Justice Department backs OpenAI's fair-use defense in copyright case; news publishers object
On September 28 the US Department of Justice sided with OpenAI and Microsoft on the question of fair use in a copyright case. The news publishers in the case ask the court to give the government's position only slight weight, and say it also runs counter to the view of the US Copyright Office.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- Filings that rely on or attack a fair-use defense must take into account the differing positions of the Copyright Office and the Department of Justice.
- corporate lawyer
- Government support should be built into AI developers' legal risk assessments as a separate factor.
Sources
- Justice Department Backs OpenAI Fair-Use Defense in Copyright Casetokenpost · Sep 28, 2026
- US appeals court rejects ‘fair use’ defense over AI training – as Thomson Reuters wins copyright case backed by RIAA and NMPAmusic business worldwide · Sep 30, 2026
- Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright winnieman journalism lab · Sep 30, 2026
- US Appeals Court Deals Blow to AI Firms in Landmark Thomson Reuters Copyright Rulingbiggo finance · Sep 30, 2026
- Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win | Nieman Journalism Labniemanlab.org · Sep 30, 2026
- Appeals Court Upholds Thomson Reuters’ Landmark Win in AI Training Lawsuitinsurancejournal.com · Sep 30, 2026
- Thomson Reuters wins on AI training copyright, appeals court rulesnewsbytesapp.com · Sep 30, 2026
- Appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' AI-training copyright win over ROSS - Cryptopolitancryptopolitan.com · Sep 30, 2026
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