Key holding or allegation
Complaint allegations only; no merits ruling.
Why it matters
New publisher/content-platform action expressly submitted as related to MDL 3143.
Facts
wikiHow alleges that OpenAI copied its instructional articles for model training and retrieval-augmented generation and that outputs reproduce protected expression while omitting copyright-management information.
Issues before the court
Whether alleged training/RAG copying and outputs infringe and whether CMI-removal theories are established.
What the court did not decide
All merits issues and the final related-case/MDL treatment remain unresolved.
Procedural timeline
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Complaint filed / related-case request: wikiHow filed copyright and CMI claims against OpenAI entities and requested related treatment to MDL 3143.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Joint stipulation and order staying action: wikiHow action was stayed pending resolution of summary-judgment motions in the other active OpenAI MDL cases.