Canadian media giants take legal stand against AI powerhouse in copyright battle
Five big Canadian news companies started legal action against OpenAI over content usage in ChatGPT development. This move joins similar cases from major US newspapers happening last year
Leading Canadian news-makers joined forces in a significant move against AI development. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation‚ Globe and Mail‚ Canadian Press‚ along with publishers Torstar and Postmedia started legal procedures against OpenAI last winter
The news groups claim that OpenAI took their content without permission: this includes articles news stories and other materials which were used to train ChatGPT. The companies dont like how their work was used to make AI smarter — without any agreement or payment
- New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI
- Chicago Tribune case
- New York Daily News legal action
The fight about who owns news content is getting bigger (with more publishers joining from different countries). US media groups started similar cases about a year ago; which shows how news makers worldwide are worried about AI companies using their work. These legal actions might change how AI companies work with news content in future
