Times, OpenAI and Microsoft ask judge to rule on AI fair use before trial
Publishers, OpenAI and Microsoft are asking the court to decide before trial whether AI training counts as fair use, moving the case into a new phase. The publishers argue that AI companies should pay for content, and the publisher coalition suing Microsoft and OpenAI has reportedly grown to more than 550 titles.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- The fair use argument moves to an early, document-based stage, so evidence strategy must be adjusted accordingly.
- corporate lawyer
- The outcome bears on the risk assessment of content-licensing models tied to AI products.
Sources
- Publishers Argue AI Firms Should Pay for Content as Copyright Case Advances - CNETcnet.com · Sep 15, 2026
- Publishers Push OpenAI to Pay Up for Their Scraped Content in Landmark Copyright Caseandroidheadlines.com · Sep 17, 2026
- New York Times, OpenAI, and Microsoft clash as copyright fight turns pivotalfinance.yahoo.com · Sep 15, 2026
- Unsealed New York Times lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoftnewsbytes · Sep 18, 2026
- OpenAI, Microsoft and News Publishers Ask a Judge to Decide AI Fair Use Before Trial · TechPastWeektechpastweek.com · Sep 15, 2026
- The New York Times and publishers sue Microsoft and OpenAInewsbytesapp.com · Sep 18, 2026
- New Jersey Law Firm’s Copyright Case Against OpenAI, Microsoft Passes 550 Publishers - centraljersey.comcentraljersey.com · Sep 17, 2026 · magyar
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