Seattle Times, Newsday Sue OpenAI Over Copyright

The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train AI models. The outlets also claim OpenAI reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. The case joins a growing wave of similar lawsuits from major publishers including The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica, all targeting OpenAI over unauthorized use of their content.