Legal Brief Claims AI Scraping Is Largest Theft of Labor
September 19, 2026
Documents from the ongoing New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft suggest leadership may view scraping as an existential threat to publishers. The legal team is currently seeking a summary judgment following these revelations.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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founderYou must account for increasing legal risks regarding data acquisition and training set provenance.
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policyThese legal developments provide more evidence for arguments surrounding copyright and labor rights in training data.