OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, faces a copyright infringement lawsuit in Canada.

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, faces a copyright infringement lawsuit in Canada.

Five prominent Canadian media outlets—The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, Postmedia, Metroland, The Toronto Star, and CBC/Radio-Canada—have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, posing new legal issues in Canada. The businesses argue that OpenAI violated their online conditions of use and violated copyright by using their news stories to train its ChatGPT software without their consent. Microsoft-backed OpenAI is accused in the case of “strip-mining journalism” and unfairly making money off of its work. The usage of copyrighted content in AI development has led to an increasing number of legal issues against OpenAI and other tech companies, which this case adds to.

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What Open AI response given against lawsuit??

In response to the complaint, OpenAI stated that their ChatGPT and other AI models are trained on publicly accessible data, and that its use of this data complies with international copyright and fair use regulations. The business also emphasized how its policies respect existing legal norms and treat content producers fairly.

“We work closely with news publishers, including in the display, attribution, and links to their content in ChatGPT search, and offer them easy ways to opt out should they wish to do so,” an OpenAI representative told Reuters in an email.

What the lawsuit against OpenAI said

According to documents examined by Reuters, five Canadian news organizations have filed an 84-page statement of claim with Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice, requesting a permanent injunction to stop the unauthorized use of their information and damages from OpenAI. Source www.reuters.com

According to the lawsuit, “OpenAI’s use of other companies’ journalism for its own profit is not in the public interest, whereas journalism serves the public interest.” It’s against the law. OpenAI has decided to openly steal the News Media Companies’ valuable intellectual property and utilize it for its own purposes, including commercial ones, without permission or payment, rather than acquiring the material legally. For the usage of their work, OpenAI has never paid or otherwise compensated the news media companies.

Microsoft was not mentioned in the Canadian news organizations’ document. But in November, entrepreneur Elon Musk expanded his complaint against OpenAI to include Microsoft, alleging that the two businesses were unlawfully trying to control the generative AI industry and drive out rivals. In the meantime, a complaint against OpenAI that alleged the business had inappropriately exploited material from AlterNet and Raw Story was dismissed by a federal judge in New York last month. Source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/chatgpt-maker-openai-faces-copyright-infringement-lawsuit-in-canada-read-the-companys-statement-here/articleshow/115858424.cms