Doe 3 Et Al V. Github, Inc. Et Al
Two individuals, identified as J. Doe 3 and J. Doe 4, have filed a class action lawsuit against GitHub, Microsoft, OpenAI, and related entities. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated several laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, unfair competition law, and the California Consumer Privacy Act, as well as breached their contract. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants' AI software, Codex and Copilot, produced copyrighted materials without adhering to the terms of the applicable licenses and were designed to withhold attribution, copyright notices, and license terms from their users. The plaintiffs are seeking injunctive relief, damages, and a jury trial. The case has been assigned to the San Francisco Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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