More Allegations Against OpenAI Dismissed
Summary
On February 12, 2024, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín (N. D. Cal.) dismissed many of the allegations against OpenAI across several cases. Judge Martínez-Olguín dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims of vicarious copyright infringement, removal of copyright management information, unlawful or fraudulent competition, negligence and unjust enrichment—but the plaintiffs are allowed to amend their complaint regarding some of these allegations. The plaintiffs’ unfair competition claim was not dismissed, and the direct copyright infringement claims were not part of the motion to dismiss. Further, Judge Martínez-Olguín consolidated three related cases: Tremblay v. OpenAI, Chabon v. OpenAI and Silverman v. OpenAI.
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