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Times Publishing v. Microsoft: local publishers' AI copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft
Twenty-six local and specialty news publishers filed a copyright complaint in a US federal court in New York on September 16 against Microsoft and OpenAI entities. They allege their articles, including paywalled content, were copied to train ChatGPT and Copilot, and that copyright management information was stripped. The allegations have not been tested in court.
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26 Local News Publishers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged AI Training Copyright Infringement
Twenty-six local and specialty news publishers filed a copyright complaint in a US federal court in New York on September 16 against Microsoft and OpenAI entities. They allege their articles, including paywalled content, were copied to train ChatGPT and Copilot, and that copyright management information was stripped. The allegations have not been tested in court.