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Newspapers Sue OpenAI Over Hidden Copyrighted News Training

7/10/2026

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Newspapers allege OpenAI deliberately concealed evidence that its AI was trained on copyrighted news content.
OpenAI told a Manhattan federal judge it lacks tools to search its training datasets.
The New York Times, Daily News and other outlets filed a motion seeking sanctions and attorney-fees, accusing OpenAI of discovery misconduct.
They argue the AI’s use of millions of news articles diverts web traffic and advertising revenue from journalists.

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Newspapers allege OpenAI deliberately concealed evidence that its AI was trained on copyrighted news content.
OpenAI told a Manhattan federal judge it lacks tools to search its training datasets.
The New York Times, Daily News and other outlets filed a motion seeking sanctions and attorney-fees, accusing OpenAI of discovery misconduct.
They argue the AI’s use of millions of news articles diverts web traffic and advertising revenue from journalists.