Several news outlets, including The New York Times, filed a request with a judge on July 9, 2026, seeking sanctions against OpenAI. The news organizations allege that OpenAI has withheld evidence in a copyright dispute regarding the use of their copyrighted material to train its AI models. They contend that OpenAI inaccurately stated its inability to search for certain evidence.
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News outlets request court sanctions against OpenAI in copyright case
On July 9, 2026, multiple news outlets, including The New York Times, requested a judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI for allegedly withholding evidence in a copyright case. The outlets claim that OpenAI has improperly used their copyrighted content for training its AI models.
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