News organization's copyright lawsuit against OpenAI dismissed

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is facing multiple copyright lawsuits. It has now been revealed that lawsuits filed against OpenAI by news sites Raw Story and Alternet have been dismissed.

Order on Motion to Dismiss – #117 in Raw Story Media, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc. (SDNY, 1:24-cv-01514) – CourtListener.com
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68290709/117/raw-story-media-inc-v-openai-inc/

OpenAI defeats news outlets' copyright lawsuit over AI training, for now | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-defeats-news-outlets-copyright-lawsuit-over-ai-training-now-2024-11-07/

ChatGPT has been sued by multiple media outlets for 'infringing their copyrights.' Raw Story and Alternet also sued OpenAI for copyright infringement on February 28, 2024. At that time, both companies were seeking a minimum payment of $2,500 (approximately 380,000 yen) for each copyright infringement.

OpenAI is being sued for copyright infringement by various news sites - GIGAZINE

The lawsuit by Raw Story and Alternet was heard in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and dismissed on November 7, 2024. Judge Colleen McMahon, who presided over the trial, allowed the filing of new complaints, but stated that 'it is doubtful whether the plaintiffs can allege cognizable damages.'

Many of the companies suing OpenAI claim copyright infringement for reasons such as 'our content was used without permission for AI training' or 'our content was copied in ChatGPT.' However, Raw Story and Alternet filed their lawsuits on the basis that 'OpenAI illegally removed the copyright management information (CMI) of the content.' Judge McMahon pointed out that 'the removal of the CMI is not the kind of damage that justifies a lawsuit' and 'We need to clarify what the problem is. What the plaintiffs are really seeking compensation for is not the removal of the CMI, but the use of their content for free in the development of ChatGPT.'

The plaintiffs said they were 'confident that the amended complaint addresses the concerns raised by the Court.' OpenAI has not commented.

OpenAI has also been sued by media outlets such as The New York Times and The Intercept, as well as by several authors for copyright infringement. In the lawsuits filed by the authors, OpenAI's claims were almost entirely accepted , but the plaintiffs were given the right to review ChatGPT's training data .