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English translation of Munich I Regional Court’s decision in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24). (AI translated)
Read more: English translation of Munich I Regional Court’s decision in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24). (AI translated)After struggling to find any English translation of the important decision of first instance by Munich I Regional Court in GEMA v. OpenAI (case no. 42 O 14139/24), we made an unofficial English translation with the help of AI. The German opinion can be found here. PLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial translation. We don’t…
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German court: OpenAI committed copyright infringement in AI memorization and output of song lyrics. 1st copyright decision v. OpenAI. More to follow?
Read more: German court: OpenAI committed copyright infringement in AI memorization and output of song lyrics. 1st copyright decision v. OpenAI. More to follow?GEMA, the collecting society, prevailed in its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in Germany. According to Reuters, which first reported the decision, “both the memorisation in the language models and the reproduction of the song lyrics in the chatbot’s outputs constitute infringements of copyright exploitation rights.” “Presiding judge Elke Schwager ordered OpenAI to pay damages for…
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Munich Regional I Court preliminarily indicates OpenAI liable for copyright infringement of song lyrics. Decision on Nov. 11, 2025.
Read more: Munich Regional I Court preliminarily indicates OpenAI liable for copyright infringement of song lyrics. Decision on Nov. 11, 2025.Florian Mueller of AI Fray provides an excellent summary of the trial held by Landgericht München I (Munich I Regional Court) in the lawsuit filed by GEMA, the collecting society representing authors of musical work, against OpenAI. According to Mueller, “The presiding judge [Presiding Judge Dr. Elke Schwager] left no doubt in her introductory outline…
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GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringement
Read more: GEMA sues OpenAI in Germany for copyright infringementFrom GEMA’s press release: On November 13, 2024, GEMA therefore filed a lawsuit with the Munich Regional Court to enforce its members’ claims against the American parent company, OpenAI, LLC, and against OpenAI Ireland Ltd., the chatbot’s operator in Europe. The lawsuit‘s subject is the chatbot’s unlicensed reproduction of song lyrics. When simple prompts are…