The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has filed a Copyright Infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging they used CIR’s copyrighted material without permission or compensation to enhance AI products like ChatGPT. This follows similar legal actions by The New York Times and other media organisations.
CIR CEO Monika Bauerlein stated, ‘OpenAI and Microsoft started vacuuming up our stories to make their product more powerful, but they never asked for permission or offered compensation, unlike other organisations that license our material. This free rider behaviour is not only unfair, it is a violation of copyright. The work of journalists, at CIR and everywhere, is valuable, and OpenAI and Microsoft know it.’
The lawsuit claims that the unauthorised use of CIR’s content undermines its relationships with readers and partners, depriving it of rightful revenue. CIR joins a growing list of media entities, including publications owned by Alden Global Capital and The Intercept, in taking legal action against the tech giants.
In contrast, some media organisations, such as The Associated Press and the Financial Times, have signed licensing deals with OpenAI. An OpenAI spokesperson told CNBC, ‘We are working collaboratively with the news industry and partnering with global news publishers to display their content in our products like ChatGPT, including summaries, quotes, and attribution, to drive traffic back to the original articles.
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