Canadian authors and publishers sue OpenAI and Anthropic
A British Columbia professor, as a textbook author, sued OpenAI and Microsoft over the Books1 and Books2 datasets. Anthropic's IPO filing also cites the suit by Canadian publishers and authors as a risk.
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- BC Professor Sues OpenAI and Microsoft For Copyright Infringementbcheights.com · Oct 26, 2026
- Anthropic flags Canadian lawsuits, data centre risks in highly anticipated IPO filingfinancialpost.com · Oct 26, 2026
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