Argentine media group Perfil sues OpenAI and Microsoft over unauthorized content use
Editorial Perfil filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in Argentine federal court, alleging the companies used its journalistic content without authorization to train AI systems. The suit claims intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, making Perfil the first Spanish-language media outlet to bring such a case against AI giants.
What happened
Editorial Perfil presented a lawsuit in Argentine federal court against OpenAI, Microsoft Corporation, and Microsoft de Argentina, alleging the companies used Perfil's journalistic content without authorization to train and commercially exploit AI systems.
Perfil claims its content was downloaded from the internet, stored, and used to train AI models, including material protected by copyright and behind paywalls. The lawsuit alleges the content was used as 'free raw material' to generate chatbot responses and commercial products.
Reported impact
Perfil alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft obtained economic benefits by using Perfil's original, verified, and edited journalistic content without permission or compensation.
Index analysis
The lawsuit alleges intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, claiming the technology companies' concentration of power over user flows and information distribution on the internet enabled the misuse of content.
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