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Editorial Perfil Sues OpenAI, Microsoft Over Unauthorized Use of News Content

WHY IT MATTERS

The lawsuit underscores the growing legal scrutiny of AI training practices and the need for clear copyright safeguards in the digital age.

What happened

Argentine publisher Editorial Perfil has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the tech firms used the company’s journalistic content without permission. The suit claims that the use of the articles amounts to intellectual‑property appropriation and constitutes unfair competition. Editorial Perfil argues that its copyrighted material was incorporated into the training data for OpenAI’s language models and subsequently used by Microsoft’s products. The lawsuit seeks legal remedies and an injunction to prevent further unauthorized use. The case highlights ongoing tensions between media owners and AI developers over content licensing and copyright protection.

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Editorial Perfil sues OpenAI, Microsoft over unauthorised use of journalistic content

Buenos Aires Times · James Grainger · Discovery only; publisher copyright terms apply

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