# NYT brief cites internal warnings on AI's publisher impact

_Published Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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The New York Times has asked for summary judgment in its copyright case against OpenAI and Microsoft, citing internal company statements and documents in a legal brief, according to 404 Media as reported by Tom's Hardware.

The brief cites a Microsoft memo warning of harm to the web's content supply chain and internal OpenAI comments about publisher substitution. It also cites data showing Copilot reduced Times click-through rates compared with Bing search. The documents remain sealed or redacted at the companies' request.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-director-called-ai-scraping-the-largest-theft-of-labor-in-human-history-while-openai-head-brands-chatgpt-an-existential-threat-to-publishers-revelations-come-from-legal-briefs-filed-in-nyt-lawsuit)

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Published: 2026-09-19T22:06:27.858Z
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