Canadian News Publishers File Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI

OpenAI Disagreements between and news publishers are increasing. Now Canada’s leading news organizations have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. The reason for the case was that the company used the contents of these organizations to train ChatGPT in violation of copyrights. Among these organizations The Canadian PressTorstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia ve CBC/Radio Canada There are companies such as.

According to the publishers OpenAIscanned news content without permission for artificial intelligence training and profited from this situation. Joint statement made by media organizations “OpenAI without permission from content owners or without paying them makes a profit using these contents,” The expression was used.

Emphasis on “intellectual property” from media organizations

In the statement made by the publishers, unauthorized use of content He stated that it jeopardized investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars and that the contents were protected by copyright. Media organizations emphasized that they gladly accepted technological innovations, but that all parties must comply with the law and that they want the use of intellectual property to be under fair conditions.

OpenAI As we have seen before, against these accusations “public” with data”Based on the principle of fair use” He defended that he trained his models. In the statement made by the company, it was stated that they offer options to media organizations to control the use of content and that they are open to cooperation.

Canada has been considering platforms’ use of news content for some time. to pay publishers required by law. It is not yet clear whether this law covers artificial intelligence applications.