OpenAI secures partial dismissal of authors’ copyright claims

Setback for US author Sarah Silverman and others as judge grants in part OpenAI’s motion to dismiss their claims | ChatGPT owner must still face direct copyright allegations | Move follows Meta’s success in part-dismissal of Silverman’s separate complaint.

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