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.)
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.
Technical 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.
Who is protected: Local and regional newspaper publishers in the Alden coalition
Who must comply: OpenAI, Inc., Microsoft Corp.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | S.D.N.Y. |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Status | Blocked / in litigation |
| Protection strength | Moderate protection |
| Effective date | 2024-04-30 |
| Citation | Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corp., No. 1:24-cv-03285 (S.D.N.Y.) |
| Topics | copyright and training data |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | Daily News v. OpenAI — CourtListener 1:24-cv-03285 ↗ |
More AI rules in S.D.N.Y.
- 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
- Lehrman v. Lovo · Blocked / in litigation
Related copyright and training data rules elsewhere
- Copyright Office AI Guidance · In effect
- USPTO AI Inventorship Guidance · Repealed / replaced
- AB 2013 (Training Data Transparency) · In effect
- ELVIS Act · In effect
- SSB 5886 (WA Digital Likeness Rights) · In effect
- AR Generative AI Ownership Act (Act 927) · In effect
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