Doe 1 Et Al V. Github, Inc. Et Al
This is a lawsuit filed by a group of individuals and entities against GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI, and their subsidiaries and affiliates. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' AI-based products, Codex and Copilot, have been trained on copyrighted materials subject to license terms, but the defendants have not complied with those terms. This has resulted in copyright infringement, DMCA violations, unfair competition, and privacy violations. The plaintiffs also claim that the defendants have interfered with their contractual relationships by inducing them to use the programs without disclosing the license terms and failing to protect their sensitive data. The proposed class seeks injunctive relief, damages, and other remedies. The class is defined as individuals and entities who own a copyright interest in materials published under certain suggested licenses and whose materials were used in the programs without proper authorization or compensation. The plaintiffs seek final injunctive relief for the entire class.
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