Canadian news organizations sue OpenAI for ChatGPT copyright infringement

The joint lawsuit accuses the company of "capitalizing and profiting" from the unauthorized use of their content for ChatGPT. The legal action was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The plaintiffs include CBC/Radio-Canada, Postmedia, Metroland, the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and The Canadian Press. They're seeking punitive damages from OpenAI, payments for any profits the ChatGPT creator made from using their news articles and a ban on further use of their content. "OpenAI is capitalizing and profiting from the use of this content, without getting permission or compensating content owners."