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Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft

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The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies methodically scraped articles in a way that bypasses paywalls. The EU’s general-purpose AI code commits signatories not to circumvent access restrictions, naming subscription models and paywalls specifically. The S…

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  1. 2026-09-05 19:49 · The Next Web
    Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft

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