Carlsen-Verlag and Marc-Uwe Kling initiate copyright litigation against OpenAI

German publisher Carlsen-Verlag and author Marc-Uwe Kling have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted material in AI training. The legal action highlights the growing tension between European intellectual property rights and generative AI development. It remains uncertain how German courts will interpret training data usage under existing copyright frameworks.