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Coverage dated November 28, 2024

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

Headline from KOB 4

A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.

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  1. KOB 4

    Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.

  2. Deadline

    Canadian Media Outlets Sue OpenAI Over Copyright Infringement (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    A coalition of Canada's leading news media companies have sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.

  3. Insider

    Canadian news outlets accuse OpenAI of 'unauthorized' scraping to train its generative AI tools like ChatGPT (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of violating Canadian copyright laws and "unjustly enriching" itself "at the expense" of the news media companies.

  4. Engadget

    Canadian news organizations sue OpenAI for ChatGPT copyright infringement (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The coalition news outlets accused the company of “capitalizing and profiting” from the unauthorized use of their content for ChatGPT.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Five Canadian news media outlets sue OpenAI for copyright breach (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The case is a part of a wave of lawsuits against OpenAI over data used to train generative AI systems.

  6. The Hill

    Top Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI over copyright infringement (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Five leading Canadian news outlets, including the Globe and Mail, Torstar, and CBC Radio, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT owner of violating copyright laws to train its AI models.

  7. New York Times

    Major Canadian News Outlets Sue OpenAI In New Copyright Case (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A coalition of some of Canada’s biggest media companies is seeking billions of dollars in compensation for what they say is copyright infringement on their work through ChatGPT.

  8. The Guardian

    Canadian media companies sue OpenAI in case potentially worth billions (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Litigants say AI company used their articles to train its popular ChatGPT software without authorization

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    OpenAI Sued by Top Canadian Media Outlets Over Copyright Infringement (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The legal action by CBC/Radio Canada, Torstar, PostMedia and others is the latest from news organizations against the Sam Altman-led firm.

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