The battle between copyright holders and generative AI companies is heating up, and The New York Times is leading the charge. The publication recently filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft that claims copyright infringement, trademark dilution, and unfair competition . And it’s not pulling its punches. The suit seeks not just monetary compensation but also the destruction of all the defendant’s LLM models and training data, as well as a halt to unlicensed training on the publication’s articles. “When you have these big technology shifts, the law has to adjust,” says Cecilia Ziniti, a Silicon Valley attorney . “This case is so historic because has millions and millions of words that are used for training. So, extrapolating out, now is the time this is going to be regulated and get looked at.” The showdown between copyright holders and AI companies intensifies The New York Times ’s lawsuit against […]
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