Two regional dailies filed the same day.

Local newsrooms without licensing leverage are turning to courts for the terms national papers negotiated privately.

The filing joins other publishers’ suits already before New York’s federal court, consolidating one forum’s answer on fair use.

The Seattle Times called the practice a “snake eating its own tail” as Microsoft says it is open to discussing solutions.

How each outlet framed it

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TechCrunch leans critical
highlights Microsoft funding Seattle Times while facing copyright suits; uses lawsuit's 'rapacious consumers' framing

Sources: TechCrunch