3 Count: Canadian Front

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1: Canadian News Publishers Sue OpenAI Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

First off, today, the Associated Press reports that a group of Canadian news publishers have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI over its use of their content to create ChatGPT and other AI systems.

The group includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and the CBC. They allege that OpenAI scraped their content and used it to train ChatGPT. OpenAI, for its part, claims that it routinely works with news publishers and offers ways for them to opt out of having their content used.

Similar lawsuits have been filed in the United States, but this is Canada’s first. The Canadian case is made more complicated by legislation that requires aggregators, like Google and Meta, to pay news publishers. Canada also has a much more narrow copyright exemption known as fair dealing, as opposed to the United States’ fair use exemption.

2: Italy Takes Down International TV Piracy Network With 22 Million Users

Next up today, Reuters reports that Italian police have dismantled an international piracy ring with over 22 million users in Europe.

They claim that some 270 officers conducted 89 searches in 15 different regions of the country. The effort was coordinated with the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and Europol and also involved searches in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden and other countries.

Authorities say 11 people have been arrested, and the network’s alleged monthly turnover was 250 million euros ($260 million). The arrests are part of Operation Takedown, an ongoing effort to reduce piracy in the country.

3: Nintendo’s Putting a 200,000+ Member Switch Piracy Subreddit in the Crosshairs as It Seeks to Identify People Who Helped Run ‘Pirate Shops’

Finally, today, Catherine Lewis at GamesRadar+ reports that Nintendo, in a recent court filing, is seeking information to unmask some Reddit users that it alleges committed piracy and may be able to help identify other potential defendants.

The lawsuit began in June when Nintendo filed against James Williams, better known as Archbox. Williams was an active member of the r/SwitchPirates subreddit and, according to Nintendo, offered libraries of illegal games and other assistance in enabling users to pirate Switch games.

However, Williams has not participated in the case. So now, Nintendo hopes to compel Reddit to turn over information related to eight users of the subreddit. They hope to learn more about individuals who may have assisted Williams with his alleged operations.

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