Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is similar to lawsuits filed by […]
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- First observed by CurrentWire: TechCrunch · Sep 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM ET
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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement(opens original report in a new tab)TechCrunchTier B
Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft(opens original report in a new tab)Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI. — TechCrunch
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