USA Today publisher sues OpenAI for over $250M over article copying
USA Today Co. and its local newspapers filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Thursday, alleging the company copied hundreds of thousands of articles to train its AI models without authorization. The publisher seeks damages exceeding $250 million, claiming the unauthorized use has caused real and continuing harm to its outlets. This adds to a series of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI, including those from The New York Times, The Intercept, Ziff Davis, CBC/Radio-Canada, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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USA Today Co., along with the several local newspapers it owns, is suing OpenAI over claims that the company copied "hundreds of thousands" of articles to train its AI models, as reported earlier by Reuters . In a filing on Thursday , the publisher asks for damages of more than $250 million, alleging OpenAI's unauthorized use of its content "has done real and continuing" harm to its outlets. This is just the latest in a string of copyright lawsuits filed against OpenAI. In addition to a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times , OpenAI is also facing legal action from The Intercept , CNET owner Ziff Davis , CBC/Radio-Canada , Encyclopaedia … Read the full story at The Verge.
