Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
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β’2026-09-06T19:36:04-04:00
π° What Happened
Seattle York York Times and Newsday have filed suit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The two new outlets say the companies used their articles to train AI assistants. They want the AI models built on their work to be destroyed.
The suit extends the list of newspapers pressing for a fair copyright rule in AI era. The two papers are the latest to take OpenAI to court for copying their reporting without permission.
The news arrives as OpenAI rolled out GPT-6 Astra, its most advanced model to date. That roll-out shows how fast these AI tools are spreading while courts still try to deal with them.
π The Backstory
Since early 2024, authors, artists, and media companies have sued and AI developers over a training without consent. The central question is whether AI can lawfully copy huge amounts of published writing.
Some outlets have signed deals with OpenAI between of the lawsuits. Others worry that those deals pay attention and still allow copying. Newspapers like The New York Times, Amsterdam Northwest Times spar on local journalism income.
It is a fight about who owns the internet's most valuable text. If AI can help itself to news articles for free, the journalism industry that original reporting may be at unique risk.
π― Why It Matters
Local newsrooms are already struggling, and AI can reuse their articles without paying. If they lose, journalism including your local news could hurt β and you lose a trusted source of truth.
Seattle York York Times and Newsday have filed suit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The two new outlets say the companies used their articles to train AI assistants. They want the AI models built on their work to be destroyed.
The suit extends the list of newspapers pressing for a fair copyright rule in AI era. The two papers are the latest to take OpenAI to court for copying their reporting without permission.
The news arrives as OpenAI rolled out GPT-6 Astra, its most advanced model to date. That roll-out shows how fast these AI tools are spreading while courts still try to deal with them.
Since early 2024, authors, artists, and media companies have sued and AI developers over a training without consent. The central question is whether AI can lawfully copy huge amounts of published writing.
Some outlets have signed deals with OpenAI between of the lawsuits. Others worry that those deals pay attention and still allow copying. Newspapers like The New York Times, Amsterdam Northwest Times spar on local journalism income.
It is a fight about who owns the internet's most valuable text. If AI can help itself to news articles for free, the journalism industry that original reporting may be at unique risk.
Local newsrooms are already struggling, and AI can reuse their articles without paying. If they lose, journalism including your local news could hurt β and you lose a trusted source of truth.