Edition No. 92 · Tue 22 Sept 2026 · Story 16 of 42

Paywall violation 'eviscerates' fair use defense: What OpenAI-NYT twist means for publishers

Digiday

Newly unsealed internal emails show OpenAI and Microsoft discussing the harm their products cause to the publishers whose work they scrape.

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  • 1.75MovementRunning: in 5 of the last 7 editions

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