{"id":5625,"date":"2026-06-27T07:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5625"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:33:46","slug":"daily-news-other-outlets-allege-microsoft-urged-open-ai-to-steal-journalists-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5625","title":{"rendered":"Daily News, other outlets, allege Microsoft urged Open AI to steal journalists\u2019 work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The New York Daily News and affiliated news outlets in MediaNews Group and Tribune Publishing Friday updated their copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that Microsoft egged on users to plagiarize their reporters\u2019 work.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5623\">Commentary: A home is more than four walls. It\u2019s a foundation for everything<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an amended complaint filed in Manhattan Federal Court, lawyers for the news outlets and the New York Times accused OpenAI partner Microsoft of \u201cexpressly\u201d encouraging users to republish reporting by\u00a0 journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicrosoft intentionally induced OpenAI\u2019s infringement by actively encouraging OpenAI\u2019s infringement,\u201d the amended suit reads.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint cites an example involving Daily News Mets beat writer Abbey Mastracco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[F]eel free to incorporate this information into your blog,\u201d ChatGPT is quoted in the paperwork, responding to a user who said they needed content about \u201cwhat the Mets see in Julio Teheran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The News, The Times and affiliated outlets in Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group, along with other outlets, are suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing the work of journalists. They allege that the tech behemoths\u2019 chatbots frequently distort the stolen work by providing incomplete or inaccurate summaries.<\/p>\n<p>The news outlets allege that OpenAI\u2019s theft hurt their ability to sell original content.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5621\">Commentary: Florida\u2019s opioid process shows why regulation beats prohibition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants\u2019 illegal use and distribution of the Publishers\u2019 Works\u00a0damages the Publishers\u2019 ability to attract and retain paying subscribers while at the same time\u00a0eroding the Publishers\u2019 ability to engage in and maintain licensing agreements with other\u00a0publishers of news and information,\u201d the complaint reads<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video--><\/p>\n<p>More and more people are turning to AI for their news, which the tech companies have acknowledged in the ongoing litigation.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Pine, executive editor at MediaNews Group, in a statement, said the examples highlighted in the amended complaint were self-explanatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence continues to prove that OpenAI stole our journalism to help them become among the world\u2019s most valuable companies, and this updated legal filing is intended to shine the spotlight on precisely why they are liable for billions and billions of dollars in damages,\u201d Pine said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: cube_article--><\/p>\n<p>The News reached out to spokespeople for OpenAI and Microsoft, who have denied wrongdoing, for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5619\">Letters: Mail-in voting fraud | Donalds\u2019 checkered past | Joining Israel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news organizations say Microsoft \u201cexpressly\u201d encouraged ChatGPT users to republish reporting by journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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