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Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright
A coalition that owns nearly 400 local US newspapers has sued OpenAI and Microsoft. The publishers call AI training on their reporting a death knell for local journalism. It is the largest copyright case the local press has brought yet. Local newspapers report the meetings no algorithm attends. The council vote, the school board row, [] This story continues at The Next Web
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· Jul 9, 2026
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· Jun 21, 2026
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