Newspapers file amended US copyright claims against OpenAI, Microsoft
( August 21, 2026, 16:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Eight daily newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital filed an amended US complaint accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of infringing their copyrights, alleging the tech companies illegally use their articles to train their AI chatbots. “This lawsuit arises from defendants purloining millions of the publishers’ copyrighted articles without permission and without payment to fuel the commercialization of their generative artificial intelligence products, including ChatGPT and Copilot,” they said.See attached file. ...
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