Subj : Mumsnet is launching a lawsuit against OpenAI for scraping its co
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 22 2024 12:00:06

Mumsnet is launching a lawsuit against OpenAI for scraping its content

Date:
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:47:05 +0000

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OpenAI has been criticized for scraping protected content from Mumsnet.

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Mumsnet has launched a legal complaint against OpenAI, alleging the AI 
company scraped billions of words and content from the site without 
permission. 

Although content creators and publishers have expressed concern about the 
protection and copyright of their online content in recent months, this marks 
the first such legal action against OpenAI in the UK. 

The complaint, which includes claims of copyright infringement, breach of 
terms of use, and database right infringement, demands that OpenAI delete all 
Mumsnet data it holds and cease further usage. Mumsnet unhappy with OpenAI 
scraping 

The online platform consists of over six billion words shared by community 
members, which are protected under the sites terms of use, which explicitly 
prohibit unauthorized scraping. 

Earlier this year, Mumsnet had approached OpenAI to discuss a potential 
licensing agreement, highlighting the value of their content in addressing 
any gender biases displayed in AI models. The discussions were reportedly 
unsuccessful, after OpenAI expressed a preference for datasets that are not 
easily accessible online. 

Mumsnet Founder and CEO Justine Roberts expressed the sites determination to 
protect its content, as well as its commitment to address the broader 
implications for online publishers: We know that taking on a multinational 
giant like OpenAI is not an easy task in the face of the huge resources 
theyll throw at us but this is too important an issue to simply roll over. 

Roberts emphasized the potential harm to publishers if AI developers continue 
to scrape content without permission: But if the LLMs are allowed to simply 
steal content from publishers and communities like Mumsnet they risk 
destroying them. Everything thats unique and brilliant about sites like ours 
will be lost, and a handful of Silicon Valley giants will be left with even 
more control over the worlds content and commerce. 

 TechRadar Pro has asked OpenAI to comment on the case, but the company did 
not immediately respond. More from TechRadar Pro These are the best AI tools 
and best AI writers Cloudflare wants to help stomp out AI scraper bots for 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/mumsnet-is-launching-a-lawsuit-against-openai-fo
r-scraping-its-content


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