The Munich Mirage: Why the “GEMA vs. OpenAI” Verdict is Less About AI and More About Geography

If you have been following the tech headlines over the last weeks, you might believe that Generative AI in Europe just hit a brick wall. The Regional Court of Munich I ruled against OpenAI in a lawsuit brought by the collecting society GEMA, declaring that training ChatGPT on song lyrics constitutes copyright infringement. The headlines are screaming "Game Over." The pro-copyright lobby is popping champagne. The tech world is bracing for a "nuclear option" of...