By techycrunchy 
A coalition of Canadian news organizations, including the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and the Globe and Mail, filed a lawsuit on Friday against OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT creator of copyright violations and unjust enrichment.
The media companies allege that OpenAI utilized content scraped from their websites to train its large language models without authorization. They argue this content represents the result of “immense time, effort, and cost” by their journalists, editors, and staff.
The lawsuit claims, “Rather than seek to obtain the information legally, OpenAI has elected to brazenly misappropriate the News Media Companies’ valuable intellectual property and convert it for its own uses, including commercial uses, without consent or consideration.”
Despite OpenAI signing licensing agreements with publishers like The Associated Press, Axel Springer, and Le Monde, the suing parties state they have received no compensation for the use of their works.
The case joins a series of copyright challenges faced by OpenAI, including lawsuits from The New York Times, New York Daily News, YouTube creators, and authors such as comedian Sarah Silverman.
In response, an OpenAI spokesperson defended the company, emphasizing that ChatGPT is built on publicly available data and adheres to fair use principles. They highlighted that ChatGPT helps millions worldwide “improve their daily lives, inspire creativity, and solve hard problems.”
The plaintiffs seek monetary damages and a ban on OpenAI’s continued use of their content.