Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

AI News September 07, 2026 09:00 AM

The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is similar to lawsuits filed by The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica against OpenAI.

Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

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