NYT-led group seeks court action against OpenAI in ongoing copyright dispute
The publishers accused OpenAI of deleting or rendering billions of ChatGPT conversation logs unsearchable
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Published: Jul 10, 2026 9:10 AM | 1 min read
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- Publishers including The New York Times and The New York Daily News have filed for sanctions against OpenAI in a Manhattan federal court, alleging the company misled the court in a copyright lawsuit.
- They claim OpenAI falsely stated it could not search its language models for evidence of copyrighted news content used in AI training, despite having conducted such searches prior to the lawsuit.
- The publishers also accuse OpenAI of deleting or making billions of ChatGPT conversation logs unavailable for review, which they believe could provide evidence of copyright misuse.
- This legal action follows a 2023 lawsuit by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly using millions of its articles without permission to train ChatGPT.
The New York Times, The New York Daily News and other publishers have sought sanctions against OpenAI in a Manhattan federal court. They have alleged that the company misled the court during an ongoing copyright lawsuit.
The publishers alleged that OpenAI had wrongly told the court it could not search its language models for evidence of copyrighted news content used in AI training. They claimed the company had conducted such searches before the lawsuit was filed, despite its statements to the court.
The publishers also accused OpenAI of deleting or making billions of ChatGPT conversation logs unavailable for review.
As per the latest filing, the publishers are seeking sanctions, including legal fees, and have asked the court to consider whether the chat logs could provide evidence of copyright misuse.
The dispute follows a 2023 lawsuit filed by The New York Times, which accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of using millions of its articles without permission to train ChatGPT.
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