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OpenAI faces legal action by UK parenting platform Mumsnet over copyright on scraped content (update*)

By Frank Hersey ( July 19, 2024, 12:56 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI faces legal action in the UK from influential parenting community platform Mumsnet.** The site claims copyright infringement over scraping of posts amounting to six billion words and says it is demanding that OpenAI delete its content from databases of AI training models after licensing negotiations broke down. Mumsnet head Justine Roberts told MLex it is seeking redress for rights infringements and has requested that OpenAI stops using any data it has scraped.OpenAI faces legal action in the UK from influential parenting community platform Mumsnet. The site claims copyright infringement over scraping of posts amounting to six billion words and says it is demanding that OpenAI delete its content from databases of AI training models after licensing negotiations broke down.**...

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