{"id":281223,"date":"2025-11-13T21:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281223\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:56:09","slug":"openai-violated-copyright-law-german-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281223\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI violated copyright law, German court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT creator OpenAI violated Germany&#8217;s national copyright laws, according to a court in Munich.<\/p>\n<p>GEMA, a German music rights group, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI last November claiming that the AI company illegally trained its AI models on popular music without consent from the rights holders.<\/p>\n<p>This week a German court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/nov\/11\/chatgpt-violated-copyright-laws-german-court-rules\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ruled in favor<\/a> of GEMA and ordered OpenAI to pay an undisclosed sum in damages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe disagree with the ruling and are considering next steps,\u201d OpenAI said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/nov\/11\/chatgpt-violated-copyright-laws-german-court-rules\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>, signaling that they may appeal the ruling. \u201cThe decision is for a limited set of lyrics and does not impact the millions of people, businesses and developers in Germany that use our technology every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n            Mashable Light Speed\n        <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of OpenAI&#8217;s statement, it is clear that the AI company along with many of its competitors, have an ongoing issue related to AI training and copyright infringement. The New York Times, The Intercept, and Mashable&#8217;s parent company Ziff Davis are all currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/24\/business\/media\/ziff-davis-openai-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">suing OpenAI<\/a>, for example, alleging that the ChatGPT creator trained its AI models on their respective content without permission.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic, the company behind AI chatbot Claude, agreed to pay a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/anthropic-lawsuit-authors-settle-15-billion\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$1.5 billion settlement<\/a> in September as the result of a class action lawsuit filed by authors who allege that its AI models were trained on pirated books.<\/p>\n<p>GEMA hailed its win as \u201cthe first landmark AI ruling in Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe internet is not a self-service store and human creative achievements are not free templates,\u201d said GEMA chief executive Tobias Holzm\u00fcller in a statement. \u201cToday, we have set a precedent that protects and clarifies the rights of authors: even operators of AI tools such as ChatGPT must comply with copyright law. Today, we have successfully defended the livelihoods of music creators.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ChatGPT creator OpenAI violated Germany&#8217;s national copyright laws, according to a court in Munich. 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