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6 takeaways from Ziff Davis's lawsuit against OpenAI

The legal fight over AI and journalism is far from settled. Ziff Davis’s case could reshape how open-access media survives in an AI-driven world.

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Pete Pachal
May 06, 2025
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If the litany of deals that publishers have signed with OpenAI lulled you into thinking the tension between AI companies and the media was easing, last week was your wake-up call: Ziff Davis sued OpenAI for copyright infringement. It's a familiar tune, but Ziff's cover adds some new notes, and the details of the filing reveal just how much the mostly-co…

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