Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement
Encyclopedia Britannica has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging massive-scale copyright and trademark infringement. The company claims OpenAI illegally used its content to train AI models and that ChatGPT sometimes reproduces Britannica's articles verbatim or falsely attributes fabricated content to it. This lawsuit follows similar legal actions by Britannica against other AI companies and is part of ongoing legal battles OpenAI faces over copyright concerns.
- Entities
- Topic: Copyright Infringement
- Company: Perplexity
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Company: Merriam-Webster
- Company: OpenAI
- Topic: Trademark Infringement
- Company: New York Times
- Company: Encyclopedia Britannica
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