Copyright Lawsuit

Britannica OpenAI lawsuit represented by an encyclopedia book and AI interface in a courtroom setting

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Sue OpenAI Over Copyright and Trademark Infringement

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit against OpenAI on 13 March 2026, alleging ChatGPT was trained on nearly 100,000 of their articles without permission.

Yaser Almassari ·