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Eight-newspaper group (New York Daily News / Chicago Tribune / Orlando Sentinel / Sun Sentinel / Mercury News / Denver Post / Orange County Register / The Morning Call)

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2024.

United StatesNorth AmericaRegional
Cases
1
Active since
2024
Peak stage
2
Controversies
1

Where the AI sits

Workflow & Operations1

AI implementations

2024

Copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft (filed April 30, 2024, US…

Copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft (filed April 30, 2024, US District Court SDNY); eight US newspaper publishers (New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sun Sentinel (Florida), The Mercury News (California), The Denver Post, Orange County Register, The Morning Call) allege Microsoft and OpenAI reused their articles without permission in generative AI products (ChatGPT, Copilot); part of broader wave of publisher-AI company copyright litigation following the NYT lawsuit (Dec. 2023); all eight publishers are owned or associated with Alden Global Capital; case ongoing; outcome pending

Litigation & IP Rights2 – Adoption1 – Fully AutomatedControversy
Tool: OpenAI ChatGPT + Microsoft Copilot (defendants) — training on newspaper content without authorizationSource ↗

Context

Eight-newspaper group (New York Daily News / Chicago Tribune / Orlando Sentinel / Sun Sentinel / Mercury News / Denver Post / Orange County Register / The Morning Call) is one of 182 organizations in United States documented in the index, which holds 363 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Litigation & IP Rights, documented across 19 organizations worldwide.

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