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Business Mayor
27-04-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Ziff Davis and IGN sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
In one of the more common disputes of modern AI, Ziff Davis, IGN Entertainment and Everyday Health Media have sued Open AI for copyright infringement. The lawsuit from the media companies alleged copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), unjust enrichment and trademark dilution. IGN and Everyday Health Media are divisions of Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis alleged, 'OpenAI has intentionally and relentlessly reproduced exact copies and created derivatives of Ziff Davis works without Ziff Davis' authorization. The lawsuit said OpenAI has knowingly copied the text of Ziff Davis' web sites without authorization and violated Ziff Davis' written demands to stop. It also said OpenAI stripped out copyright management information from Ziff Davis works. And then it alleges Open AI passes this work off as its own. The lawsuit OpenAI falsely attributes output to Ziff Davis that is not Ziff Davis content. A spokesperson for OpenAI said, 'ChatGPT helps enhance human creativity, advance scientific discovery and medical research, and enable hundreds of millions of people to improve their daily lives. Our models empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use.' The Association of Research Libraries provides some context on the dispute. Ziff Davis said it has published high-quality journalism for nearly 100 years, growing from its roots as the publisher of Popular Aviation to its current stewardship of over 45 diverse digital media publications and internet brands, including IGN, Mashable, CNET, ZDNet, PCMag, Lifehacker, BabyCenter, and Everyday Health. Each year, Ziff Davis produces nearly 2 million new articles and article updates—including over 5,000 product reviews—in which it owns the exclusive rights. Ziff Davis also alleges that OpenAI trained its AI models on its work even though Ziff Davis told web crawlers not to scrape its data using a file.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI Sued by CNET, IGN Owner Ziff Davis for Copyright Infringement
Ziff Davis, the parent company of several media brands including Mashable, Lifehacker, IGN and CNET, is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement — adding to a growing list of companies that have said ChatGPT is ripping off their content without consent. To build and operate ChatGPT, 'OpenAI has intentionally and relentlessly reproduced exact copies and created derivatives of Ziff Davis Works without Ziff Davis's authorization,' the lawsuit said. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in federal court in Delaware and obtained by TheWrap. A rep for the company, which is led by CEO Sam Altman, told TheWrap that its models are 'grounded in fair use' and do not violate copyright laws. 'ChatGPT helps enhance human creativity, advance scientific discovery and medical research, and enable hundreds of millions of people to improve their daily lives,' OpenAI said in its statement. By using its content, OpenAI has blocked Ziff Davis from being able to fully 'monetize user interactions through advertising, product sales commissions, and other revenue-producing activities,' the lawsuit claimed. And beyond lifting from Ziff Davis articles verbatim, the suit said OpenAI will 'falsely attribute' certain answers to Ziff Davis outlets — a move that allegedly helps 'tarnish' the media company and its brands. The lawsuit comes as Ziff Davis' business has had a rough year, with its share price dropping 40% since last April. It also comes as several other media companies are navigating their relationship with OpenAI; some companies, like News Corp. and the Washington Post, which just partnered with OpenAI this week, have struck licensing deals that allow ChatGPT to use their content. But OpenAI is also facing lawsuits from The New York Times and New York Daily News, which have claimed the company used their content to train AI models without their consent. The post OpenAI Sued by CNET, IGN Owner Ziff Davis for Copyright Infringement appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ziff Davis files copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in US federal court
Ziff Davis, a digital media publisher, has initiated legal proceedings against OpenAI, accusing the Microsoft-backed AI company of copyright infringement. The plaintiffs include Ziff Davis, Inc., Ziff Davis, LLC, IGN Entertainment, Inc. and Everyday Health Media, LLC. The defendants named are several OpenAI entities including OpenAI, Inc. and OpenAI GP, LLC. Filed in Delaware federal court, the lawsuit alleges OpenAI unlawfully used Ziff Davis' publications to develop the technology behind the chatbot ChatGPT. Ziff Davis states that it produces nearly two million articles and updates annually, including thousands of product reviews. As per the filing, OpenAI used this content to train and operate its large language models (LLMs), including its GPT series. According to the legal documents, Ziff Davis claims that OpenAI has "intentionally and relentlessly reproduced exact copies and created derivatives of ZiffDavis Works without Ziff Davis's authorisation' to develop and operate its LLM software and LLM-based products and services. Ziff Davis' complaint reads: 'OpenAI seeks to move fast and break things on the assumption that the federal courts will not be able to effectively redress content owners' sometimes existential concerns before it is too late.' An OpenAI spokesperson, according to Reuters, said in a statement that its AI models "empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use". Ziff Davis has more than 45 portfolio media brands. Its publications and editorial sites include BabyCenter, CNET, Everyday Health, IGN, Lifehacker, Mashable, PCMag and ZDNET. This case joins a series of copyright disputes involving news outlets, authors and artists against technology companies, including OpenAI, for allegedly training their genAI systems with copyrighted works without proper authorisation. Earlier in the year, a similar lawsuit was filed in New Delhi by Indian book publishers and their international counterparts against OpenAI. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of improperly using proprietary content for ChatGPT. "Ziff Davis files copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in US federal court" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Sign in to access your portfolio
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
OpenAI sued for copyright infringement by publisher Ziff Davis
Digital media publisher Ziff Davis sued OpenAI in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing the Microsoft-backed artificial-intelligence company of misusing its publications to train the model behind popular chatbot ChatGPT. Ziff Davis argues that OpenAI "intentionally and relentlessly" exploited copyrighted content for its AI systems, according to a copy of the lawsuit provided by the media company. "OpenAI seeks to move fast and break things on the assumption that the federal courts will not be able to effectively redress content owners' sometimes existential concerns before it is too late," the complaint said. The new lawsuit adds to a web of high-stakes copyright cases brought by news outlets, authors, visual artists and others against OpenAI and other technology companies for allegedly misusing thousands of copyrighted works to train their generative AI systems without permission. Ziff Davis' publications include tech news outlets ZDNet, PCMag, CNET and IGN and advice website Lifehacker. Other news publishers that have sued AI companies for copyright infringement include the New York Times and Dow Jones. OpenAI and other defendants, including Google and Meta Platforms, have argued that their AI systems make fair use of copyrighted material by studying it to learn to create new, transformative content. An OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday that its AI models "empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use." A spokesperson for Ziff Davis declined to comment on the lawsuit.
CNA
24-04-2025
- Business
- CNA
Publisher Ziff Davis sues OpenAI for copyright infringement
Digital media publisher Ziff Davis sued OpenAI in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing the Microsoft-backed artificial-intelligence company of misusing its publications to train the model behind popular chatbot ChatGPT. Ziff Davis argues that OpenAI "intentionally and relentlessly" exploited copyrighted content for its AI systems, according to a copy of the lawsuit provided by the media company. "OpenAI seeks to move fast and break things on the assumption that the federal courts will not be able to effectively redress content owners' sometimes existential concerns before it is too late," the complaint said. The new lawsuit adds to a web of high-stakes copyright cases brought by news outlets, authors, visual artists and others against OpenAI and other technology companies for allegedly misusing thousands of copyrighted works to train their generative AI systems without permission. Ziff Davis' publications include tech news outlets ZDNet, PCMag, CNET and IGN and advice website Lifehacker. Other news publishers that have sued AI companies for copyright infringement include the New York Times and Dow Jones. OpenAI and other defendants, including Google and Meta Platforms, have argued that their AI systems make fair use of copyrighted material by studying it to learn to create new, transformative content. An OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday that its AI models "empower innovation, and are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use." A spokesperson for Ziff Davis declined to comment on the lawsuit.
