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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

USA Today Co. sues OpenAI, seeks over $250 million for alleged copyright use

USA Today Co. filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the company copied “hundreds of thousands” of its articles to train AI models and is seeking more than $250 million in damages; the complaint also names several local papers the publisher owns. The filing joins a wave of similar copyright suits from other publishers, including actions involving The New York Times, The Intercept, Ziff Davis and others.

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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

NYT and other publishers cite internal OpenAI and Microsoft messages in joint summary-judgment brief

The New York Times, the Daily News group, Ziff Davis, the Center for Investigative Reporting and others filed a joint 92‑page summary judgment brief in US federal court alleging OpenAI and Microsoft infringed copyrights while training AI, seeking billions in damages. The filing cites internal emails, Slack messages and sworn testimony that publishers say undermine the defendants' fair use defense and allege paywall bypasses, license violations, and measures to suppress evidence.

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