Figures / Deals and cases
83
Lawsuits, rulings and settlements
Every court case, ruling and settlement about training AI on data that is on record, with its parties and outcome.
Updated 16 Oct 2026, from its newest record.
The 83 records it is computed from, largest first
- Amount$3BAs statedmore than $3 billion (potential statutory damages claimed)Dated28 Jan 2026SourceMusic Business Worldwide
- Amount$1.5BAs stated$1.5 billionDated20 Jul 2026SourceAuthors Guild
- Amount$1.5BAs stated$1.5 billionDated25 Sep 2025SourcePrinceton University Press
- Amount$1.5BAs stated$1.5 billion plus interestDated5 Sep 2025SourceLieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (co-lead…
- Amount$250MAs statedmore than $250 million (sought)Dated8 Oct 2026SourceUnite.AI (reading the court docket)
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated15 Oct 2026SourceNL Times
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated13 Oct 2026SourceMashable
- AmountNot statedAs statedStatutory damages sought: $1,000 per negligent violation or $5,000 per…Dated9 Oct 2026SourceChicago Sun-Times
- AmountNot statedAs statedGeneral damages and disgorgement of profits, or alternatively statutory…Dated6 Oct 2026SourceBroadcast Dialogue (first reported by its sister…
- AmountNot statedAs statedJudge held the antitrust theories not adequately pleaded: an expectation of…Dated30 Sep 2026SourceTheWrap
- AmountNot statedAs statedAffirmed for Thomson Reuters; ROSS has said it will seek Supreme Court review.Dated29 Sep 2026SourceU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated18 Sep 2026SourceVariety
- AmountNot statedAs statedJudge Harold Kahn overruled Anthropic's demurrer in an order dated 17…Dated17 Sep 2026SourceMashable
- AmountNot statedAs statedAppeal pending; hearing listed for 8 December 2026.Dated15 Sep 2026SourceLiveLaw
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated7 Sep 2026SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedSummary judgment motions pending; no trial date.Dated4 Sep 2026SourceAI Lawsuit Tracker
- AmountNot statedAs statedescrow balance $1,074,903,166.44; remaining Scheduled Payment 2 of $450…Dated2 Sep 2026SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedFiled; the court has not ruled on fair use.Dated1 Sep 2026SourceIPWatchdog
- AmountNot statedAs statedstatutory damages up to $150,000 per willfully infringed work (sought)Dated28 Aug 2026SourceMusic Business Worldwide
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated26 Aug 2026SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated22 Aug 2026SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated17 Aug 2026SourceMusic Week
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; no ruling found.Dated17 Aug 2026SourceMusic Business Worldwide
- AmountNot statedAs statedJudge largely rejected Perplexity and SerpApi's attempt to dismissDated31 Jul 2026SourcePress Gazette (citing Reuters)
- AmountNot statedAs stateddamages awarded in principle; amount not statedDated31 Jul 2026SourceLandgericht Muenchen I (court press release)
- AmountNot statedAs statedInterim injunction refused; suit continues.Dated24 Jul 2026SourceLiveLaw
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated22 Jul 2026SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedComplaint filed; allegations not adjudicated.Dated10 Jul 2026SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated26 Jun 2026SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedCourt caseDated28 May 2026SourceAl Jazeera
- AmountNot statedAs statedRemanded to San Francisco Superior Court.Dated30 Mar 2026SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedLeave to amend granted; class discovery denied.Dated25 Mar 2026SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedEUR 15 million fine annulledDated18 Mar 2026SourceGarante per la protezione dei dati personali
- AmountNot statedAs statedComplaint filed; allegations not adjudicated.Dated13 Mar 2026SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; no ruling found.DatedMar 2026SourceMusic Business Worldwide
- AmountNot statedAs statedProduction of 20 million output logs ordered.Dated5 Jan 2026SourceNorton Rose Fulbright
- AmountNot statedAs statedDMCA section 1201 claim dismissed.Dated15 Dec 2025SourceBarry Sookman (McCarthy Tetrault counsel, blog)
- AmountNot statedAs statedAppeal rejected; first-instance win for LAION stands.Dated10 Dec 2025SourceDLA Piper
- AmountNot statedAs statedRenewed partial motion to dismiss pending.Dated5 Dec 2025SourceThe New York Times Company (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statedGetty's appeal on secondary infringement expected to be heard November 2026.DatedDec 2025SourceGetty Images Holdings, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statednot disclosedDated25 Nov 2025SourceReuters (via MarketScreener)
- AmountNot statedAs statednot disclosedDated19 Nov 2025SourceWinBuzzer
