Musk takes legal action against to block OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit structure
Musk cofounded OpenAI with Altman in 2015
OpenAI argues for-profit move needed for capital
Nonprofit to for-profit conversion uncommon, expert states
(Adds judge did not decide whether or not to provide the injunction in paragraph 5, OpenAi's lawyers' comment in paragraph 13)
By Anna Tong and Akash Sriram
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb 4 (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Tuesday that parts of Elon Musk's claim against OpenAI to stop its conversion to a for-profit entity may go to trial, adding that the Tesla CEO will need to appear in court and testify.
"Something is going to trial in this case," U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, said early in the court session.
"(Elon Musk will) sit on the stand, present it to a jury, and a jury will choose who is right." Rogers was thinking about Musk's recent demand for a preliminary injunction to block OpenAI's conversion before going to trial, the current move in an animosity match in between the world's richest individual and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that is playing out publicly in court.
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Musk's Claim against OpenAI May go to Trial In Part, Judge Says
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