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Britannica, Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI Over Copyright
March 17, 2026 — Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster have filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of “massive copyright infringement.” The publishers allege OpenAI used nearly 100,000 copyrighted online articles to train its large language models without permission or compensation. Core Allegations in the Complaint The lawsuit, filed in […]
