News orgs win fight to access 20M ChatGPT logs. Now they want more.

January 9, 2026

TL;DR

OpenAI's attempt to prevent sharing 20 million ChatGPT logs in a copyright infringement lawsuit was denied by a US District Judge.
The judge ruled that the de-identified logs are necessary for news organizations to build their case, despite OpenAI's privacy concerns.
News plaintiffs are seeking sanctions against OpenAI, alleging the company destroyed relevant data and used delay tactics.
There are demands for OpenAI to retrieve and share millions of deleted ChatGPT chats, which users likely believed were private.
Microsoft is also involved, having agreed to share Copilot logs but with an unspecified timeline.

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