Defendant profile Platform — Azure OpenAI, Copilot, GitHub

Microsoft

Microsoft is a co-defendant with OpenAI in the SDNY publisher litigation and a separate defendant in the GitHub Copilot copyright class action. Bing Chat / Copilot output cases are increasing.

📍 Redmond, WA· 15 active or resolved cases
Total exposure
TBD
Co-defendant exposure with OpenAI
Headquarters
Redmond, WA
Docket count
15 active or resolved cases

Active litigation

New York Times v. OpenAI & Microsoft
S.D.N.Y. · Active

Co-defendant on direct-infringement and contributory claims tied to Bing Chat and Azure-hosted GPT-4.

StatusTracked →
Doe v. GitHub
N.D. Cal. · Active

Putative class action over Copilot's reproduction of open-source code without attribution; some claims dismissed, others surviving.

StatusCase detail page coming soon
Daily News L.P. v. OpenAI & Microsoft
S.D.N.Y. · Active

Co-defendant in Tribune-affiliated publisher coalition.

StatusCase detail page coming soon