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title: "Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-and-microsoft-cc1c1f
source_name: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft/
published: 2026-09-05T22:49:55.000Z
topics: ["policy", "llms"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
---

# Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft

*2026-09-05 · Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/05/seattle-times-and-newsday-are-the-latest-publications-to-sue-openai-and-microsoft/)*

Seattle Times and Newsday have filed suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train AI models. They join a growing list of news organizations pursuing similar claims.

**Why it matters:** This adds two more plaintiffs to the wave of publisher lawsuits against OpenAI, following similar suits from other major outlets. The outcome of these cases could reshape how AI companies license training data and compensate content creators, with implications for the entire industry's data-sourcing practices.

**Topics:** policy, llms

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