This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Microsoft to submit licensing agreements with OpenAI in US authors' copyright case

( March 6, 2025, 23:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Microsoft has agreed to provide agreements related to the licensing of text-based training data and its agreements with OpenAI to US authors suing the AI company for copyright infringement, US Magistrate Judge Robert Illman in California said. But as a non-party to the case, Microsoft will not have to provide additional confidential internal documents sought by the authors, Illman said. "Given that Microsoft has already agreed to produce data access agreements dated on or after January 1, 2019, that provide for Microsoft’s and/or OpenAI’s right to receive, access, and/or use text data in training Large Language Models, as well as its agreements with OpenAI – the court does not believe that Plaintiffs’ showing justifies any broader production from Microsoft at this juncture," he said. See order. ...

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login