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NY judge orders ChatGPT conversation handover in newspaper copyright win

3 days ago
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/03/ny-judge-orders-openai-to-hand-over-chatgpt-conversations-in-win-for-newspapers-in-copyright-case/
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  • A Manhattan judge ordered OpenAI to provide millions of anonymous ChatGPT user logs to news outlets in a copyright infringement case.
  • OpenAI's request to reconsider the ruling was denied, requiring them to hand over 20 million ChatGPT output logs.
  • News outlets aim to analyze ChatGPT logs to check for unauthorized use of copyrighted journalistic work.
  • The case is part of a consolidated lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, involving major publishers and authors.
  • OpenAI argued privacy concerns, but the judge noted logs would be anonymized and privacy risks mitigated.
  • The judge ruled the logs are relevant to both the plaintiffs' claims and OpenAI's defense.
  • OpenAI has 7 days to provide the logs after completing the anonymization process and has appealed the decision.
  • The court questioned OpenAI's motives for delaying log production, suggesting possible improper purposes.
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