Authors seek dismissal of OpenAI copyright cases, citing judicial resource concerns

Authors, suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, seek dismissal of parallel New York lawsuits, warning of inconsistency and judicial resource waste.
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Authors, including Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Sarah Silverman, pursuing a copyright infringement case against OpenAI, have requested a California court to dismiss similar lawsuits brought by entities like the New York Times and John Grisham in New York.

The authors contend that allowing these imitative lawsuits may result in inconsistent judgments and a waste of judicial resources. The California plaintiffs, represented by attorney Joseph Saveri, also assert that the New York cases empower OpenAI to engage in “forum shopping” and “procedural gamesmanship.”

Last summer, the authors initiated a lawsuit in California, alleging that OpenAI utilized their works without permission to train the AI model powering ChatGPT. OpenAI and other tech firms argue that their usage aligns with fair use, highlighting potential risks to the burgeoning AI sector.