US government backs OpenAI and Microsoft in New York Times copyright case
In early September, the US Department of Justice asked the court to rule in favour of OpenAI and Microsoft in The New York Times's copyright case. The move bears on how training language models on protected works is judged.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- For clients building a fair use argument, the government's position should be worked into the line of reasoning.
- corporate lawyer
- For AI-developer clients, this signal should be considered in assessing training-data risk, but it does not replace a court ruling.
Sources
- Trump administration sides with OpenAI in lawsuit against New York Times | Richard Hartleyrichardhartley.com · Sep 1, 2026
- Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuitwired · Sep 2, 2026
- Trump administration says a New York Times win in OpenAI lawsuit would “threaten national security” and hurt small newsroomsnieman lab · Sep 2, 2026
- Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in NY Times Copyright Suitbloomberg law news · Sep 2, 2026
- The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuitthe verge · Sep 2, 2026
- DOJ Sides with OpenAI, Warns Obstacles to AI Development Threaten National Securityipwatchdog.com · Sep 3, 2026
- DOJ Backs OpenAI in Copyright Fight with New York Timesbreitbart.com · Sep 3, 2026
- Government Sides with AI Giants Against NYT in Copyright... | The Neural Feedtheneuralfeed.com · Sep 3, 2026
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