Canadian Media Takes Legal Action Against OpenAI | Newsmax.com
On Friday, 29 November 2024, five major Canadian news media companies initiated a legal action against ChatGPT owner OpenAI. They have accused OpenAI of regularly breaching copyright and online terms of use. This legal move comes as the latest challenge for OpenAi, which counts Microsoft as its major backer.
Accusations Against OpenAI
In a joint statement, Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada alleged that OpenAI was scraping significant amounts of content from media sources to aid in the development of its products without obtaining permission or compensating the content owners. The Canadian media companies emphasized the importance of journalism in the public interest and condemned OpenAI's use of their journalism for commercial gain as illegal.
Legal Battles
Notably, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has also taken legal action against OpenAI, further intensifying the situation. Musk recently expanded a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that Microsoft and OpenAI engaged in illegal practices to monopolize the market for generative artificial intelligence and suppress competitors.
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