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Microsoft says Copilot chat logs undercut New York Times copyright claims

September 8, 2026

Microsoft told a federal judge that 59,545 of 8.2 million Copilot chat logs shared at least 16 words with plaintiff news content.

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Seattle Times and Newsday join publisher AI lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft

September 7, 2026

The Seattle Times, Newsday, Wikihow and Argentina's Editorial Perfil have all sued OpenAI, pushing the number of publisher cases past a dozen.

Read moreSeattle Times and Newsday join publisher AI lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft

Justice Department backs OpenAI in copyright fight with The New York Times

September 4, 2026

The government says a ruling against OpenAI could threaten national security and put smaller publishers at a disadvantage.

Read moreJustice Department backs OpenAI in copyright fight with The New York Times

News Corp’s Thomson vows more AI lawsuits, calls out Perplexity and Brave

August 7, 2026

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson threatened new legal action against AI firms and their customers over scraped content.

Read moreNews Corp’s Thomson vows more AI lawsuits, calls out Perplexity and Brave

Judge allows Reddit’s data scraping lawsuit against Perplexity to procee

August 3, 2026

A Manhattan judge advanced most of Reddit's copyright and conspiracy claims against Perplexity and three data-scraping firms over AI training data.

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Read moreJudge allows Reddit’s data scraping lawsuit against Perplexity to procee

ChatGPT blocks author-style requests as publishing safeguards tighten

July 29, 2026

OpenAI’s chatbot now redirects direct author-style requests, raising fresh questions for publishers about imitation, authorship and editorial AI rules.

Read moreChatGPT blocks author-style requests as publishing safeguards tighten
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Delhi High Court rules OpenAI’s training on ANI news content is fair dealing

July 27, 2026

A Delhi High Court judge ruled OpenAI's training of ChatGPT on ANI articles falls under India's fair-dealing exemption for research.

Read moreDelhi High Court rules OpenAI’s training on ANI news content is fair dealing
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News Corp countersues Brave over alleged AI scraping of WSJ and Post articles

July 22, 2026

News Corp accused search company Brave of flagrant theft in reselling copyrighted articles to AI firms, escalating a dispute Brave started in 2025.

Read moreNews Corp countersues Brave over alleged AI scraping of WSJ and Post articles
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Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI in escalating copyright fight

July 10, 2026

The Times and others say OpenAI withheld evidence in a copyright fight over ChatGPT training and output logs.

Read morePublishers ask court to sanction OpenAI in escalating copyright fight
A dramatic editorial illustration shows a chained and redacted PressGazette Future of Media newspaper beside a large “DMCA Takedown Notice” branded with Google’s logo. Black censor bars, a padlock marked with a “G,” and a takedown stamp suggest Google using copyright claims to suppress press freedom.

Google delists then reinstates Press Gazette investigation into AI-generated news stories  

July 2, 2026

Second time this year Google has removed news stories after anonymous complaints only to reverse course after media queries

Read moreGoogle delists then reinstates Press Gazette investigation into AI-generated news stories  
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