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German musicians

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Incident 12782 Report
ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

2025-11-11

A Munich regional court ruled that ChatGPT reportedly reproduced protected German song lyrics and that OpenAI's models were trained on copyrighted texts, including works by musician Herbert Grönemeyer, without authorization. The court reportedly found both memorization of nine songs and lyric output to infringe exploitation rights. OpenAI disputes the ruling and may appeal. Damages were ordered, with implications for AI training on copyrighted works.

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OpenAI

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  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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Songwriters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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publishers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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Musicians

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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Herbert Grönemeyer

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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German songwriters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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German publishers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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German artists

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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GEMA

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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artists

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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OpenAI models

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1278
    2 Reports

    ChatGPT Reportedly Found to Reproduce Protected German Lyrics in Copyright Case

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