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News Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI Cleared to Go Ahead in Ontario
The Ontario Superior Court affirmed jurisdiction over Canadian publishers' copyright claims against OpenAI, marking the first Canadian case on AI training with copyrighted news content.
- The Ontario Superior Court of Justice cleared a copyright lawsuit by a coalition of Canadian news publishers against OpenAI to proceed in Ontario on Nov. 27, 2025.
- Publishers say OpenAI trained ChatGPT on their news content without permission, while OpenAI argued it isn’t located in Ontario and urges U.S. courts since training occurred outside the province.
- The Nov. 7 decision states Canada's legal system supports Canadian authors pursuing claims against foreign companies and marks the first Canadian case on AI training of copyrighted works, noted alongside related U.S. litigation.
- The House of Commons heritage committee recently heard concerns from groups and unions representing creative industries, who told MPs they want AI companies to be transparent to enable a licensing system.
- Multiple U.S. lawsuits show ongoing legal battles since 2023, while OpenAI argued that permissibility of training on copyrighted works remains unsettled in U.S. courts, raising cross‑jurisdictional legal conflict.
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News Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI Cleared to Go Ahead in Ontario
An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers against OpenAI will proceed in that province. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, had put forward a jurisdictional challenge and argued the case should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead. OpenAI said the company isn’t located in Ontario and doesn’t do business in the province, and that the alleged conduct—the AI model training and crawling of web content—took pl…
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left12Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
75% Left
L 75%
C 19%
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