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; mediation ordered.Dated14 Nov 2025SourceGraphic Policy
- AmountNot statedAs statedMotion denied; case proceeds.Dated13 Nov 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs stateddamages awarded in principle; amount not statedDated11 Nov 2025SourceLandgericht Muenchen I (court press release)
- AmountNot statedAs statedJurisdiction confirmed over six defendants; motion granted for four entities.Dated7 Nov 2025SourceBelmore Neidrauer LLP
- AmountNot statedAs statedTraining allowed to proceed under monitoring.Dated7 Nov 2025SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs statedSecondary infringement claim dismissed; narrow trade mark win for Getty;…Dated4 Nov 2025SourceThe National Archives (Find Case Law)
- AmountNot statedAs statednot disclosedDated29 Oct 2025SourceMusic Business Worldwide
- AmountNot statedAs statedMotion to dismiss output claims denied.Dated27 Oct 2025SourceNorton Rose Fulbright
- AmountNot statedAs statedComplaint filed; no ruling found.Dated22 Oct 2025SourceBusiness Insurance (Reuters)
- AmountNot statedAs stated£7.5 million fine (under challenge)Dated9 Oct 2025SourceThe Register
- AmountNot statedAs statedComplaint filed; allegations not adjudicated.Dated10 Sep 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs stated¥2.2 billion ($15 million) each (sought)Dated26 Aug 2025SourceBloomberg Law
- AmountNot statedAs statedMotion denied in full; case proceeds.Dated21 Aug 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedIn fact discovery.Dated14 Aug 2025SourceGetty Images Holdings, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statedabout ¥2.17 billion (sought)DatedAug 2025SourceForeign Correspondents' Club of Japan
- AmountNot statedAs statedPartial summary judgment for Meta; torrenting distribution claim continues.Dated25 Jun 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedSummary judgment for Anthropic on training use and print-to-digital…Dated23 Jun 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; consolidated with Warner Bros. Discovery's suit (see next record).Dated11 Jun 2025SourceNBC News (CNBC)
- AmountNot statedAs statedRemanded to state court 30 March 2026.Dated4 Jun 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedInjunction refused; consumer group weighing main proceedings.Dated23 May 2025SourceVerbraucherzentrale NRW
- AmountNot statedAs statedTraining allowed to proceed under monitoring.Dated21 May 2025SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs statedPre-publication report; final version not yet published.Dated9 May 2025SourceU.S. Copyright Office
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending in the OpenAI MDL.Dated24 Apr 2025SourceZiff Davis, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statedInquiry opened; no outcome found.Dated11 Apr 2025SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs statedConsolidated pretrial proceedings in S.D.N.Y.Dated3 Apr 2025SourceThe New York Times Company (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending before the CJEU.Dated3 Apr 2025SourceDDG Avocats
- AmountNot statedAs statedCore copyright claims proceed.Dated26 Mar 2025SourceThe New York Times Company (SEC Form 10-Q)
- AmountNot statedAs statedPartial summary judgment for Thomson Reuters; later certified for…Dated11 Feb 2025SourceU.S. District Court for the District of Delaware…
- AmountNot statedAs statedPartial motion to dismiss denied 13 November 2025.DatedFeb 2025SourcePress Gazette
- AmountNot statedAs statedEUR 15 millionDated20 Dec 2024SourceGarante per la protezione dei dati personali
- AmountNot statedAs statedOntario court confirmed jurisdiction on 7 November 2025; merits pending.DatedNov 2024SourceBelmore Neidrauer LLP
- AmountNot statedAs statedInterim injunction refused 24 July 2026; appeal pending.DatedNov 2024SourceLiveLaw
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; motion to dismiss denied 21 August 2025.Dated21 Oct 2024SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedInquiry opened; no outcome found.Dated12 Sep 2024SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs stated€30.5 millionDated3 Sep 2024SourceThe Register
- AmountNot statedAs statedProcessing suspended; DPC opened a statutory inquiry on 11 April 2025.Dated8 Aug 2024SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs statedup to $150,000 per infringed work (statutory damages sought)Dated24 Jun 2024SourceMusicTech
- AmountNot statedAs statedTraining paused (resumed from 27 May 2025 after changes).Dated14 Jun 2024SourceData Protection Commission (Ireland)
- AmountNot statedAs statedbillions of dollars in statutory and actual damages (sought, not quantified)Dated27 Dec 2023SourceU.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; no merits ruling found.DatedOct 2023SourceTechCrunch
- AmountNot statedAs statedPending; consolidated into In re OpenAI Copyright Infringement Litigation (MDL).Dated20 Sep 2023SourceAuthors Guild