Playing catch-up on copyright

In the latest issue of CBA National Magazine, Sana Halwani discusses why her clients, Canada's biggest news media companies, filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and what they are seeking from this action.

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“OpenAI has capitalized on the commercial success of its GPT models, building a suite of GPT-based products and services, and raising significant capital—all without obtaining a valid licence from any of the news media companies,” Sana Halwani, partner at Lenczner Slaght LLP and lead counsel on the claim said via emai.

“[The outlets] simply want to be compensated for what OpenAI has taken and to stop OpenAI from continuing to take their content without authorization,” Halwani added.