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USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI

L1 · CuriousIndustry & BusinessThe Verge AI$· 10/8/2026

Shows escalating legal challenges facing AI companies over copyright and content usage, relevant for anyone following AI industry developments.

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USA Today and its local newspapers are suing OpenAI for $250+ million, alleging unauthorized use of 'hundreds of thousands' of articles to train AI models.

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USA Today Co., along with the several local newspapers it owns, is suing OpenAI over claims that the company copied "hundreds of thousands" of articles to train its AI models, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a filing on Thursday, the publisher asks for damages of more than $250 million, alleging OpenAI's unauthorized use of its content "has done real and continuing" harm to its outlets. This is just the latest in a string of copyright lawsuits filed against OpenAI. In addition to a copyright

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