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Why it matters
USA Today publisher sues OpenAI for $250 million over copyright
The Verge AI USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI
Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and hundreds of local newspapers, filed a lawsuit seeking damages from OpenAI for allegedly copying its articles to train models.
Why it matters
The lawsuit intensifies the legal battle over whether AI companies must pay publishers to use their articles for training data.
Latest brief · Oct 19, 2026