US judge spares Microsoft expanded AI infringement claims by newspapers
By Emma Whitford ( August 6, 2026, 19:53 GMT | Insight) -- The New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot allege deeper involvement by Microsoft in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model training, US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled. The plaintiffs failed to justify amending their theory of contributory copyright infringement at this late stage of litigation, Stein found.The New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot allege deeper involvement by Microsoft in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model training, US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled. The plaintiffs failed to justify amending their theory of contributory copyright infringement at this late stage of litigation, Stein found. ...
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