WEHCO joins lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over copyrighted news articles
WEHCO and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sue OpenAI and Microsoft for using copyrighted news articles to train AI without permission.Summary
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and its parent company WEHCO Newspapers Inc. have joined a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of New York accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of "systematically and willfully stole copyrighted news articles" to train AI products like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, alleging that over 138,000 articles were taken from the Democrat-Gazette and more than 1 million from AIM Media outlets without permission or payment, violating copyright law. The suit, which now includes nearly 400 newspapers, seeks a permanent injunction, damages, and disgorgement of profits, with plaintiffs arguing that the practice undermines local journalism revenue and the ability to employ reporters, while defendants have not responded to requests for comment.
(Source：Complete Ai Training)