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The court recorded voluntary withdrawal with prejudice of specific contributory-infringement claims and denied a late request by the Times and others to amend their pleadings with a new theory of Microsoft’s liability.
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The court recorded voluntary withdrawal with prejudice of specific contributory-infringement claims and denied a late request by the Times and others to amend their pleadings with a new theory of Microsoft’s liability.
Claims based on material contribution to end-user infringement were withdrawn; OpenAI’s related Rule 12(c) motion was denied as moot. The entire case was not dismissed.
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The court recorded voluntary withdrawal with prejudice of specific contributory-infringement claims and denied a late request by the Times and others to amend their pleadings with a new theory of Microsoft’s liability.
SRC-0153PDF pages 1–3: motion scope, voluntarily withdrawn claims, denied amendment request, and footnote 6 on trademark dilution.
U.S. District Court, S.D. New York · EN · 2026-08-06
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DOC-0141NYT et al., Memorandum Order, MDL ECF 1662 / NYT ECF 1449Cite this record
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Order addresses specific contributory-infringement claims and proposed amendment.” evt-0163. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.