Federal Judge Allows New York Times Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI to Proceed
A federal judge rejects OpenAI's attempt to dismiss a major copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times over the use of its articles to train ChatGPT. The ruling narrows the scope of the case but allows the core infringement claims to move toward a trial.
A federal judge rejects OpenAI's request to dismiss a major copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times. The newspaper alleges that the AI company exploits its journalism without permission or payment to train ChatGPT. While Judge Sidney Stein narrows the overall scope of the lawsuit, he allows the core copyright infringement claims to move forward.
This ruling represents a significant victory for The New York Times and its allied publishers, including The New York Daily News and the Center for Investigative Reporting. The legal team representing the newspapers argues that OpenAI and Microsoft profit wildly from stealing original content across the country. They maintain that the newspaper's articles serve as one of the largest sources of copyrighted text used to build the premier AI chatbot.
OpenAI welcomes the judge's decision to narrow the case and continues to defend its data collection practices. The company insists that it builds its AI models using publicly available data in a manner grounded in the legal doctrine of fair use. With the dismissal request denied, the lawsuit now proceeds toward a potential trial where a jury will ultimately examine these competing claims.