Encyclopedia Britannica Sues OpenAI For Copyright, Trademark Infringement

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By BeauHDMar 16, 2026, 4:00 pm220 ptsTop
Encyclopedia Britannica has sued OpenAI, alleging its AI models were trained on nearly 100,000 copyrighted articles and sometimes reproduce or misattribute passages to the encyclopedia. The lawsuit also claims trademark infringement and argues tools like ChatGPT divert traffic away from Britannica and…

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