Matt Topic
Also known as Matthew Topic
Matt Topic is a partner at Loevy & Loevy, where he leads the firm's Media/Freedom of Information and Intellectual Property practices. His AI work centers on copyright claims that news publishers bring against OpenAI and Microsoft, and TIME named him to its 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in AI for that work. He graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law as valedictorian in 2006. In February 2024 his firm sued OpenAI on behalf of The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet, and in November 2024 a federal judge let The Intercept's Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim proceed. He also co-hosts the Bloomberg podcast Disclosure with Jason Leopold, which Bloomberg announced in October 2025.
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- Loevy & Loevy
Timeline
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2006
Valedictorian at Chicago-Kent
He graduates from Chicago-Kent College of Law as valedictorian in 2006.
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February 2024
Suing OpenAI for news publishers
His firm files suits on behalf of The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet against OpenAI under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in February 2024.
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2024
A TIME100 AI honor
TIME names him to its 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in AI for his work with news publishers against OpenAI and Microsoft.
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November 2024
A DMCA claim moves ahead
A federal judge allows The Intercept's Digital Millennium Copyright Act claim against OpenAI to move forward in November 2024.
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October 2025
A public-records podcast
Bloomberg announces Disclosure, a podcast about public records that he co-hosts with Jason Leopold, in October 2025.
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2026
Long live the meat humans
He publishes “Long Live the Meat Humans: Why AI Has No Copyright Value” in 2026, arguing for a framework that denies protection to AI-generated works.
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As of October 2026
Partner at Loevy & Loevy
He is a partner at Loevy & Loevy, where he leads the Media/Freedom of Information and Intellectual Property practices.
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- Matt Topic | Loevy + Loevy
- The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet file federal lawsuits against OpenAI for using copyrighted journalism | Loevy + Loevy
- “Long Live the Meat Humans” — Attorney Matt Topic on Why AI Has No Copyright Value | Loevy + Loevy
- PRESS RELEASE: Court Allows The Intercept's Digital Millennium Copyright Act Claim Against OpenAI to Go Forward | Loevy + Loevy
- Bloomberg and No Smiling Announce the Launch of New Podcast Series, Disclosure | Bloomberg Media
- Bloomberg launches podcast exploring secrets behind government records - PodcastingToday