The Center for Investigative Journalism (CIR), the non-profit organization that produces Mother Jones and Reveal, announced on Thursday which is suing Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, following similar actions by The New York Times and various other media outlets.
“OpenAI and Microsoft began collecting our stories to make their product more powerful, but they never asked permission or offered compensation, unlike other organizations that license our material,” said Monika Bauerlein, executive director of the Center for Investigative Journalism, in a statement. “This opportunistic behavior 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 this.”
CIR lawyers argue in the demand that OpenAI and Microsoft copied his content, undermined relationships with readers and partners, and deprived him of revenue.
CIR joins many others in taking legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft. The New York Times has already spent $1 million in his lawsuit against the two companies. A group of eight publications owned by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, including the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribuneis also suing, along with The interception, Raw history, Alternetand The Denver Post.
“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 to original articles,” an OpenAI spokesperson said. . told CNBC on the CIR demand.
OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The edge.
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