GitHub, OpenAI, Microsoft Use of Open-Source Code Complaint

November 10, 2022

This class action, against GitHub, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, OpenAI, Inc., and a group of OpenAI companies, makes allegations of software piracy, in reference to two programs. Codex, from OpenAI, the complaint claims, powers Copilot, a joint venture between GitHub and OpenAI. Microsoft has invested in OpenAI, the complaint alleges, and Copilot runs on its Azure platform. The complaint alleges that the companies used copyrighted materials for these two programs without following or even citing the original licenses.