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OpenAI used song lyrics in violation of copyright laws, German court says
The Munich court ruled OpenAI’s GPT-4 models memorised and reproduced copyrighted German song lyrics without authorization, violating rights of over 100,000 creators, GEMA said.
- A German court ruled that OpenAI violated German authors' rights laws by using song lyrics without paying license fees in its ChatGPT model.
- The claimant and a German journalists' trade union said the case could have far-reaching implications for AI models and intellectual property laws.
- The judge said OpenAI, despite creating advanced technology, should have obtained permission or paid for using outside content like song lyrics.
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The company behind ChatGPT violates copyright by writing song lyrics while people chat with the program. This is the first major European ruling the music industry has filed against AI companies.
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OpenAI used song lyrics in violation of copyright laws, German court says
OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by reproducing lyrics from songs by best-selling musician Herbert Groenemeyer and others, a court ruled on Tuesday, in a closely watched case against the U.S. firm over its use of lyrics to train its language models.
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On Tuesday, a Munich court found that the US AI giant had infringed "the exploitation rights protected by copyright." The company said it disagreed with this decision and said it would consider "the next possible steps".
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