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USA TODAY Co., formerly Gannett, sues OpenAI for more than $250 million, alleging ChatGPT was trained on articles from 19 of its papers
USA TODAY Co., formerly Gannett, and 13 companies it owns sued OpenAI on October 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that content from 19 publications, including USA TODAY, the Detroit Free Press and The Arizona Republic, was used without permission to train OpenAI’s models. The plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $250 million, citing statutory damages of up to $150,000 per willful infringement and up to $25,000 per violation for removing copyright management information.
According to the complaint, their content makes up more than 160,000 entries in OpenAI’s WebText dataset, including 83,266 from usatoday.com. The suit brings claims of direct and vicarious copyright infringement and removal of copyright management information. The plaintiffs also demand a jury trial and the destruction of GPT models and training sets that incorporate their content. OpenAI did not comment in initial reports.
Sources
- ABD New York Güney Bölgesi Federal Mahkemesi / U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., complaint, USA Today Co., Inc. et al. v. OpenAI Foundation et al., case no. 1:26-cv-08892 (copy hosted by chatgptiseatingtheworld.com), (chatgptiseatingtheworld.com)
- Louisville Public Media (Kentucky Public Radio), “USA Today network, including Courier Journal, sue OpenAI”, news report; OpenAI did not immediately respond, (lpm.org)
- The Desk, “USA Today files $250 million copyright lawsuit against OpenAI”, news report; OpenAI had not commented, (thedesk.net)
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This story in Turkish: Eski adı Gannett olan USA TODAY Co., OpenAI’a 250 milyon doları aşan tazminat talebiyle telif davası açtı
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