OpenAI Accuses Plaintiffs' Lawyers of Funding and Laundering Copyright Evidence
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- OpenAI and Microsoft filed a motion accusing plaintiffs' lawyers of secretly funding research on AI market dilution and then hiding that funding.
- The research paper, authored by Tuhin Chakrabarty and others, was used as key evidence for market dilution claims in the copyright case.
- The lawyers concealed the funding from the court and opposing counsel, and introduced the paper via a supplemental expert report after the deadline for expert evidence.
- The paper's methodology has been criticized by experts, including reliance on Kindle Unlimited data, and its objectivity is undermined by the undisclosed funding.
- The expert (Lasinski) who presented the paper was unaware of the funding and even vouched for the law firm's integrity, which the lawyers did not correct.
- The motion argues that this conduct constitutes fraud on the court and seeks to exclude the evidence, depriving defendants of a fair chance to challenge it.