IGN, Eurogamer, and VG247 owner Ziff Davis sues OpenAI for "theft of content"

Digital publisher Ziff Davis has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of widespread copyright infringement.

The details:

• As first reported by The New York Times, the lawsuit, filed in Delaware, alleges that OpenAI "intentionally and relentlessly" copied and created derivatives of Ziff Davis’ work, infringing on copyrights and diluting trademarks. Ziff Davis' brands include IGN, Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, Mashable, and PCMag, among others.
• The suit claims OpenAI used content from these sites to train its ChatGPT models without permission, knowingly violating intellectual property rights. Sources familiar with the case told the Times that Ziff Davis is seeking damages of "at least hundreds of millions of dollars." An OpenAI spokesperson said its use of copyrighted material is protected under “fair use,” arguing that ChatGPT enhances creativity, scientific discovery, and daily life for millions.
• The case adds to growing legal pressure on OpenAI, which is also facing lawsuits from The New York Times itself, individual writers like Ta-Nehisi Coates, and other major authors. Earlier this month, a US judicial panel consolidated several of these copyright cases in New York. While some publishers have opted to sue, others, like Future Publishing — owner of PC Gamer and GamesRadar — have struck licensing deals with OpenAI to provide content with attribution.

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