News Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI Cleared to Go Ahead in Ontario

News Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI Cleared to Go Ahead in Ontario
The Chat GPT app icon appears on a smartphone screen on Aug. 4, 2025. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato
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An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers against OpenAI will proceed in that province.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, had put forward a jurisdictional challenge and argued the case should be heard in a U.S. courtroom instead.