Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
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The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the companies trained generative-AI models on their journalism without permission and by scraping articles while bypassing paywalls. The complaint claims this practice violates the EU’s general-purpose AI code, diverts traffic and advertising revenue from the newspapers, and risks hallucinations that misattribute false information. Microsoft’s financial support of the Seattle Times is also cited in the filings.
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How it was reported
- Engadget·Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI models by scraping their copyrighted articles without permission and bypassing paywalls. The plaintiffs claim this practice harms their business by diverting traffic and advertising revenue to AI-generated content and risks hallucinations that misattribute false information to the outlets. They join other news organizations, such as the New York Times, that have sued AI firms over similar copyright concerns.
- The Next Web·Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the firms of systematically scraping their articles while bypassing paywalls. They argue this violates the EU’s general-purpose AI code, which obliges signatories not to circumvent subscription models or other access restrictions. The complaint alleges the scraped content was used to train the companies’ AI systems.
- TechMeme·The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the firms trained their AI models on the newspapers’ journalism without permission, despite Microsoft’s financial support of the Seattle Times. OpenAI responded to the “wiki incident” by announcing a framework for reporting misalignment incidents throughout model training, evaluation, and deployment.
- TechCrunch·Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the companies trained generative-AI models on the papers’ journalism without permission, effectively copying and repurposing the content. The complaints echo earlier actions by The New York Times and warn that AI could irreparably damage the news industry.
- The Verge·Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the companies used their copyrighted journalism without permission to train AI models and frequently reproduce passages in responses. The plaintiffs allege that OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra and Microsoft’s Copilot, built on OpenAI technology, incorporate these unlicensed excerpts. This lawsuit joins nearly 400 local newspapers that have recently filed similar claims.
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