Episode 222: Robert Diab on Canadian Media’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI

December 09, 2024 00:41:39
Episode 222: Robert Diab on Canadian Media’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI
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Episode 222: Robert Diab on Canadian Media’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Dec 09 2024 | 00:41:39

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Show Notes

Canada’s largest media companies came together recently to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. I wrote about the suit, suggesting that the primary motivation behind the suit was likely the hope to kickstart settlement discussions with the hope of a licence. Robert Diab, a law professor at Thompson Rivers University, raised similar thoughts in his own piece on the lawsuit. Robert joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss the case and its implications for copyright and AI in Canada.

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