Overview

• The lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of using copyrighted news content, including verbatim excerpts, to train AI models without permission or compensation.
• U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein dismissed secondary claims, including unfair competition and Digital Millennium Copyright Act violations, but upheld key copyright infringement claims.
• The New York Times and other media organizations seek damages and a court order to prevent further use of their content in AI training.
• OpenAI and Microsoft argue that their use of copyrighted material is protected under the fair use doctrine, citing its role in fostering innovation.
• The case could set a legal precedent for copyright law in the AI industry, with significant implications for content creators and generative AI technologies.