According to several media sources, including The Guardian, a German court determined that OpenAI’s ChatGPT breached the country’s copyright regulations by using licensed music works to train its language models without obtaining authorization.
This verdict stems from a lawsuit initiated last November by GEMA, the German organization responsible for managing music rights, against OpenAI. The court ordered OpenAI to compensate GEMA with an undisclosed sum, though OpenAI expressed disagreement with the judgment and stated it is “reviewing its options.” GEMA, on the other hand, described the outcome as the “first significant AI-related court decision in Europe.”
“Today, we have established a precedent that both safeguards and clarifies the rights of creators: even AI platform operators like ChatGPT are required to adhere to copyright law,” stated Tobias Holzmüller, CEO of GEMA, as quoted by The Guardian. “We have taken an important step in protecting the livelihoods of those who make music.”
Other artists and media organizations have also filed lawsuits against OpenAI over similar copyright concerns.
