# USA Today sues OpenAI for copying hundreds of thousands of articles

> USA Today and its local newspapers are seeking over $250 million in damages, claiming OpenAI used their content without permission to train AI models.
- Title: USA Today sues OpenAI for copying hundreds of thousands of…
- Summary: USA Today and its local newspapers are seeking over $250 million in damages, claiming OpenAI used their content without permission to train AI models. USA…
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- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1008198/usa-today-openai-copyright-lawsuit
- Author: Emma Roth
- Published: 2026-10-08T17:58:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: usa today, openai, copyright lawsuit, ai training, publishers, damages claim, technology, culture
## USA Today sues OpenAI over article copying
USA Today Co. and several local newspapers it owns are suing OpenAI, claiming the company copied hundreds of thousands of articles to train its AI models without permission.
## Damages sought exceed $250 million
In a filing on Thursday, USA Today Co. asks for damages of more than two hundred fifty million dollars, alleging OpenAI's unauthorized use of its content has done real and continuing harm to its outlets.
## Multiple publishers have sued OpenAI
This is the latest in a string of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI. The New York Times, The Intercept, Ziff Davis, CBC/Radio-Canada, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster, The Seattle Times, and a coalition of nearly four hundred local newspapers have also filed legal action.
## OpenAI built billion-dollar products from copied content
USA Today Co.'s lawsuit claims OpenAI never asked permission and instead took content to build products worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch, The Oklahoman, and other local outlets are included in the suit.

> OpenAI's commercial success rests on large-scale copyright infringement.
## Key takeaway

USA Today Co. is suing OpenAI for copying hundreds of thousands of articles to train AI models without permission, seeking damages exceeding two hundred fifty million dollars.