"Zillow didn't ask permission from the MLSs or brokers who own that data before transmitting it into OpenAI's ChatGPT environment, Lund wrote. According to Lund, Zillow's IDX licenses permit it to display MLS data on its website and its mobile app. But these permissions do not extend to Zillow's ability to publish or transmit MLS data to other domains, especially those controlled by other companies. ChatGPT is not a Zillow property."
"It is a separate, third-party platform operated by OpenAI, which holds no data license with any MLS. When Zillow connected its Model Context Protocol server to OpenAI's Software Development Kits, it effectively republished MLS listings in an environment that no broker, MLS, or participant controls, Lund wrote. That's a clear violation of the cooperative rules that underpin the MLS. It's no different than Microsoft scraping MLS listings without a license and publishing them."
Zillow integrated its app into ChatGPT, transmitting MLS data to OpenAI's platform without permission from the MLSs or brokers who own the data. Zillow's IDX licenses allow display of MLS data on Zillow's website and mobile app but do not authorize publishing or transmitting listings to third-party domains. ChatGPT is a separate third-party platform operated by OpenAI, which holds no data license with any MLS. Connecting Zillow's Model Context Protocol server to OpenAI's SDKs republished MLS listings in an environment not controlled by brokers, MLSs, or participants. That republishing breaches MLS cooperative rules requiring participant control and presentation of IDX displays as the participant's own.
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