The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies methodically scraped articles in a way that bypasses paywalls. The EU’s general-purpose AI code commits signatories not to circumvent access restrictions, naming subscription models and paywalls specifically.
Source: [TNW](https://thenextweb.com/news/seattle-times-newsday-sue-openai-microsoft-copyright-paywall-bypass-gpai-code-of-practice-copyright-chapter-measure-1-2)