--- title: Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to... description: The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train generative AI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft | daily.dev og:description: The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train generative AI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UTLXevD2q.png og:image:alt: Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train generative AI models. The suit argues AI products like ChatGPT and Copilot are marketed as content creators but actually consume human-authored journalism and produce derivative copies, threatening to destroy the news organizations whose content trains them. This follows a similar 2023 lawsuit from The New York Times against the same companies, with several other publications joining since. The case is notable because Microsoft and OpenAI have previously funded some of the Seattle Times' journalism projects and fellowships. Microsoft responded saying it was surprised by the lawsuit but open to discussing solutions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why are the Seattle Times and Newsday suing OpenAI and Microsoft? They allege OpenAI and Microsoft used their journalism without permission to train generative AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot, calling the practice a threat that could break the journalism industry beyond repair. The lawsuit describes generative AI as consuming human-authored content and delivering derivative imitations back to the world for commercial gain, following a similar 2023 case brought by The New York Times. _daily.dev tracks AI copyright disputes for developers building on models trained with contested data._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [400 newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft over AI](https://daily.dev/posts/400-newspapers-sue-openai-and-microsoft-over-ai-ciee3rfpf) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [News outlets ask judge to sanction OpenAI in copyright case](https://daily.dev/posts/news-outlets-ask-judge-to-sanction-openai-in-copyright-case-gddcthoev) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial](https://daily.dev/posts/new-york-times-says-openai-hid-evidence-in-chatgpt-copyright-trial-fgbf1wmuq) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#genai](https://daily.dev/tags/genai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q"},"datePublished":"2026-09-05T22:52:59.732Z","dateModified":"2026-09-05T22:53:57.008Z","description":"The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train generative AI...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b1862fe53dbe25cc004685566aca2e2b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b1862fe53dbe25cc004685566aca2e2b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"microsoft,openai,genai","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft-utlxevd2q#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why are the Seattle Times and Newsday suing OpenAI and Microsoft?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They allege OpenAI and Microsoft used their journalism without permission to train generative AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot, calling the practice a threat that could break the journalism industry beyond repair. 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