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Case Number: 1:23-cv-11195
Plaintiffs: The New York Times Company
Defendant: Microsoft Corporation, OpenAI
Filing Date: December 27, 2023
Location: United States District Court Southern District of New York
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IV. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
A. The New York Times and its Mission
1. Nearly Two Centuries of High-Quality, Original, Independent News
2. Pioneering, In-Depth Journalism and Breaking News at Significant Cost
3. A Dedication to Quality Journalism
4. GenAI Products Pose a Threat to High-Quality Journalism
B. Defendants’ GenAI Products
1. A Business Model Rooted in Mass Copyright Infringement
2. The Functioning of GenAI Models
C. Defendants’ Unauthorized Use and Reproduction of Times Content
1. Unauthorized Duplication of Times Works During GPT Model Training
2. Incorporation of Unauthorized Reproductions and Derivatives of Times Works in GPT Models
3. Unauthorized Public Exhibition of Times Works in GPT Product Outputs
4. Unauthorized Acquisition and Distribution of Current News