OpenAI Sued For Copyright Infringement

Five Canadian news media companies have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, accusing the artificial intelligence company of copyright infringement and violation of online usage terms.

The lawsuit was filed on Friday (November 29), and in addition to OpenAI, other technology companies, writers, visual artists, music publishers, and other copyright holders have also been named in the complaint.

In a statement, Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada alleged that OpenAI generates various types of content without permission from the actual copyright owners.

The statement further claimed that journalism serves the public interest, but OpenAI is using journalistic content from other companies for its own commercial interests, which is completely illegal.

On November 7, a federal judge in New York dismissed a similar case against OpenAI, where it was argued that the company had misused a proprietary story from the news outlet Alternet.

In the 84-page complaint filed with the Ontario Supreme Court, the five Canadian media companies have demanded compensation from OpenAI. They are also seeking a policy that would prevent OpenAI from using any content without proper authorization.

In response, OpenAI stated that it has developed a model that operates with complete transparency and maintains a clear stance on international copyright policies.