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The New York Times filed its own high-profile suit against OpenAI and Microsoft in December 2023
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Then in June 2026, a coalition representing roughly 400 local newspapers filed a similar action.
Key facts
- Adding an awkward wrinkle to the whole affair: in 2024, Microsoft and OpenAI funded a $10 million AI fellowship through the Lenfest Institute that included both the Seattle Times and Newsday
- The complaint highlights an 88-word excerpt from the Seattle Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX as one example of the alleged infringement
- Then in June 2026, a coalition representing roughly 400 local newspapers filed a similar action
- The New York Times filed its own high-profile suit against OpenAI and Microsoft in December 2023
Summary
The two newspapers allege tech giants scraped hundreds of thousands of articles, including paywalled content, to train AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies used hundreds of thousands of their articles to build AI products without permission or compensation. The newspapers claim the tech companies scraped their websites, including content behind paywalls, to create training datasets for large language models powering ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Bing AI. The complaint highlights an 88-word excerpt from the Seattle Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Boeing 737 MAX as one example of the alleged infringement. Seattle Times President Alan Fisco acknowledged the decision to sue was difficult but framed it as necessary to protect the financial investments the newspaper makes in original journalism.
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