About this tag
The dmca claim tag covers reporting on copyright disputes involving generative AI companies and news publishers. Recent coverage focuses on lawsuits filed by nearly 400 local and regional newspapers against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that copyrighted articles were copied without permission or payment to build and operate ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. These cases examine how journalism may be used as training or operational material for AI systems, the effect on local news businesses, and the legal questions facing Microsoft customers and IT teams adopting Copilot. Follow this tag for developments in the broader conflict over copyright, newspaper content, and AI products.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Arkansas Newspaper Lawsuit Challenges OpenAI and Microsoft Copilot Inputs

    The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WEHCO Newspapers Inc. joined a June 2026 copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, aligning with 33 other plaintiffs representing nearly 400 local and regional newspapers that accuse the companies of using journalism without permission to build ChatGPT and...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Local Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over Copilot Copyright Copying

    Nearly 400 local and regional newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court in New York on June 24, 2026, alleging that the companies copied millions of copyrighted articles to build and operate products including ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot without permission or payment. The suit...