · Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corp., No. 1:24-cv-03285 (S.D.N.Y.)
- Status
- Blocked / in litigation
- Took effect
- April 30, 2024
- Applies to
- OpenAI, Inc., Microsoft Corp.
Eight Alden Global Capital newspapers (New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Denver Post, Orange County Register, St. Paul Pioneer Press) sued OpenAI and Microsoft in April 2024 alleging mass copying of their journalism for GPT training and ChatGPT outputs.
Who is protected: Local and regional newspaper publishers in the Alden coalition
Legal detail
Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corp., No. 1:24-cv-03285 (S.D.N.Y., filed Apr. 30, 2024; Judge Sidney H. Stein). Claims: direct, contributory, vicarious copyright infringement; DMCA § 1202; common-law misappropriation. Consolidated for pretrial purposes with NYT and CIR actions; subject to same March 2025 motion-to-dismiss ruling.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | S.D.N.Y. |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Citation | Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corp., No. 1:24-cv-03285 (S.D.N.Y.) |
| Topics | copyright and training data |
| Court record | Daily News v. OpenAI — CourtListener 1:24-cv-03285 |
More AI rules in S.D.N.Y.
- UAW v. State Dept — social media surveillance suit survives dismissal · Blocked / in litigation
- NYT v. OpenAI / Microsoft · Blocked / in litigation
- Authors Guild v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- CIR v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- Intercept v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- UMG v. Udio · Blocked / in litigation
Related copyright and training data rules elsewhere
- Hachette v. Google (Gemini AI copyright) · Blocked / in litigation
- New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act (2026) · Proposed / pending
- Copyright Office AI Guidance · In effect
- USPTO AI Inventorship Guidance · Repealed / replaced
- Tremblay v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
- Silverman v. OpenAI · Blocked / in litigation
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