Alter et al v. OpenAI Inc. et al

Consolidated
Lead case: 1:23-cv-08292

New York Southern District Court
Judge:	Sidney H Stein
Referred:	Ona T Wang
Case #:	1:23-cv-10211
Nature of Suit	820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause	17:501 Copyright Infringement

Case Filed:

Nov 21, 2023

Docket
Parties (54)

Last checked: Sunday May 19, 2024 5:13 AM EDT

Defendant OAI Corporation, LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI GP, LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI Global LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI Holdings, LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI Inc.	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI OpCo LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant OpenAI, LLC	Represented By Andrew Gass Latham & Watkins, Llp (sanfran) contact info Katie Lynn Joyce Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Allyson R. Bennett Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Robert A. Van Nest Keker & Van Nest LLP contact info Allison Levine Stillman Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Joseph C. Gratz Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Michelle S. Ybarra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Eric Nikolaides Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Joseph Richard Wetzel, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP contact info R. James Slaughter Keker & Van Nest, LLP contact info Rose Lee Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Sarang Damle Latham & Watkins LLP contact info Paven Malhotra Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Vera Ranieri Morrison & Foerster LLP contact info Nicholas S Goldberg Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info Thomas Edward Gorman Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP contact info
Defendant Microsoft Corporation	Represented By Annette Louise Hurst Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp (san Francisco) contact info Jeffrey S. Jacobson Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP contact info Christopher Cariello Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP contact info Sheryl Koval Garko Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP contact info Marc Shapiro Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP contact info Jared Barrett Briant Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP contact info Laura Brooks Najemy Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP contact info
Interested Party Michael Connelly	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Sylvia Day	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Jonathan Franzen	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party John Grisham	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Elin Hilderbrand	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Christina Baker Kline	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Victor LaValle	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Maya Shanbhag Lang	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party George R.R. Martin	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Mr. Nicholas Ngagoyeanes
Interested Party Jodi Picoult	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Douglas Preston	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Roxana Robinson	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party George Saunders	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
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Interested Party Rachel Vail	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
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Interested Party Mr. Nicholas Basbanes
Interested Party David Baldacci	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Interested Party Authors Guild	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Kai Bird	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Daniel Okrent	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Stacy Schiff	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff James Shapiro	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Eugene Linden	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Jia Tolentino	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Rich Cohen	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Taylor Branch	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Simon Winchester	Represented By Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Jonathan Alter	Represented By Craig Smyser Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Rachel Geman Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP contact info
Plaintiff Hampton Sides	Represented By Craig Smyser Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff Julian Sancton	Represented By Alejandra Salinas Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Craig Smyser Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Rohit Nath Susman Godfrey Llp (ca) contact info Justin Nelson Susman Godfrey Llp (tx) contact info Charlotte Lepic Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
ThirdParty Defendant DAVID HENRY HWANG	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff LIPPMAN LAURA	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff Richard Kadrey	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff MATTHEW KLAM	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff RACHEL LOUISE SNYDER	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff Christopher Golden	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff ANDREW SEAN GREER	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff Sarah Silverman	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff Paul Tremblay	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff JUNOT DAZ	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff TA-NEHISI COATES	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff AYELET WALDMAN	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff JACQUELINE WOODSON	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info
ThirdParty Plaintiff MICHAEL CHABON	Represented By Christopher James Hydal Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP contact info

Docket last updated: 59 minutes ago

Monday, January 27, 2025
278		278 respoth Reply Memorandum of Law in Support (non-motion) Mon 01/27 10:42 PM REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: (300 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW) Objection (non-motion), . Document filed by OpenAI Inc., OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI LLC, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OAI Corporation LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund I LP, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund Management LLC. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Nightingale Dawson, Elana) Related: [-]
277		277 motion Oral Argument Mon 01/27 8:32 PM LETTER MOTION for Oral Argument addressed to Judge Sidney H. Stein from Annette L. Hurst dated January 27, 2025. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Hurst, Annette) Related: [-]
276		276 respoth Reply (non-motion) Mon 01/27 8:17 PM REPLY re: (254 in 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 298 in 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW) Notice (Other), Related [+] Related: [-] ply in Further Support of Objections to Magistrate Order . Document filed by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW.(Hurst, Annette
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
275		275 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 01/21 11:13 PM NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brianna Silverstein on behalf of Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-00084-SHS-OTW.(Silverstein, Brianna) Related: [-]
274		274 3 pgs order Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 01/21 4:55 PM ORDER ON MOTION FOR ADMISSION granting (292) Motion for Brianna Lynn Silverstein to Appear Pro Hac Vice in case 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW; granting (251) Motion for Brianna Lynn Silverstein to Appear Pro Hac Vice in case 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW; granting (126) Motion for Brianna Lynn Silverstein to Appear Pro Hac Vice in case 1:24-cv-00084-SHS-OTW. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 1/21/2025) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 1:24-cv-00084-SHS-OTW (rro) Related: [-]

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