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

Authors file consolidated US complaint against OpenAI, Microsoft

( June 16, 2025, 15:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Authors Guild and a group of fiction and non-fiction authors filed a consolidated US class action complaint against OpenAI and Microsoft over OpenAI’s alleged infringement of their works, copying their writing wholesale to train its large language models. “OpenAI and Microsoft have built a business valued into the tens of billions of dollars by taking the combined works of humanity without permission. Rather than pay for intellectual property (such as when a person buys a book), they choose to operate as if the laws protecting copyright do not exist,” the complaint claims.See attached file. ...

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