# Microsoft, Nadella face third AI copyright shareholder derivative suit

Published: 2026-09-09T11:18:34.322Z · Source: Chat GPT Is Eating the World (https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2026/09/09/katelyn-gray-sues-satya-nadella-microsoft-in-3rd-copyright-shareholder-derivative-suit-testing-new-theory/)
Source date: 2026-09-09
Entities: ai-litigation

Katelyn Gray filed a shareholder derivative suit against Satya Nadella, other Microsoft directors and officers, and Microsoft itself on Sept. 9 in the Western District of Washington, per Chat GPT Is Eating the World. It's the third such suit against Microsoft's board, joining Anderson v. Microsoft and Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Nadella before Judge Rothstein, and is expected to be consolidated into In re Microsoft Corporation Stockholder Derivative Litigation. The theory — which the blog says it coined as "copyright shareholder derivative" litigation — argues Microsoft's directors and officers approved or were exposed to copyright infringement risk and misrepresented that risk to shareholders.

Why it matters: It opens a second front in AI copyright litigation — aimed at board oversight of copyright risk rather than the underlying infringement — which could pressure how AI vendors govern training and output decisions at the leadership level.

## What this answers

**Has Microsoft's board been sued over AI copyright risk?**

Yes — Katelyn Gray filed the third shareholder derivative suit against Satya Nadella and Microsoft's board on Sept. 9, 2026, alleging they approved or were exposed to copyright infringement risk.

**What is a copyright shareholder derivative lawsuit?**

Per Chat GPT Is Eating the World, it's a securities-law claim alleging a company's directors and officers approved copyright infringement, exposed the firm to copyright liability, or misrepresented that risk to shareholders.


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